HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo from PlanningProject: Liddell Veterinary Clinic (t P-07-006 & DES-07-003) ..�
Location, size of property and existing zoning: The site is located at 2250 W. Everest Lane, on the south side of Chinden
Boulevard, approximately'/z mile west of N. Linder Road. The property is 1.57 acres in size and is currently zoned L-O.
Adjacent Land Use and Zoning:
1. North: Vacant property, zoned TN-C
2. East: Vacant property, zoned L-O
3. South: Single-family residences in Lochsa Falls Subdivision, zoned R-4
4. West: Vacant property, zoned L-O
Applications: CUP for an animal care facility in the L-O zone (and Design Review approval for structure adjacent to an entryway
corridor).
Overall Project Description & Subdivision Information: (if applicable)
1. Gross Commercial Square Footage: 4,913 for vet clinic (6,862 for multi -tenant core & shell)
2. Hours of Operation: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and Saturday 9 am to 7 pm
Summary of Proposed Streets and/or Access: Access to this site is provided from W. Everest Lane, a private street. Driveways
are proposed within a platted cross access ingress/egress easement for circulation within the site. No new access points or streets
are proposed or approved with this application.
Landscaping:
1. Width of street buffer(s): 35 feet along Chinden
2. Width of buffer(s) between land uses: NA
3. Other landscaping standards: See 11-3B-8, Parking Lot Landscaping, for internal parking lot landscaping
requirements.
Off -Street Parking:
1. Parking spaces required: 10
2. Parking spaces provided: 29
Comprehensive Plan Designation: Mixed Use — Community Compliance with Comprehensive Plan: Yes
Compliance with UDC: Yes
History of Previous Actions: This site received detailed CUP approval in 2006 for the location of the building proposed on this
lot and the- buildings proposed on adjacent lots in Hastings Subdivision. A CZC has already been approved for the building shell
and core proposed for this site.
Elevations: Yes
Outstanding Issue(s) for Commission: Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) has submitted comments on this application,
contained in Exhibit B of this staff report, that request a building setback of 100 feet, measured from the centerline of Chinden
Boulevard, for future highway expansion. The City requires a 35-foot wide landscape buffer adjacent to entryway corridors,
outside of the required right-of-way. A 35-foot wide landscape buffer currently exists adjacent to Chinden Boulevard but it is
within the area proposed for the highway expansion and will be removed when the highway is widened. Therefore, a new 35-foot
wide buffer will be required adjacent to the highway. Five feet of landscape buffer exists to the north of this site beyond the
required 100 feet and a 30-foot wide buffer will be required to be constructed on this site for a total of a 35-foot wide buffer.
Because the parking shown along the north boundary of this site is located within the required buffer area, the northern parking is
not approved. The proposed building location is 157+/- feet from centerline of Chinden, which is outside of the area planned for
future highway expansion and the required buffer area. The proposed building location will also still meet the required 20 foot rear
setback required in the L-O zone. Staff is requiring that a 30-foot wide landscape buffer be constructed along the north
boundary of this site outside of the 100-foot right-of-way needed by ITD for Chinden Boulevard (see Exhibit B of this staff
report).
Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends approval of CUP-07-006 for an animal care facility in the L-O zone for Liddell
Veterinary Clinic, as presented in the Staff Report for the hearing date of May 3, 2007, based on the Findings of Fact as listed in
Exhibit C and subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit B. (The Commission is not required to make a
recommendation on the Design Review application; however, if the Commission has comments related to the design standards,
they may be incorporated into the conditions of
approval.)
Notes: