File #: 20-0010SUP    Name: Virginia Storage SUP
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
In control: Planning & Zoning Commission
On agenda: 2/9/2021 Final action: 2/9/2021
Title: Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request to Allow for a Self-Storage Facility (Virginia Self Storage), Located on the North Side of Virginia Parkway and Approximately 515 Feet West of Jordan Road
Attachments: 1. Location Map and Aerial Exhibit, 2. Letter of Intent, 3. Letter of Support, 4. Proposed Specific Use Exhibit, 5. Proposed Elevations - Informational Only, 6. Presentation
Related files: 20-0010SUP2

Title

Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Specific Use Permit Request to Allow for a Self-Storage Facility (Virginia Self Storage), Located on the North Side of Virginia Parkway and Approximately 515 Feet West of Jordan Road

 

Summary

 

COUNCIL GOAL:                     Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth

(1C: Provide a strong city economy by facilitating a balance between industrial, commercial, residential and open space)

 

MEETING DATE:                     February 9, 2021

 

DEPARTMENT:                      Development Services - Planning Department

 

CONTACT:                       Joe Moss, Planner I

                     Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning

 

APPROVAL PROCESS:  The recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission will be forwarded to the City Council for final action at the March 2, 2021 meeting.

 

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:  Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit request.

 

APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE:                     November 23, 2020 (Original Application)

                                                                                                                              January 19, 2021 (Revised Submittal)

 

ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is requesting a specific use permit to allow a self-storage facility (Virginia Self Storage) located on the north side of Virginia Parkway and approximately 515 feet west of Jordan Road.

 

The zoning for the subject property (“BG” - General Business District) requires that a specific use permit be granted for a self-storage facility to be operated on the subject property. As part of the specific use permit request, the applicant has submitted an exhibit, which details building locations, parking areas, ingress/egress points, and screening.

 

 

SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES:

 

Location

Zoning District (Permitted Land Uses)

Existing Land Use

Subject Property

“BG” General Business District (Commercial Uses)

Undeveloped Land

North

“BG” General Business District (Commercial Uses)

Imagine International Academy

South

“AG” Agriculture District (Agricultural Uses)

Undeveloped Land

East

“BG” General Business District (Commercial Uses)

Service First Automotive

West

“AG” Agriculture District (Agricultural Uses) “PD” Planned Development District 2014-03-020 (Single Family Residential)

Bonnie Wenk Park, McKinney Christian Academy

 

SPECIFIC USE PERMITS: When acting on a request for a specific use permit, the following factors should be considered: 

 

                     Compatibility with adjacent and neighboring land uses in the immediate area

 

                     Adaptability of building structures to the proposed use

 

                     Infrastructure requirements: roads, sidewalks, access to public streets, parking, and drainage

 

                     Elements such as screening, open space, building heights, and compatibility of existing buildings to the proposed use

 

Staff has evaluated the request based on the above-mentioned parameters and feels that the site is appropriate for the proposed use and that it is compatible with the existing land uses on the adjacent properties.

 

The proposed site is bounded on its west by floodplain. This floodplain forms the eastern boundary of a city park (Bonnie Wenk) and the southern boundary of McKinney Christian Academy. To the east, the proposed site would share a common access drive with an existing service use, Service First Automotive. Directly north of the proposed self-storage facility is the parking lot for Imagine International Academy of North Texas and the primary school building, which is approximately 350 away.

 

The applicant proposes to orient any bay doors away from the right-of-way and will screen the site with a wrought iron fence with masonry columns and screening shrubs, which should help minimize any potential visual impact. With these things in mind, Staff recommends approval of the proposed specific use permit request.

 

IMPACT ON EXISTING DEVELOPMENT:  Staff does not anticipate that the specific use permit request would have a negative impact on adjacent developments. 

 

SITE LAYOUT:  The attached exhibit provides a general layout of the proposed building as well as the associated parking and internal site circulation. The site circulation, parking, and sanitation requirements are in general conformance with the Zoning Ordinance. 

 

ACCESS/CIRCULATION:                      

 

Adjacent Streets:

Virginia Parkway, Variable Width Right-of-Way, Major Arterial

 

OPPOSITION TO OR SUPPORT OF REQUEST:  Staff has received one letter of support of this request and no comments in opposition to this request.