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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-08-22 Planning & Zoning Commission Minutes MINUTES PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI AUGUST 22, 2002 The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Riverside, Missouri, met in regular session in the Board of Aldermen room at City Hall, 2950 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri. Chairman Barbara Snyder called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The following members answered roll call: Shawn Lee, Cy Houston, Ray Uhl, Jim Smith, Mike Shelton, Gale Perkins, George Flaws, Jim Burch, Mayor Betty Burch and Chairman Barbara Snyder; absent were Karen Gordy and Aaron Locke. Also present were City Administrator, David Blackburn, Codes Enforcement Officer, Dwight Flowers, City Engineer, John Jackson, and City Planner, Mike Duffy. Approval of Minutes of Chairman Snyder asked for corrections or additions July 25, 2002 to the July 25, 2002, minutes. There being no corrections or additions, Shawn Lee made a motion to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Ray Uhl; all voted aye. Chairman Snyder abstained due to absence; motion carried. Approval of Minutes of Chairman Snyder asked for corrections or additions August 8, 2002 to the August 8, 2002, minutes. There being no corrections or additions, Cy Houston made a motion to accept the minutes as presented; seconded by Jim Burch; all voted aye. Mike Shelton, Gale Perkins and Shawn Lee abstained due to absence; motion carried. Open Public Hearing Chairman Snyder opened the public hearing to consider the amendment to Section 410.088 of the Civic and Professional District by reducing (F)2. (a) setbacks and (b) side yard on each side of building not less than 10 feet from the side lot line and (c) rear yard -the depth of the rear yard shall be at least 10 feet from the rear lot line. City Planner, Michael Duffy, explained that the set back provisions currently in place appeared to be excessive and that two alternatives for change; i.e., 1) be consistent with C -1 or I -1 requirements • that allows a side yard on each side of the building not less than 10 feet from the side lot line or (2) allow a side yard on each side of a building not less than 10 feet from the side lot line, provided that for each story greater than one, an additional 5 feet shall be required to a maximum of 25 feet. He felt there was more flexibility with option (2). Chairman Snyder asked for comments from the audience. Mike Flowers, Aylett Survey, stated that he appreciated the efforts by City Staff and believed that Option (2) was best suited and would support that recommendation to the Board of Aldermen. Gale Perkins inquired how the current provision was determined. Mike Duffy stated that during the development stage they were looking at setting new standards and a new tone and wanted everything to exceed conditions. However, it was apparent that they needed to be more flexible. Mike flowers stated that the CPO District provisions affected a lot of developable property and Option (2) was a better fit for them as well as the City as they proceed with the new Public Safety Building. John Filger stated that he did not believe the CPO District would work and how did they expect any building to build. Mayor Burch told Mr. Filger that they specifically did not look at Vivion Road when this District was formed and felt the change would be best for everyone. Close Public Hearing There being no further discussion, Chairman Snyder closed the Public Hearing at 7:40 p.m. Motion to Recommend Cy Houston made a motion to recommend approval Change in Side Yard Setback to the change in side yard setback requirements for Requirements for CPO CPO District stating that there shall be a side yard District on each side of a building not less than ten (10) feet from the side lot line, provided that for each story greater than one (1), an additional five (5) feet shall be required to a maximum of twenty -five (25) feet; seconded by Shawn Lee; all voted aye; motion carried. Request for Change of Use Permit Steve Withers, 7207 N. Troost, Gladstone, Mo. Steve's Heating and Cooling 64118, presented application on behalf of Steve's Heating and Cooling, 4252 NW Riverside Street, Riverside, Missouri Shawn Lee inquired if this site was the Omega Door location and Mr. Withers stated it was. Gale Perkins inquired if the building was ADA compliant and Mr. Withers stated he did not know. Cy Houston inquired if sheet metal fabrication would be done in the building and Mr. Withers stated that most of that type of work was done on the job. Jim Burch inquired if trucks would be parked inside and Mr. Withers stated that Employees drove the trucks home. Shawn Lee inquired if any material would be stored outside on racks and Mr. Withers stated there would not. Motion to Approve Jim Burch made a motion to recommend approval of the Change of Use Permit subject to ADA compliant. Codes Enforcement Officer Dwight Flowers stated that this was a ProLogis building and he would make sure it was in compliance; seconded by George Flaws; all voted aye; motion carried. Request for Building Permit John Camel, District Manager of Eastbrook Plaza, Pride Cleaner's presented application for a building permit for 1843 Vivion Road Pride Cleaners, 1843 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri. This application is for a tenant finish for a retail drop -off site. Cy Houston inquired if chemicals would be stored in the building and Mr. Camel stated that it was a drop off site only and cleaning would not be done at this location. Motion for Approval Gale Perkins recommended approval for the building permit for Pride Cleaners, 1843 NW Vivion Road; seconded by Shawn Lee; all voted aye; motion carried. Request for Building Permit Bryan Ruoff, Warman Design Group, 1828 Master Tech/Ramsey Motors Swift, North Kansas City, Mo., presented 4357 NW Gateway application for a building permit for Master Tech/Ramsey Motors, 4357 NW Gateway, Riverside, Mo. Mr. Ruoff explained that timing had been a major factor in the sub- mission of building plans due to levee issues; the site is the same, interior things have been left undone and that City Staff is up -to- date and has recommended approval subject to certain conditions. Jim Burch inquired about the "M" and "E" plans and Mr. Ruoff stated that the mechanical and electrical plans were not being submitted at this time. Jim Burch inquired if Kansas City had been contacted about the trench drain and if they were requiring a grit track or separator Mr. Ruoff stated they just received the survey as of today if anyone wanted to look at it and they were showing a sand/oil separator. City Engineer, John Jackson, stated they were in contact with Roger Lehr with Kansas City Missouri. Mr. Ruoff stated they would do whatever the City recommended. Gale Perkins stated she was uncomfortable with the plans. Mr. Ruoff stated they were still attempting to tie down bids on certain items and he understood the Board's hesitancy, however, they well knew there would be a lot of stipulations if they were allowed to proceed. Cy Houston inquired about the elevation of the site and what the demolition schedule was. Mr. Ruoff explained that the site had a 2 %' to 3' difference in grade and it was fairly flat. Also, there had been some land purchase issues and that their goal was to proceed after the Board of Aldermen meeting on September 3, 2002. Jim Burch stated that there seemed to be many still to consider and that maybe we were getting the cart before the horse. City Administrator, David Blackburn, explained that Master Tech/ Ramsey had been given notice by the levee to be out by September 25, 2002, and that the demolition and grading was the primary concerns at this point and a full set of plans would be available next Tuesday. Chairman Snyder stated that the City Staff report had seven conditions that must be met. Jim Burch stated that they would have to go to the Board of Aldermen for final approval and under the circumstances the City Staff could follow through with conditions therein. Cy Houston agreed that the plans were not complete, however the Board of Aldermen could reject their application if conditions had not bee met by the date of their meeting. Motion to Recommend Jim Burch made a motion to recommend approval Approval of the building permit subject to the seven conditions outlined by City Staff; seconded by Jim Smith, all voted aye; Gale Perkins opposed; motion carried. Request for Building Mike Flowers, Aylett Survey, and Chris Keithley, Permit, Filger Car Wash landscape architect, presented application for a 2806 NW Vivion Road building permit for the Filger Car Wash at 2806 NW Vivion Road, Riverside, Missouri. Mr. Flowers stated they were submitting a complete set of detailed drawings with color renderings that was compliant with the CPO District. He stated they had addressed the side property line issue He stated that any traffic concerns would be dealt with as needed. Mr. Flowers stated that there were six items of concern submitted by City Staff and they had agreed with No. 1 and 2 and would comply with same. No. 3 dealing with color schemes and architectural elements had been provided. No. 4 dealing with the lighting plan had been taken care of. No. 5 dealing with signage will have an updated engineer drawing and will comply with the CPO District guidelines. No. 6 dealing with storm water issues was still to be determined. A consulting engineer was being used to determine how storm water runoff would be handled, etc. Gale Perkins inquired about the kind of brick and the color. Mr. Flowers stated they would be using Glen -Gery Brick in "Cedar Creek" color. Canopy and shingles would be an earth -tone color. Ray Uhl inquired if there would be doors on bays. John Filger stated the automatic bays would have poly - carbonate doors Chairman Snyder inquired if there was anything further from City Staff. Michael Duffy stated that item No. 4 regarding the lighting plan could be taken out. He stated that they currently had two entrances, however if stacking for the automatic bays became a problem and complaints were reported to City officials then they would address the situation accordingly. Motion to Recommend Cy Houston made a motion to recommend approval Approval of the building permit subject to meeting the conditions as outlined, specifically, No.s 1, 2 and 6; seconded by Shawn Lee; all voted aye, Jim Burch abstained, motion carried. Request for Change of Jim Upschulte, 1210 NE 97 Place, Kansas City, Use Permit Mo., presented application for a Change of use Mean Gene's Pizza Permit for Mean Gene's Pizza, 4603 NW Gateway, 4603 NW Gateway Riverside, Mo. Mr. Upschulte stated that the building had been previously used as a day care center and they were requesting a change of use to a pizza and deli shop. He stated that the front of the building would have a ramp and would be ADA compliant. He stated he was attempting to get additional off -site parking. Chairman Snyder inquired about report from City Staff. Mike Duffy addressed the parking issues and stated there were two options for remedying the situation. No. 1 would allow for the City to amend the code to be more reasonable for laundromats. The current standard is one space for each two washing machines or No. 2 would allow the applicant to provide a conunitment for off -site parking within 300 foot. In the long term, it should be changed to one space for each 300 square feet of gross floor area, which would be eight parking spaces for the Laundromat. Parking for the restaurant is required at 1 space per 200 square feet of gross floor area accessible to the public for a total of 4 spaces. Mr. Duffy also stated that a letter should be kept on file indicating approval of off -site parking. Gale Perkins inquired if they would only be having 800 square feet. Mr. Upschulte stated that right now the Laundromat was 2/3 of the building and the restaurant was 1/3 of the building. Mr. Duffy stated that gross floor area was not to include restrooms or work space . Gale Perkins inquired if the Change of Use Permit and Building Permit applications were being considered as one. Mayor Burch stated they needed to be considered separately. Cy Houston inquired about equipment and what type of product would be served. Mr. Upschulte stated that B &J Food Service was installing 2 pizza ovens and a hood. The pizza was made New York style, thin crust with lots of toppings. Jim Burch inquired if there would be a grill. Mr. Upschulte stated there would not be a grill and the ovens would be electric. Mike Shelton inquired if the hot water tank was electric. Mr Upschulte stated it would be. Motion to Recommend Jim Burch made a motion to recommend approval Approval of the Change of Use Permit subject to applicant receiving letter of approval for off -site parking and ADA compliant issues; Cy Houston seconded; all voted aye; motion carried. Request for Building Chairman Snyder stated that Mr. Upschulte was Permit also requesting approval for a building permit Mean Gene's Pizza application for Mean Gene's Pizza at 4603 NW 4603 NW Gateway Gateway, Riverside, Mo. Motion to Recommend Cy Houston made a motion to recommend approval Approval for a Building Permit application subject to City Staff recommendations; seconded by Ray Uhl; all voted aye; motion carried. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:57 p.m. athleen L. Rose Acting Secretary