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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission March 19, 1981 7:00P.M. Page 2 ( Ms. Betty Young, Manager of Ramada Inn, spoke and asked that the Commission table action on both the rezoning and the sitepla.nsothat the problems found in the P. R. C. review by the City Planner and the Fire Marshall ',could be discussed with the project architect. The public hearing was Commissioner Behling moved that the item be tabled. The motion was.. seconded voting against. with Chairman Maher AGENDA ITEM NO. 4<---- Consideration ofaparking>lot plan'foranadditionto .the Ramada Inn. Mr. Mayo explained the additional parking to be provided. He said that end islands would be needed in the lot north of the Sands Motel and that fire ac'cesswould need to be improved in the area of the proposed tower addition. He. suggested that the staff meet with theproj ectarchitect to' solve these problems and that the item be tabled. Commissioner Gardner.askediftheparkingrequirementswere being based on the existing Ramada development or only the proposed addition. (, Commissioner Gardner asked if a nonconforming use did not have to be brought up to standard if it were to be enlarged. on the addition. Mr. Mayo Mr. Mayo said that the existing parking area was less than 100 spaces short of the requirement if the project were built under the present standard and that the pro- posed meeting roomswould.be used by many persons staying at themote1.lIe pointed out that Lthe... parking.>requiretnent was 'bas'ed<,on. the. assumption' that the:meeting rooms would be used only by persons off site. :Mr~'Mayo also said that the main area of nonconformity at the existing motel was a violation of ther.ear setback along Meadowland Street'. . Commissioner Gardner as.ked that the Ramada Inn be made when the parking situation at Commissioner Watson moved that the site planl;:>e tabled.. The motion wassecortded by.. Commissioner Behling and approved with Chairman Maher voting against. AGENDA ITEMNO. Y-- A public hearing on the question of rezoning two tracts on Southwest Parkway East from R-l toR-3 and R-4. The application being in the name of ..the...Cruse....Corp,oration. Mr. Mayo explained that, since a request on this 'tract had been denied by the Com- mission and withdrawn by the applicant, the Commission would have to grant the ap- plicant permission to have a revised request considered within the 180 day waiting period required by the Zoning Ordinance. , . MINUTES Planning and Zoning Commission April 2, 1981 7:00P.M. Page 5 The motion was. seconded by Commissioner Livingston and unanimously approved. Commissioner Watson moved that the Commission recommend approval of the rezoning with the recommendations of the city staff. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Gardner and unanimously approved. with Com- missioner Sears ab~ent. AGENDA ITEM NO. 5--'Reconsiderationof a parking lot plan for. an expansion to the Ramada Tnn. . . Commissioner Watson moved that the item be removed from the table. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Sears and unanimously approved. Mr. Mayo explained that the plan had been revised by the archi.tect, but that some ofthe~'revisions suggested bytheP.R.C.hadnotbeenmet. He suggested that end 'islands be provided in each row of the parking lot off of Meadowland and in every other row of the lot north o.f the' Sands Motel. He pointed out that if these islands were not included, the parking rows would be dead-end and cars could have to back out onto Meadowland Street. Mr. EdwardMaurer,projcetarchitect, said that he agreed with the recommendations of Mr. Mayo and that his design had been an attempt to get as many parking spaces as possible. Mr. Mayo > explained that the parking lot on Meadowland would provide adequate spaces for.theadditionalone.al1dthattheparkinglotnorth of the Sands Motel would pro- vide .the spaces necessary to bring the existing Ramada complex into compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. He added that the changes recommended by the staff would still leave an adequate number of spaces. Commissioner Hazen asked if the Fire Department: was satisfied with the plan. Fire Marshal Davis spoke and> explained that while the fire access could only be .. ,taken to one side of the prop-ose? tower, ,he felt' that a fire at the complex could be fought'. adequately., Commissioner Sears moved tha;t, the plan <8'e', approved with the changes recommended by the city staff. The 'motion'.-'was seconded ....by. Commissioner Watson ..'and unanimously "approved.. AGENDAITEMNO.6--Consideration of a preliminaryplat- Resubdivision ofa portion of WoodwayVillagePhasel~ Mr. Mayo, pointed out that the developer had changed the 24 foot access easement to a private easement in order to solve the>density problem. He also noted ,that the 35 foot wide lots were forduplexes~ Commissioner Sears moved that the plat be approved. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Behling and approved with Commissioner Gardner voting against. ~