PC Minutes 2/25/08 DRAFT

ITEM NO. 5 SPECIAL USE PERMT FOR 714 VERMONT (MKM)

SUP-12-10-07: Special Use Permit for a cabinet shop which is “Limited Manufacturing & Production Business” at 714 Vermont. Submitted by Paul Werner Architects, for Downtown Equities LC, property owner of record.

STAFF PRESENTATION

Ms. Mary Miller presented the item.

APPLICANT PRESENTATION

Mr. Paul Werner, Paul Werner Architects, agreed with the staff report conditions.

Commissioner Lawson inquired about the note on the plan regarding the discharge of water that is used for cleaning.

Mr. Werner said it was a standard note and that there are environmentally safe people that now clean some of the outside dining areas on Massachusetts Street.

PUBLIC HEARING

No public comment.

COMMISSION DISCUSSION

Commissioner Finkeldei asked if the cabinet shop had been in operation for a while.

Ms. Miller said she believed that it was for a short time but not currently.

ACTION TAKEN

Motioned by Commissioner Harris, seconded by Commissioner Chaney to approve SUP-12-10-07, a Special Use Permit for the addition of a granite shop, a limited manufacturing and production use, to the property at 714 Vermont and forwarding it to the City Commission with a recommendation for approval, based upon the findings presented in the body of the staff report and subject to the following conditions:

1. Provision of a revised Site Plan with the following changes:

a The following general note must be added: “Per City Code Section 9-902, the outdoor dining area will be managed to prevent stormwater pollution. Food waste, trash, cigarettes, and other solid wastes will be collected and disposed of properly. Fluid waste, including wastewater from pavement or furniture cleaning, will be collected and discharged to the sanitary sewer system.”

b The sidewalk dining area must be shown and labeled on the plan.

c Note 1.3 under ‘Project Summary’ must be revised to reference that the CD (not the C-3) Zoning District is exempt from the off-street parking requirement.

d Project Summary notes 1.2 and 1.3 for current and proposed uses must be revised to change ‘office’ to ‘tattoo parlor or tattoo shop’ and to include ‘parking garage’.

e The following note must be added to the plan:

“The granite shop is subject to the following conditions: Employment may not exceed 20 employees, no outside storage of materials or products is permitted, and If goods are displayed or sold on-site, this must be a subordinate part of total sales.”

2. The property is located within the environs of properties listed on the National and Lawrence Registers of Historic Places and is also located in the Downtown Conservation Overlay District. The change of use must be approved by the Historic Resource Commission before the SUP Ordinance is considered by the City Commission.

3. An Agreement Not to Protest the Formation of a Benefit District for Street Light Improvements must be executed before the Special Use Permit Site Plan is released for building permits.

4. A photometric plan must be provided and approved prior to the installation of any exterior lighting when exterior lighting is proposed.

Unanimously approved 9-0.