From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S190602A - Site Plan Amendment - Raising Cane’s at 3158 S Hwy 161 (Commissioner Hedin/City Council District 2). Site Plan Amendment for Raising Cane's at 3158 S Highway 161. Epic West Towne Crossing Phase II, Lot 1B, Block B, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-364, within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 3158 S Highway 161. (On March 9, 2020, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0).
Presenter
Savannah Ware, AICP, Senior Planner
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
SUMMARY:
Site Plan Amendment for Raising Cane's at 3158 S Highway 161. Epic West Towne Crossing Phase II, Lot 1B, Block B, City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas, zoned PD-364, within the SH-161 Corridor Overlay District, and addressed as 3158 S Highway 161.
PURPOSE OF REQUEST:
The purpose of the request is to amend an approved Site Plan and request a variance to the required 30 ft. landscape buffer along Mayfield Rd. City Council approved the Specific Use Permit/Site Plan on July 16, 2019. The building is constructed and will be completed in the next month.
Between the time of Site Plan approval and the beginning of construction, the survey benchmark was accidently moved. As a result, the building is situated about five feet off of what City Council approved. The new location shifts the drive and parking spaces toward Mayfield Road which encroaches the required landscape buffer.
EXCEPTIONS OR APPEALS:
1. 30 Ft. Landscape Buffer: A variance to the required landscape buffer along Mayfield Road to allow parking spaces to encroach the buffer.
RECOMMENDATION:
On March 9, 2020 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 7-0.
Staff and the applicant considered decreasing the width of the drive and depth of parking spaces to avoid the variance request. While the drive and parking spaces would still meet City standards, the appl...
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