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SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br /> Location: 778 1 St ST NW <br /> Lot Size: Site containing office use: 13.7 AC <br /> Total site area: 23 AC <br /> Topography: Generally flat <br /> Comprehensive Plan Designation: Business Park <br /> Zoning: I—2, Heavy Industrial <br /> Surrounding Land Uses: <br /> North: heavy industrial <br /> South: office, warehouse, heavy industrial <br /> East: office, warehouse,post office annex <br /> West: manufacturing, warehouse <br /> SITE HISTORY <br /> A detailed site history was provided in the original Planning Report, which is attached and a part <br /> of the Council Memo &Attachments from 10/25/2011. <br /> SITE PLAN ANALYSIS <br /> The proposed revisions to the Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit only affect the surface <br /> parking layout. The applicant has stated that Bell Pole is still committed to construct the second <br /> story office addition and plans to move forward as soon as they are able. Staff understands the <br /> primary reasons for the revisions is to a) avoid very restrictive Rice Creek Watershed District <br /> rules for adding a substantial amount of paved area and b) address an existing detrimental <br /> structural issue with a detached garage structure. The proposed revision affects the following <br /> Site Plan elements: <br /> Parking Setbacks REQUIRED EXISTING PROPOSED <br /> Front 40' 22' No change <br /> Side (west) 5' 5' 5' <br /> Side (east) 5' 0' No change <br /> Rear 5' 0' No change <br /> The main area impacted by the proposed parking improvements in the westerly lot line. A more <br /> defined row of parking will be striped, meeting the required 5' side yard parking lot setback. <br /> None of the other lot lines will be impacted by the proposed revision. <br /> Required#of Parking Stalls <br /> The proposed office addition, coupled with the existing office square footage, requires 34 <br /> parking stalls (more details are provided in the October Planning Report — attached). The <br /> original Site Plan provided 11 additional surface parking stalls, whereby the proposed revision <br /> provides 18 additional parking stalls. The revised Site Plan also opens up the surface parking <br /> area to the north, allowing access and utilization of parking stalls on the north side of the <br /> detached garage proposed for demolition, where they were not currently accessible without <br /> driving through the pole yard. Thus, adequate parking stalls are proposed under the revised Site <br /> Plan. <br />