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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Pogue Engineering & Development Company, on Behalf of Paesanos Paesanos Inc., for Approval of a Site Plan for Automobile Sales (Tovi Motors), Being Less than 1 Acre, Located on the Northeast Corner of Chestnut Street and State Highway 5 (McDonald Street)
Summary
MEETING DATE: October 22, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
APPROVAL PROCESS: The Planning and Zoning Commission is the final approval authority for the proposed site plan.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed site plan with the following conditions:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
2. The applicant receive approval of the proposed variance to allow for a reduced landscape buffer from 20' to 10' along McDonald Street.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: September 23, 2013 (Original Application)
October 4, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
October 9, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct an automobile sales facility (Tovi Motors) on approximately 0.42 acres, located on the northeast corner of Chestnut Street and State Highway 5 (McDonald Street).
Typically site plans are approved administratively by Staff; however, this item is being heard by the Planning and Zoning Commission because the applicant is requesting a variance to reduce the landscape buffer along McDonald Street from 20' to 10', discussed further below in the Landscaping Requirements section of the report.