07-21-98 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

SP-205, Motion by Livingston, seconded by Baker, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF SUBJECT TO . 5 Ayes - 0 Nays - 1 Abstention. Motion Carried. CONDITIONS Special Use Permit, Site Plan Review and Minor Subdivision for McDonald’s Craig Barnes Teague reviewed the Planning Report concerning a request to review plans to redevelop the McDonald’s on Silver Lake Road. Teague showed slides of the site. Zisla asked Teague to explain how the plan will improve the circulation of traffic in the area. Teague stated there is a traffic problem on 27th Avenue and Linden Drive. The City receives many complaints about parking from area residents and tenants of the office buildings. Vehicles have difficulty making their way down 27th. Turning onto the service road is a problem because vehicles are parked on both sides of those streets. The new plan would improve that situation. In answer to a question from Zisla, Teague stated most of the vehicles parking along the street belong to Minar’s employees. Teague stated he had not seen the plan for Minar Ford, but the employees’ vehicles are supposed to be accommodated on the site. Zisla asked why they are not parking within Minar’s property now. Teague responded he believed there is not enough room on the Minar site. Zisla said that Minar must be getting more land somehow. Teague answered the land swap is more of an even trade. Zisla asked, if it is even trade, how will there be more parking space? Phillips stated that, ultimately, Ford Motor Land would seek vacation of the service drive. The vehicles parked on the service drive would then be parked on Ford property and there would be no traffic through there. Once that drive is vacated, there would be a considerable reduction of traffic on 27th also. The vehicles would be using the new entrance created by the subdivision as the main entrance to Minar Ford. The new access would be created directly from Palmer Drive and would reduce the traffic significantly on 27th. Phillips pointed out that, if McDonald’s request is approved, Minar would expect to construct their driveway, with the proper permits, almost immediately. Baker said the statement was made that most of the traffic on Palmer Drive, 27th, and the service drive was created by northbound traffic on Silver Lake Road because the traffic has to go around the block. Why is there a “No U Turn” sign posted on that corner? Teague said he would have to check with Engineering or the Police Department. O’Brien said many vehicles used McDonald’s parking lot as a pass-through instead of making that U-turn. Baker asked if anyone in the audience wanted to speak on the issue. There was no response. PH. Motion by Baker, seconded by Livingston, 6 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion TO CLOSE THE UBLIC EARING Carried. Baker stated this proposal does not include vacating the service drive. This proposal strictly involves McDonald’s. Baker said he did not have any concerns about tonight’s proposal. O’Brien referred to concerns expressed by Mr. Ordway in respect to the fence. Will this become Ford Motor Company property? Phillips responded Ford will own the property out to Palmer Drive. O’Brien asked Phillips for some reasonable assurance that Ford will maintain that fence in good condition. Phillips responded he did not have a survey showing the location of that fence. Phillips asked if the fence is on McDonald’s property. O’Brien responded the fence is on the adjacent property. Phillips said the neighbor should maintain the fence and that Ford was not in the business of maintaining fences. O’Brien said that, I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1998\07-21-98.WPD