From
Chris Hartmann
Title
SU170802/S170805 - Specific Use Permit/Site Plan - 901 West Oakdale (City Council District 1). Approval of a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow trucking services with outside storage and equipment sales. The 12.584-acre property zoned Planned Development 39 (PD-39) District and within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District, is located at the southeast corner of Hardrock Rd. and W. Oakdale Rd and addressed as 901 W. Oakdale Rd. The agent is Walter Nelson, Walter Nelson and Associates and the owner is Thomas Smith, Airgas USA, LLC. (On August 7, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission denied this case by a vote of 9-0).
Presenter
Chief City Planner David Jones, AICP
Recommended Action
Denied
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Specific Use Permit/Site Plan to allow trucking services with outside storage and equipment sales on a 12.584 acres property zoned Planned Development (PD-39) within the SH 161 Corridor Overlay District.
ADJACENT LAND USES AND ACCESS:
North: LI, Light Industrial developed as trucking operations.
South: Planned Development (PD-39) developed with outdoor equipment storage.
East: Planned Development (PD-39) with Specific Use Permit (638) for outdoor storage.
West: SH 161; Planned Development (PD-39) developed with materials handling and equipment storage.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
Applicant proposes to reuse former Air Liquide site for trailer storage and equipment sales for a trucking services business.
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
Applicant proposes a new 8,750 square foot single story building with the main entrance and parking area facing W. Oakdale Rd., and rollup doors on the west and south facades. The existing entrances along Oakdale Rd. will be retained along with the existing concrete parking area and circulation drives. New pavement will consist of concrete drive aisles leading to gravel parking surfaces on either side for trailers. Access will be gated and is proposed only from Oakdale Rd with no access from Hardrock Dr. An 8’wood fence is proposed around the perimeter of the site and set back no less than 40 feet from the right of way. Twenty one Live Oaks are shown spaced along the outside of the fence with additional shrubs.
REQUESTED APPEALS BY APPLICANT:
The applicant is requesting the following appeals:
• Approval of a building which does not meet the articulation requirements of Appendix F, which governs development within the SH 161 overlay. While the façade facing Oakdale Road is articulated, the façade facing Hardrock Road is not.
• Outdoor storage on a surface other than concrete (trailer parking stalls will be paved with gravel).
• Twenty one trees planted on the site rather than the required forty two.
• Roll-up garage doors located parallel to Hardrock Road.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff has several concerns with the proposal, especially the gravel surface proposed for trailer parking, and the roll up doors on an unarticulated façade facing Hardrock Road. The tree count exception is partially mitigated by the presence of several existing trees on the southern portion of the site, including within the FEMA floodplain. In light of the exceptions requested to paving surface and building design, staff believes the proposal does not meet the standards of the SH 161 Overlay and recommends denial of the application.
PZ RECOMMENDATION:
Planning and Zoning Commission voted 9-0 to recommend denial of the application.
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