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RESOLUTION APPROVING SUBDIVISION PLAT IN CASE S-638-15
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Summary and Background Information:
Old Dominion Freight Lines proposes to expand the existing transportation terminal located at 5601 Holly Street with an 88 door cross dock addition. To accommodate the expansion, the company has acquired several adjacent properties, and has submitted a consolidation plat to create one large lot. Concurrent case #Z-925-15 will rezone one of the properties from I-2 to I-1 to match the zoning of the rest of the proposed lot.
Through this consolidation plat, there will be a reduction in the number of access points into the site by eliminating the curb cuts to non-conforming residential properties, which are not needed for the proposed operations. There will still be two driveways on East 56th Avenue and one on Holly Street for employee and visitor access; all truck traffic accesses the site from East 58th Avenue. The Public Works Department has reviewed the proposed plat and has no issues or objections to the existing or proposed access points.
The proposed lot will also meet all lot requirements for the I-1 zone district, including lot frontage and lot area, and no variances will be needed for the proposed expansion. Approval of this subdivision plat will allow an existing industrial business to expand its operations onto recently acquired land, eliminating dilapidated non-conforming structures and developing the overall site in compliance with current development standards.
Please see attached Planning Commission minutes for detailed background and discussion
Staff Responsible (Department Head): Chris Cramer, Community Development Director
Staff Member Presenting: Hasenbalg-Long, City Planner
Financial Impact: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
Planning Commission Recommendation:
On June 16, 2015, the Planning Commission held a public hearing, took testimony, and voted (5 - 0) to forward the final subdivision plat request to City Council with a recommendation for approval, subject to the findings of fact.
Alternative:
One option would be for City Council to approve the request as submitted by the applicant; a second option would be to approve the request subject to conditions; a third option would be for City Council to deny the request.