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Consider/Discuss/Act on the Request by Cross Engineering Consultants, Inc., on Behalf of IVEFERR Investments, L.P., for Approval of an Amending Plat for Lot 1, Block A, of the McDonald Office Park East Addition, Approximately 0.45 Acres, Located on the East Side of McDonald Street and Approximately 200 Feet South of Davis Street.
Summary
MEETING DATE: December 15, 2009 - Regular Meeting
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning
CONTACT: Abra R. Nusser
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Staff recommends approval of the proposed amending plat, with the following conditions:
The applicant satisfy the conditions as shown on the Standard Conditions for Amending Plat Approval Checklist, attached.
The applicant receive approval of a variance from Section 142-105 (Improvements) of the Subdivision Ordinance to allow the minimum right-of-way width of Wilcox Street to be reduced from 50 feet to 40 feet.
Prior to filing the plat for record:
The applicant revise the plat to reflect an amending plat (instead of minor replat) in the dedication language.
ITEM SUMMARY:
· The applicant is proposing to combine approximately 0.45 acres of land from three lots into one lot, located between State Highway 5 (McDonald Street) and Wilcox Street and approximately 200 feet south of Davis Street. The three lots are a parking lot currently, but the applicant has an associated site plan (09-141SP) for a 4,770-square foot office building (McDonald Office Park East) which was approved at the Planning and Zoning Commission on October 27, 2009.
· The City Council has the authority to grant variances as outlined in the Subdivision Ordinance such as, when there are special circumstances or conditions affecting the property in question, enforcement would deprive the applicant of a substantial property right, or that the variance, if granted, will not be detrimental to the public welfare. Pecuniary interests standing alone shall not be justification for granting a variance.
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