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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Site Plan for Encore Wire Plant 4 Expansion, Located on the Northwest Corner of Airport Drive and Industrial Boulevard
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic Growth
MEETING DATE: November 10, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Matt Robinson, AICP, Planning Manager
Eleana Galicia, Planner I
APPROVAL PROCESS: The action of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the proposed site plan may be appealed to the City Council.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:
1. The applicant receive approval of an alternate screening device (evergreen living screen composed of Nellie R. Stevens Holly and 6’ black vinyl chain link fence) for the mechanical equipment and overhead door facing Westmoreland Drive.
2. The applicant receive approval of an alternate screening device (evergreen living screen composed of Nellie R. Stevens Holly and 6’ black vinyl chain link fence) for the overhead door and loading dock facing Industrial Boulevard and Airport Drive.
3. The applicant receive a variance to allow the proposed loading dock to be located approximately 57 feet from Airport Drive and oriented towards Industrial Boulevard.
Prior to issuance of a building permit:
4. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: September 14, 2015 (Original Application)
September 29, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
October 12, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
October 27, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
October 29, 2015 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing a 160,771 square feet expansion to an existing manufacturing building (Encore Wire Corporation Plant 4) located in the Encore Wire Corporation Facility.
Site plans can typically be approved by Staff; however, the request to use an alternate screening device to screen the proposed overhead doors, mechanical equipment, and loading dock facing the public right of way (Westmoreland Drive and Airport Drive) and the variance to allow the loading dock to be oriented towards public right of way and setback approximately 57 feet from Airport Drive requires that the site plan receive approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The variance requests are detailed further below.