Zoning NarrativeRoto-Rooter Zoning Narrative
May 18, 2021
Site
The site is zoned “I-L” Light Industrial. The proposed use of a plumbing contractor’s office and
warehouse is an allowed use. Adjacent properties are zoned “I-L”. The site area is 1.38 acres.
The required building setbacks are:
o Front/Side/Rear: 0 ft. - Proposed: 10 feet
o Streets: 35 ft. from street R.O.W. - Proposed 66 ft.
o Landscape buffers abutting streets:
Local: 10 ft. - Proposed 10 ft.
Collector: 20 ft. - N/A
A 10-foot landscape buffer is proposed along the north, west, and south property lines.
Maximum Building Height: 50 feet - Proposed 20 ft.
Building Site Area Requirements: None
Building Density Formula: None
The site is vacant. Street improvement have been completed. No new work in the R.O.W. is
proposed.
Street access is existing with a shared access drive with the adjoining property to the north.
All utilities have been installed to the site.
Parking Requirements:
o Office: 1 per 500 gross floor area = 7 required
o Warehouse: 1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area = 4 required
o Required parking = 11 - Provided parking = 14
A bicycle rack is proposed at the office entrance.
A concrete walkway connects the front of the office with the public sidewalk along the street.
A fenced-in yard is proposed behind the two new buildings.
A concrete block trash enclosure with painted steel gates encloses the trash and recycle
dumpsters. The proposed location has been approved by Republic Services.
There are recorded CC&R’s.
There is a 45 ft. canal easement along the southern edge of the property. According to the canal
district, paving and landscaping can be installed in the northerly 25 ft. of the easement.
Buildings
The proposed office is a single-story 3,347 sq. ft. steel framed building. Exterior materials
include metal paneling, fiber-cement panels, concrete block, painted steel canopies, and
aluminum storefront doors and windows. Space has been provided for a future 3,033 sq. ft.
addition to the back of the building.
The proposed warehouse is a single-story 8,040 sq. ft. steel-framed building. Exterior materials
include metal paneling, fiber-cement paneling, painted hollow-metal doors and frames, and pre-
finished sectional roll-up doors.