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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 2, 2004 P&Z Minutes Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission September 2. 2004 Page30f81 Borup: 16th. Zaremba: Somebody didn't change this calendar. September 16 we are talking about. Mr. Chairman, I move we continue the Public Hearing AZ 04-012 to our meeting of September 16th and at that time that it be coupled with the agenda item for Maverick. Rohm: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor? MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Rohm: That was pretty quick. Item 5: Public Hearing: CUP 04-030 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a gymnastics center in an I-L zone for Danik Gymnastics by Viktor Danilovitch - 345 South Adkins Way Borup: Moving right along. Our next item is Public Hearing CUP 04-030, request for a Conditional Use Permit for a gymnastics center in an I-L zone for Danik Gymnastics at 345 South Adkins Way. We'd like to open this hearing at this time and start with the staff report. Hood: Thank you, Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission. The subject property is located on the southwest corner of Adkins and Kallispell in Medamont Subdivision. The property address is 345 South Adkins Way, just south of Franklin Road and just west of Locust Grove Road. Now here is a 2003 aerial of the site that's in the black there. This picture kind of shows that it's vacant. In fact, construction of the building and tenant space that this applicant will be taking has been underway, it has begun construction, and it's pretty close to completion it looks like. There is a vacant parcel on the upper -- opposite side of Kallispel and also to the south of the subject property. To the west is the Schwans Sales Enterprises warehouse and on the east side that also is shown as vacant, but there are some industrial uses, and Intermountain Woods Products has a building over there, as well as a car shop restoration -- I don't know the name of that, but they are across the street as well. The applicant is proposing to utilize 6,000 square feet of the 16,000 square foot building that is currently under construction as a gymnastics center for children. You can see the applicant has wrote in the lease area on the above -- the picture above representing the building, which shows the whole site for that lot in the subdivision and the proposed use is considered a private school on the schedule of use control, which does require the CUP in an I-L zone. In the staff report staff did ask the applicant to clarify a couple of things, particularly regarding the parking situation on this site and in the general area. There are only about 27, I think, parking stalls on site and 16,000 square feet of building. There was some concern initially brought up by the police department, the police station is not too far away, maybe 200 feet away, and they had some concern with parking along Adkins and that conflicting with emergency vehicles during competition events. Since the staff report has gone out Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission September 2.2004 Page 4 of 81 the applicant has submitted a letter to staff and the Commission should have received that, dated August 31st is the date I have on my letter and the applicant did state in that letter that there aren't going to be any competitive events, the SAG, which is the gymnastics federation, does not allow -- basically, this facility is not regulated to hold competitive events, so it will just be a learning environment for these children. They do expect about 10 to 15 children per session and they will be allotted 13 to 15 of those 27 parking stalls. I haven't received anything from the police department, but based on what the applicant -- and he has dealt with this more than I did and I don't know how much traffic and parking a gymnastics center will generate, but just based on those numbers and the availability and the peak time that the center is going to be open, I think it should be sufficient, but I'll let the Commission follow up with him if they wish and staff is recommending approval of the application. If you have any questions, I will answer. Borup: Questions from any of the Commissioners? Zaremba: Mr. Chairman, Craig, the -- the one discrepancy that I note is in the staff report you counted 24 spaces available to this building as a whole. The applicant's letter states 27 and you just repeated that number. Are you satisfied that 27 is the right number? Hood: I did -- Mr. Chair, Commissioner Zaremba, I did go off of the applicant's letter when I just stated 27. The site plan should be reflect that certificate of zoning compliance that was approved for the building -- my eyesight's not that good, but that's how many parking stalls there are, so if someone could count them up real quick. And I think that probably the applicant could clarify if that number, then, decreased from there, 13 to 15, that they are going to be allotted if you take a proportion of the existing building before or -- I really don't know. I think my 24 in the staff report was based on the CZC as well, just reading that I was going off the applicant's letter, so that's why I stated 27. I need to cross-check that. I apologize. Zaremba: Well, you brought up the second half of my question, which would be if he's renting 6,000 square feet of the 16,000 square foot building, if the right number is 24, then, his proportional number of parking spaces would be nine. Does the owner of the building have the right to assign an overage to one tenant? Hood: They can. This is just one -- I mean it's one lot with cross-access and cross parking from all appearance and it can be striped for each -- each business, each use. I don't know if that's how they are going to do it or the two buildings are more industrial in nature and the parking requirements are quite low for industrial type uses, so they may -- you know, if you take how many spots each -- even though it's a high square footage, they may only have two or three vehicles in the operation and no traffic from the general public coming to this business. So, maybe that's -- the applicants probably should clarify that a little bit for you. I'm speculating a little bit there, so -- Meridian Planning & Zoning Commission September 2. 2004 Page50f81 Zaremba: Okay. Then, I would ask one other question that you mayor may not be able to discuss, but would you go back to the aerial view? I think it was the first slide you had. Yes. Thank you. I guess the main discussion is whether this is an appropriate use in the I-L zone. I believe it is this piece of property which was recently approved for an indoor soccer stadium that had some variation from the traditional use around it and I think not too far away, probably at Franklin and 5th, roughly, there was a dance school in an either commercial or an I-L. Do we know how those are working out? Hood: I personally have not had any complaints from the public or the police department or anyone, for that matter, regarding those uses in the industrially zoned subdivision. The one exception to that is on the south side or -- there are some residents that are in the county that butt up to Medamont Subdivision and we have had some complaints about noise, but those are more from the industrial type uses than these less intense, if you will, uses for school and office. There is some other office leases in there. So, the less intense uses, even though it is industrial, seem to be working a little better than the industrial uses in the industrial subdivision, so -- Zaremba: Thank you. Borup: Okay. Any other questions? Anything the applicant would like to add? Danilovitch: Okay. If you look at the -- Borup: We need to go ahead and have you state your name and address. Danilovitch: Okay. My name is Viktor, last name Danilovitch. I am applicant for Danik Gymnastics and about parking, concern about parking, number one thing, we cannot do competition in this building, because it is pretty small building for competition. We have to rent some big building, like high school or something like this and it's from my experience, because I'm here seven years already and I do a lot of competition and usually we just rent space, like high school or fairgrounds, Idaho fairgrounds, or something else, for competition. Number one thing, our business mostly is drop-off business, because parents bring kids, drop them off, and they pick them up after one hour, one and a half hours or two hours, it depends how long practice. And that's the one question another one think about this. I talked to -- two days ago this building owner and she say it will be between 13 and 15 parking lots. It's kind of good for me, because I will be not worried at all and mostly our kids coming after school. In morning also we have classes, but it's not big classes. Mostly after school and it is after 5:00 o'clock and both businesses probably will be already to close after 5:00 o'clock. That's why it's not the kind of question for me, it will not be a problem at all about parking. Borup: Okay. While you're on the parking, you had mentioned 27. redesigned the site? Have they Meridian Pianning & Zoning Commission September 2.2004 Page 6 of 81 Danilovitch: What they say -- no. What they say it is 24, but parking will be available from one side of the building. I don't know which side he mentioned, but there will be parking so that -- Borup: Any questions from the Commission? Moe: As far as employees, how many employees are you planning to have that would possibly be taking parking spots? Danilovitch: Usually -- like I said, usually just two, maybe three classes in one hour, just me and two or three people, two or three coaches will be inside. Moe: Okay. Thank you. Zaremba: I would comment that for myself and maybe for all of us, we certainly welcome this kind of a business to Meridian. I think it would be a good addition to the community. Danilovitch: I think so. Zaremba: The main question is whether this is really the right location for it or not. The question I would have, children that are being dropped off before class or maybe have completed their class and are waiting to be picked up, how will they be contained and supervised? Danilovitch: They stay -- usually they stay inside the building. Parents coming in and taking them and -- Zaremba: So, they wouldn't be allowed to wonder out the exist and - Danilovitch: No. Zaremba: -- about the parking lot and -- Danilovitch: They always inside the building. Zaremba: Okay. That's my question. Borup: Okay. Anyone else? All right. Thank you. Danilovitch: Thank you. Borup: Do we have anyone here to testify on this application? Okay. We had no one sign up. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move we close the Public Hearing. Meridian Pianning & Zoning Commission September 2.2004 Page 7 of 81 Zaremba: Second. Borup: Motion and Second to close the hearing. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Moe: Mr. Chairman, I move we forward to City Council recommending approval of CUP 04-030, request for a Conditional Use Permit for a gymnastics center in an I-L zone for Danik Gymnastics, Viktor Danilovitch, 345 South Adkins Way, to include all staff comments and conditions of the staff memo dated for the hearing date of September 2nd, 2004, received August 23rd, 2004, and the letter from Mr. Danilovitch received by the city clerk's office August 31st, 2004 -- excuse me, not city clerk, but Planning and Zoning. End of motion. Zaremba: Second. Borup: Motion and second. All in favor? Any opposed? MOTION CARRIED: THREE AYES. ONE ABSENT. Item 6: Public Hearing: CUP 04-031 Request for a Conditional Use Permit for a retail candle and gift shop in an OaT zone for Kathy Hinshaw (Aromatic Sensations) by Kathy Hinshaw - 128 East Pine Avenue: Borup: Next item is Public Hearing CUP 04-031. This is a request for a Conditional Use Permit for a retail candle and gift shop in an OT zone for Kathy Hinshaw, 128 East Pine Avenue. We'd like to open this hearing and start with the staff report. Hood: Thank you, Mr. Commissioner -- Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission. This is another CUP application for a retail candle and gift shop on Pine Street. The mailing address is 128. It's located on the north side of Pine, just west of 2nd Street, between 2nd and Main. To the north of the subject site is an alley and on the other side of the alley are some single-family residences. To the south are -- is a single-family home directly across street. You can see our city parking lot to the south and west. Directly to the west of this site is a used children's clothing and toys, I believe, also, so used children's items anyway there and that business to the east is the High Desert Construction office. Everything, including this parcel is zoned OT, in Old Town. The site plan submitted by the applicant -- I apologize that this didn't come through very well, it didn't scan in very well, but you may have a hard copy in front of you, but there is only one on-site parking stall proposed. That is the biggest issue, I think, probably, with this application. There are a lot of existing homes in Old Town that are converting to retail- office type uses. This is another one, but parking is definitely an issue to be discussed. The city does not have any special regulations for Old Town parcels when it comes to parking requirements and there is only one on-site parking stall and it is a handicapped stall located off of the alley. There is currently a concrete slab with a covered carport, in