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PLANNING REPORT DATE: November 15, 2012 CASE: LP2012-002,NC2012-002 SUBJECT: Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit, Allowing a 9,000 SF Addition at 348 1st ST SW APPLICANT: Joseph A. Wolkerstorfer on behalf of Wolkerstorfer Co., Inc. REQUEST&BACKGROUND The applicant is requesting Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit approval in order to allow construction of a 9,000 SF addition to the existing industrial building located at 348 1st Street SW. The proposed addition would be single story and be located on the northeast side of the existing building. The proposed improvements do not include any additional off-street parking or drive areas. A Nonconforming Use Permit is necessary as the site does not contain enough off-street parking stalls to accommodate the size of the existing building. The applicant has proposed a proof of parking area, which includes enough stalls to meet minimum parking standards for the proposed 9,000 SF addition. The nature of Wolkerstorfer's business is chemical processing, painting and anodizing, which requires large pieces of fixed equipment such as large processing tanks. Because of this, the ratio of workers to the floor plan is much less than a typical manufacturing use. Therefore, the businesses need for off-street parking is much less than one might expect, or the Zoning Code requires, based on the overall size of the building. The proposed addition will use this same floor place to worker ratio, with the applicant stating there is enough existing off-street parking stalls available to handle existing and proposed employee and visitor needs to the site. This site is located directly across the street from the approved school bus terminal of American Student Transportation at 401 1st Street SW. The bus terminal garnered much discussion based on the amount of traffic that would be produced by the site. The applicant was asked whether the proposed addition would produce additional truck traffic to the site. The property owner has indicated the proposed addition could result in two additional semi-truck trips per day, at the greatest. The Public Works Director has indicated this amount is negligible when compared to the amount of traffic on 1st Street SW already and a traffic analysis/study would not be necessary. ATTACHMENTS A—Resolution B—Project Location Map C—Zoning Map D—Aerial Photo E—Neighborhood Notification Map F—Applicant Narratives (includes email on truck traffic) G—Nonconforming Use Permit Worksheet H—Interoffice Engineering/Public Works Memo I—Interoffice Public Safety Memo J—Certificate of Survey K—Sheet C2.01: Existing Conditions L—Sheet C3.01: Site Plan M—Sheet C4.01: Grading & Drainage Plan N—Sheet C5.01: Erosion& Sediment Control Plan O— Sheet C5.02: Erosion& Sediment Control Notes &Details P—Sheet C9.01: Detail Sheet