Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Variance to a Site Plan for Encore Wire Plant 8, Located at 1300 Millwood 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: April 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT: Development Services - Planning Department
CONTACT: Lexie Schrader, Planner I
Caitlyn Strickland, Planning Manager
Jennifer Arnold, AICP, Director of Planning
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 a variance to Section 146-132(3)(j)(1.) - (Fences, Walls, and Screening Requirements) of the Zoning Ordinance to waive the requirement that all rooftop equipment be screened from right-of-way and adjacent residential property.
APPLICATION SUBMITTAL DATE: August 22, 2022 (Original Submittal)
October 20, 2022 (Revised Submittal)
November 29, 2022 (Revised Submittal)
January 23, 2023 (Revised Submittal)
January 31, 2023 (Revised Submittal)
March 9, 2023 (Revised Submittal)
ITEM SUMMARY: The applicant is proposing to construct an approximately 340,800 square foot manufacturing facility at 1300 Millwood Road. This site plan was submitted prior to the Unified Development Code being adopted and was reviewed under the previous code.
Typically, site plans can be approved at the staff level; however, the applicant has requested a variance from screening requirements, which require consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission for approval. The applicant has requested a variance from Section 146-132(3)(j)(1.) - (Fences, Walls, and Screening Requirements) of the Zoning Ordinance to waive the requirement for rooftop equipment to be s...
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