PZ Case No. 17-09 Planning & Zoning Commission COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT March 13, 2017 Subject: Consider making a recommendation on PZ Case No. 17-09; the site plans for Amega Garage Doors at 4901 NW 57 th Avenue. SYNOPSIS: Ted Greedy has submitted a site plan for the development of a 12,500 square foot warehouse and office building. The site is located at 4901 NW 57 th Avenue. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval and provides the following motion for the commission s consideration: The Planning & Zoning Commission recommends approval of PZ Case 17-09, the Site Plans for 4901 NW 57 th Avenue with the following conditions: 1. The project shall be in conformance and in accordance with the requirements, standards and regulations of the City of Johnston, and any other requirement of state or federal law or administrative rule. 2. A Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, Evidence of NPDES Permit from the Iowa DNR and a City Grading Permit shall be provided prior to any ground disturbing activity on the site. 3. A Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance Agreement shall be provided and accepted by the City Council prior to issuance of a building permit. 4. No exterior site lighting may be installed unless and until all photometric plans have been revised, reviewed, and approved in satisfaction of Johnston s site lighting requirements as established by Resolution 99-56 for staff review. 5. The site plans and stormwater management report must be amended and the following items shall be completed prior to the issuance of a building permit: a. Update the sidewalk along NW 57 th Avenue to reflect a five foot sidewalk to be constructed by the City of Johnston. b. Address all comments from the memo provided by Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC, dated March 10 th, 2017. Motion by, Seconded by to recommend approval of PZ Case No. 17-09; the site plans for 4901 NW 57 th Avenue subject to the conditions outlined in the staff report. Page 1 of 4
PROPERTY OWNER: APPLICANT: REPRESENTATIVES: BACKGROUND & PRIOR APPROVALS: ZONING & BULK REQUIREMENTS: Greedy Investments, LLC 6230 NW Beaver Drive Johnston, IA, 50131 Ted Greedy 6865 NW 52 nd CT Johnston, IA, 50131 Campbell Engineering & Surveying 301 NE Trilein Dr, Suite 1 Ankeny, IA, 50021 The site is Lot 4 of Beaver Drive Business Park. The final plat for this site was approved by the City Council on May 5, 2008. No prior site plans have been approved for this site. The site is zoned M-1, Light Industrial Zoning District. The following are the bulk regulations for the zoning district: Minimum Lot Area: 20,000 SF Minimum Lot Width: 100 Feet Front Yard Setback: 50 Feet Side Yard Setback, Least Width Any One Side: 10 Feet Sum of Both Side Yard Setbacks: 20 Feet Rear Yard Setback: 50 Feet As proposed, the site is in compliance with all bulk regulations for the M-1 zoning district. TRAFFIC ACCESS & CIRCULATION: PEDISTRIAN CIRCULATION & SIDEWALKS: PARKING AND LOADING: This site will have one driveway access to NW 57 th Avenue. The driveway is appropriately spaced from the intersection of NW 57 th Avenue and NW Beaver Drive. There currently is a five foot wide sidewalk adjacent to NW Beaver Drive. The City will be constructing a five foot wide sidewalk adjacent to NW 57 th Avenue with the improvements to NW 57 th Avenue. These improvements are scheduled to begin in 2017. The following are the parking requirements for this site: 1 space for each person regularly employed in the warehouse portion of the building 1 space for each 2,000 SF of warehouse area 1 space for each 200 SF office area The site is required to have 30 parking spaces in total. Of these, 2 parking spaces are required to be ADA compliant. As proposed the site is in Page 2 of 4
compliance with the off street parking regulations. The site is also required to have 1 off-street loading space. As proposed the site will have 1 off-street loading dock and 3 off-street loading spaces. The site is in compliance with off-street loading space regulations. PUBLIC UTILITIES: WATER: The site will access public water from an 8-inch water main north of the building. From this main a 6-inch water service will be extended to the building. SANITARY SEWER: The site will access public sanitary sewer from a 10-inch sanitary sewer main north of the building. A 6-inch sanitary sewer service is currently stubbed into this lot and will be extended as a 6-inch service to the building. There is a 21-inch sanitary sewer main currently located along NW Beaver Drive. A sanitary sewer easement was granted to the City in 1998 for the construction of this main, but the sanitary sewer was subsequently installed on the western extent of this easement and west of the easement boundaries. The City is in need of acquiring additional easement on this site to accommodate the placement of the sanitary sewer main. The Public Works Department is working with the applicant to acquire the additional easement as necessary. FIRE PROTECTION: FLOODPLAIN: DRAINAGE: ARCHITECTURE: The building has a fire hydrant within 100 feet of the buildings fire department connection. The building will need to have a sprinkler system installed and have a knox box installed. The site is not located within the 100-year floodplain. The site is designed to drain to three stormwater detention basins. The south 2 detention basins will be connected with a section of storm sewer underneath the proposed driveway. These basins will outlet into the storm sewer along NW 57 th Avenue. The north detention basin will outlet into a regional detention pond on the lots north of the subject property. All uses in the M-1 and M-2 zoning districts shall employ materials common in the district and vicinity of the building. The exclusive use of sheet metal as an exterior building material is not acceptable for buildings in close proximity to public streets. For buildings within 300 feet of the public street, the exterior materials of the wall area facing the public street shall be comprised of no less than 25 percent brick, architectural concrete panels, textured concrete block, architectural steel, or stone panels. This site has two elevations within 300 feet of public streets (NW Beaver Drive and NW 57 th Avenue). As proposed, the east building elevation is approximately 25.2% brick and the south building elevation is approximately 25.7% brick. Page 3 of 4
OPEN SPACE: LANDSCAPING: TREE REMOVAL: BUFFERS: NPDES PERMIT: SITE LIGHTING: PUBLIC NOTICE: CONSULTANT COMMENTS: 20% of the site must be maintained as open space. As proposed 57% of the site will be maintained as open space. The site is required to have 1 tree per 1,500 square feet of required open space and 1 shrub per 1,000 square feet of required open space. For this site, 10 trees and 15 shrubs are required. As proposed the site is in compliance with the open space landscaping requirements. No tree removal is identified with this site plan. There are no required buffers with this site. A SWPPP and NPDES Permit are required and must be approved by City Staff prior to issuance of a City Grading Permit and any ground disturbing activity. No exterior site lighting may be installed unless and until all photometric plans have been revised, reviewed, and approved in satisfaction of Johnston s site lighting requirements as established by Resolution 99-56 for staff review. Notice was placed on the City s website advertising the proposed development. A copy of the notice is attached; as of publication of this report no comments have been received. Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC has reviewed the Site Plan and offered comments in their March 10 th, 2017 review letter. Staff recommends a condition of approval requiring all outstanding comments from Foth s review letter be addressed prior to the issuance of a building permit. Attachments: Vicinity Map Site Plans, prepared by Campbell Engineering & Surveying, dated March 8 th, 2017; Architectural Elevations; Development Review Comments by Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC, dated March 10 th, 2017; Development Notice; Page 4 of 4