Agenda Item Title:
21VA010 - Variance to reduce the side yard setback from 25 feet to 8 feet
Origination Group:
Planning Commission
Origination Meeting Date:
05/26/2022
Petitioner:
Matt Neibauer of Prairie Supply
Staff Contact:
Sarah Hanzel, Planning Projects Division Manager
Location:
2801 Plant Street
Agenda Item Summary:
The applicant has submitted a Variance to reduce the required south side yard setback from 25 feet to 12 feet for a new warehouse proposed in the southwest portion of the property. The requested Variance would allow the construction of a 3,900 square foot outbuilding to be used for storage and warehousing. The Zoning Board of Adjustment continued the application on January 27, 2022, to allow time for the applicant to revise the plans to show less of a setback deviation. The previous proposal identified a 3,520 square foot warehouse with an 8-foot side yard setback. The site is comprised of 1.89 acres of land zoned Light Industrial District and consists of three buildings developed for the purpose of a contracting supply company. The primary structure is located on the north portion of the site and includes a 4,737 square foot office with an attached 2,400 square foot shop built in 2000. The remaining buildings include a 3,690 square foot warehouse located directly west of the primary structure and a 1,260 square foot warehouse located on the south portion of the site. Both of these warehouses were built in 1996. On July 7, 1999, City Council approved a Rezone request for the property from General Commercial District to Light Industrial District. The existing buildings were reviewed and approved under the previous zoning designation that allowed a lesser side yard setback than permitted in the Light Industrial District. As such the north side yard setbacks for the northern warehouse and principal building and the south side yard setback for the southern warehouse are considered non-conforming and must be legally permitted before the issuance of a building permit for the new warehouse. Staff is recommending that this item be continued to allow a revised application that includes Variance requests for the non-conforming setbacks with the existing structures.
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Recommendations:
Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve
Origination Recommendation Notes:
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Zoning Board of Adjustment Continued to the March 24, 2022 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting: 1/27/2022; Zoning Board of Adjustment Continued to the May 26, 2022 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting: 3/24/2022; Zoning Board of Adjustment Approved based on Criteria #2 Special Conditions: 5/26/2022