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Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Pogue Engineering & Development, Inc., on Behalf of LF Development Partners, L.P., for Approval of a Site Plan for Pinnacle Eye Associates Clinic, Being Fewer than 2 Acres, Located on the East Side of Lake Forest Drive and Approximately 1,300 Feet South of U.S. Highway 380 (University Drive)
Summary
MEETING DATE: January 14, 2014
DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT: Brandon Opiela, Planning Manager
Steven Duong, Planner I
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the site plan with the following condition:
1. The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Site Plan Approval Checklist, attached.
However, the applicant has also requested approval of an alternate screening device and has provide two potential options (Option 1: Evergreen living screen consisting of a mix of trees/shrubs with a staggered alignment; Option 2: Evergreen living screen consisting of a mix of trees/shrubs in a solid linear alignment) with which Staff has some concerns, generally regarding a lack of consistency with the adjacent screening device.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: May 28, 2013 (Original Application)
June 21, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
August 9, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
August 19, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
August 30, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
October 6, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
December 17, 2013 (Revised Submittal)
January 9, 2014 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to develop approximately 1.44 acres of land located approximately 1,300 feet south of U.S. Highway 380 (University Drive). Staff has previously approved a site plan for a medical office building on the subject property; however, the applicant is now requesting approval of an alternate screening device from the Planning and Zoning Commission, which is discussed in further detail below.