Planning Commission Minutes 2005 07 14

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes JULY 14, 2005 Page 3 of 9 1)No operable or wrecked vehicles shall be parked in such a manner as to be visible from either adjacent public right-of-way. All inoperable or wrecked vehicles shall be parked indoors or in the screened impound areas. 2)On street parking or storage of employee or patron vehicles is prohibited. 3)The issuance of Phase 2 building permits shall be conditional upon unqualified continuance and availability of adequate off-street parking. Any additional off-street parking area acquired by lease agreement shall be within 300 feet of the building. The current business operations are in violation of the above conditions.  Staff submitted a review of the property at the March 2005 meeting at the  request of the Commission. The intent was to make a determination if the Commission would call up the PUD and SRU based upon noncompliance with the above stated PUD conditions. The PUD and SRU was not called up by the Commission. Preliminary PUD was approved July 13, 2004 by Resolution 16, Series 2004 with  eleven conditions of approval. The staff review of the final PUD and SRU concluded that two of conditions have not been addressed and will be recommended as conditions of approval for the final. Right-of-way / access and circulation summary:  The City has initiated a full design study of HWY 42 which will review  the ROW needs for HWY 42 between Pine St. and Pascal. Based on preliminary findings the City is requesting an additional ROW dedication of 15’ on HWY 42. The engineering and planning divisions are requesting the applicant to  shift the location of the access drive into the property from Cannon Circle 35 feet to the west. This will provide the separation needed between the access drive and HWY 42, improve the traffic circulation to and from the site and eliminate the ‘S’ turning movement from Cannon Circle to the service bay between the two service structures. Parking summary:  Proposed build out yields a parking requirement of 42 spaces.  The PUD reflects 24 surface parking. Seventeen of those spaces are  credited toward meeting the required on-site requirement. The 15 spaces in the ‘vehicle stacker’ or lift system may function for an  impound area, but in Staff’s opinion are not eligible to be credited toward the required parking ratio. Section 17.20.100 of the Louisville Municipal Code states that no required  on-site space shall be used for storage or parking of inoperable vehicles. The position of staff, that the project does not demonstrate that adequate  off street parking has been provided, is based on: Longer turnaround times associated with auto body operations  The heavy reliance on interior parking to meet the required  parking ratio; and