HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo from PlanningProject: Fairview Lakes Shopping Center
Location, size of Property and existin zoning:
The applicant, Fairview Lakes, LLC, has applied for a conditional use permit (CUP) approval to
modify the conceptual planned development (PD) for Fairview Lakes / Devon Park Subdivisions. The
Proposed changes to the PD affect the portion of Fairview Lakes located northeast of the North Lakes
Place / Fairview Avenue intersection on Lot 3 & 4, Block 3, of the Devon Park Subdivision No. 1 in
Section 6, Township 3 North, Range 1 East, B.M.
Adjacent Land Use and Zoning:
1. North: Commercial, zoned C-N, & Residential, zoned R-8
2. South: Commercial, zoned C-G & R-8
3. East: Commercial, zoned C-G, & Residential, zoned R-8
4. West: Commercial, zoned C-G
Application: Conditional Use Permit
Overall Project Description & Subdivision Information
The subject application proposes a new development plan for all of Lot 4, Block 3, Devon Park
Subdivision No. 1. The applicant has submitted two concept/development plans for Lot 3, Block 3.
The first depicts a 2,275 square -foot structure with a drive -through window. The second shows a
4,320 square -foot structure where no drive -through is proposed. The applicant seeks approval for both
plans, as the future use of Lot 3, Block 3, is unknown at his time.
Summary of Proposed Streets and/or Access
There are three proposed driveway accesses to the subject development. One located on Fairview
Avenue, exactly 500 feet from the North Lakes / Fairview intersection. The other two driveways,
from North Lakes Avenue, are located approximately 200 feet and 340 feet north from said
intersection.
Existing Constraints and Opportunities:
1. As per the conditions of approval for he Fairview Lakes Planned Development (CUP-02-014),
the Applicant was required to supply two (2) amenities on site. The first, a 10-foot wide
pedestrian pathway which runs throughout the entire Fairview Lakes project, has already been
constructed with he previous phases of development. The second amenity is proposed on the
subject site, a public gathering area / plaza to be located in front of Retail Building 3 (See Exhibit
A-2).
2. Staff believes he following modifications to he proposed drive -thins are warranted: 1) The
drive -through stacking lane on Lot 4 requires an escape lane, as the lane totals over 175 feet in
length; 2) The landscape planter on Lot 3, Block 3, should extend into the stacking lane at the exit
point of the drive -though to better funnel traffic out of the drive -through; and 3) Directional signs
should be installed at all drive -though exit points.
3. The Applicant will only be required to submit Certificate of Zoning Compliance applications
prior to building construction within Fairview Lakes Shopping Center, Phase II, if he subject
CUP is approved.
4. Twenty -foot wide landscaping buffers are proposed at the northeast boundary of Lot 4, which
abuts a residential district. However, UDC 11-2B-3 requires a minimum of 25-feet of landscaping
buffer between residential and commercial uses. Therefore, the applicant should be required to
construct a 25-foot wide landscape buffer along portions of the east and north property lines.
LandscQing
1. Width of street buffer(s): Twenty-five feet (25') of landscape buffer required on Fairview
Avenue, an arterial road. The applicant proposed 30 feet along Fairview during the detailed CUP
processes for Lots 1 & 2, Block 3. The applicant has already installed the 30 feet of landscaping
along Fairview Avenue for Lot 3, Block 3.
2. Width of buffers between land uses: Twenty-five feet (25') of landscape buffer required between
the subject property, zoned C-G, and the residential subdivision to the north and east, Settlers
Village Re -subdivision, zoned R-8. The applicant has proposed to install 20 feet of landscaping to
buffer the commercial district from the residential.
3. Percentage of landscaped area: —15% (45,000 sq. ft.)
4. Other landscaping standards: UDC 11-3B-8 requires landscaping within and around parking lots.
The landscaping standards for parking lots will be applied prior to issuance of a Certificate of
Zoning Compliance permit (See Exhibit B, Conditions of Approval).
Comprehensive Plan Designation: Mixed Use — Community
Compliance with Comprehensive Plan Yes
Compliance with UDC. Yes
Elevations: Yes
Outstanding Issues) for Commission:
1) The applicant did not provide details on the proposed plaza. This must be addressed at
the public hearing.
Staff Recommendation•
Staff recommends approval of the subject CUP application subject to the Conditions shown in Exhibit B.
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