04-12-10 Council Agenda & Packet

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fur req~?est is f€~r a spe~;ial exccption to ailrsu~ parking in a. S'-1 f3istrict is to n~ect the gro~riz~g needs of our ~;ornparty and tcs be able to pr®vide a safe, controlled parking area for our ezrtpl®yees. irz 200 a special exccption vaas granted for a parking lot at 1939 Charles Stz•~;et, Lot 20. Currently we have arranged for additional off-site parking spaces res~;rved for our employees behind the goodwill St~rre on SoutlZ ~3cnd .venue t® accon~zrrzodate our gr®wing need. This unfortunately creates an uF~safe condition when employees must crass the 5 lanes of traffic can ~orzth fiend avenue/St. lid. 23 to get to work. fur request is to expand the existing employee ~zarking lot onto the adjacent l..ot 21 to ~Srovide an additional 27 parking spaces. C`orrzznents and concerns franc the neighbors were addressed iz~ the 2007 special exception. till of these previous concerns will also be covered in the proposed parking expansion with the continuation of fencing and landscaping to match the existing parking lot. ® ixpansion of existing employee parking Iot at 1939 Charles Street, Lot 21. ® No driveway onto Charles Street Fencing and landscape plantings to continue around the proposed parking expansion to match existing parking lot. l~lirrzinate or zrziniznize the need for ofi=site parking lot usage. ® Storm drainage controls will be in accordance to City of South fiend requirements. The special exception approval will Maintain the SF-1 Single Pan2ily zoning and will only allow far the property to 13e developed for parking. l~TO other uses will be allowed; which will help preserve the single family zoning of tlZe neighborhood. The petitioner listened to the concerns of the neighbors regarding noise, loitering and truck traffic on their streets and have addressed these issues in the 2007 special exception for employee parking and will continue to work with neighbors on any concerns or questions. tt}f~ce policy manual prohibits on-site loitering by employees and the proposed parking lot beizig adjacent to the existing building will allow management better control to keep parking areas clean of trash, reduce noise a~~d eliminate unnecessary loitering. Since 2003 '~issco has izaforrned all delivery companies delivering to this location not to utilize the residential streets and have posted and enforced that no ~issco track traff c is to use these streets and it was acknowledged by the neighbors that has been satisfactory to tizezxr. 4~issco irrigation has z~aintained the property and parking at 1939 Charles Street including renovation of the house. It has been acknowledged by the neighbors that ~1lissco irrigation fizl~lled their promise to develop anti nlaintaia-~ the parking lot developed as promised and are satisfied with the a•esults, c have continued to address any concerns of the neighbors and at the same tiztae attez~apting to be z-esponsible its pz-oviding a safe and attractive parking area for our emplczyees. e appreciate your review and ask far approval on oar request for a special exception to allow us to expand our caarrez~t employee parking lot.