Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning and Development Services

 

TO:

Thomas M Markus, City Manager

FROM:

Mary Miller, Planner

DATE:

November 3, 2016

RE:

Revised Condition for SUP-16-00361: Central Soyfood; 1501 Learnard Ave (Ord No. 9306)

 

Following the Planning Commission meeting, the applicant informed Planning that they will re-route the interior drive and discontinue the west access point on E 15th Street which is shared with the residence to the west.  This will remove the need to record an access easement for the shared use of this drive (Condition 5) on the staff report recommendation. This condition was removed and a condition was added so that the SUP site plan would be revised to show the closure of the access point and note that the area will be seeded with grass or other vegetation will be established. The revised list of conditions are below.  The SUP Ordinance contains the updated conditions.

 

REVISED CONDITIONS

(New wording in bold; deleted text shown as struckthrough)

 

1.    Provision of a site plan performance agreement.

  1. Property must be platted through the Major Subdivision process prior to release of SUP plans to Development Services for processing of building permits.
  2. Property owner shall provide an executed Agreement Not to Protest the Formation of a Benefit District for sidewalk improvements along E 15th Street and Learnard Avenue when connecting sidewalks are available in the area, to the Planning Office for recording with the Douglas County Register of Deeds, prior to the release of the SUP plans.
  3. The property owner shall work with the Fire Code Official to address their comments and insure the project complies with the Fire code. Plans must be approved by Fire Code Official prior to release of plans.
  4. Execution and recording of an access easement to allow the shared use of the west access drive on E 15th Street.

6.    Submittal of a revised Special Use site plan with the following changes:

a.    Parking table revised as shown in Section 1 of the Site Plan portion of this report.

b.    Site Summary Table revised to correct the ‘proposed impervious surface’ figure.

c.    Show the gravel driveway apron on Learnard Avenue being replaced with concrete.

d.    Show and label the west access point on E 15th Street as being closed and note that the area will be seeded with grass or other vegetation will be established.

e.    Include a building elevation.

f.     Addition of the following notes:

                     i.        “Existing vegetation along the west, southwest, and east sides of the property shall be retained to serve as a buffer from the adjacent residential uses. If this landscaping is removed or damaged to the point the Planning Director determines it no longer provides an effective buffer, Type 3 bufferyard plantings as required in Section 10-1005 of the Development Code will be planted in these areas by the property owner and street trees will be installed along Learnard Street, per the approval of the city Horticulture Manager.”

                    ii.        “Sidewalks are not required with this project, but an Agreement Not to Protest the Formation of a Benefit District for the future extension of sidewalks along E 15th Street and Learnard Avenue, when sidewalks are extended in these areas, has been recorded in Book_____ Page_____.

                   iii.        “Central Soyfoods shall comply with the standards included in the definition of the Manufacturing and Production, Limited use: no more than 20 employees, exterior storage is prohibited, and the use shall have few or no offensive external effects.”

Location map shown at a larger scale to more clearly show the location of the property