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1905-May 14Planning & Development Department 102 West Main Street  Prattville, Alabama 36067  334- 595- 0500  334-361-3677 Facsimile p l anning.prattvilleal.gov CITY OF PRATTVILLE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT A G E N D A May 14, 2019 4:00pm Call to Order: Roll Call: Chairman James Miles, Vice-Chairman Jerry Crosby, Mr. Charles Knapp, and Mrs. Jerry Schannep. Minutes: April 9, 2019 Old Business: None New Business: 1. 190514-01 USE-ON-APPEAL: To allow a home child daycare use on property. 222 Magnolia Drive R-2 Zoning District (Single Family Residential) Taylor Thornell, Petitioner District 2 2. 190514-02 VARIANCE: To change the landscape requirements. 371 G & S Road M-1 Zoning District (Light Industry) Mark Arnold/Kinedyne, LLC, Petitioner District 2 Miscellaneous: Adjourn Approved 7/9/18 Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment May 14, 2019 Minutes Page 1 of 3 City of Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment Minutes May 14, 2019 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) was called to order by Chairman James Miles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. ROLL CALL: Present: Chairman James Miles, Vice-Chairman Jerry Crosby, Mr. Charles Knapp, and Ms. Jerry Schannep. Absent: None. Quorum Present Staff present: Mr. Scott Stephens, City Planner, Mr. Austin Brass, Senior Planner and Ms. Alisa Morgan, Secretary. Chairman Miles stated the governing rules for the Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment according to the Code of Alabama, 1975 and the procedure of the meeting. MINUTES: Mr. Crosby moved to approve the minutes of the April 9, 2019 meeting. Mr. Knapp seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. OLD BUSINESS: There was no old business to discuss. NEW BUSINESS: USE-ON-APPEAL To allow a home child daycare use on property. 222 Magnolia Drive R-2 Zoning District (Single Family Residential) Taylor Thornell, Petitioner Mr. Brass introduced the use-on-appeal request to allow a home child daycare at 222 Magnolia Drive. He stated that the requested use is an allowable use in the R-2 zoned district. Taylor Thornell, petitioner, presented the request to operate a child home daycare at 222 Magnolia Drive. She stated that she would provide care for six children two of which are her own. She stated that there will be no changes in appearance of a residence. There will be no signs or additional lighting or fencing. Chairman Miles opened the floor for public comments. There were none. The public hearing was closed. Chairman Miles opened discussion for the board. After no further discussion, the vote was called. Mr. Knapp moved to establish the findings of fact stating that 1) the proposed home-based daycare for six or fewer children is an allowable use in a R-2 district; 2) the proposed use will not cause substantial adverse impact to adjacent or nearby properties or uses, and 3) the property will remain the same without any additional signs or extra lighting. Off street parking is adequate and screening to remain as is at current level. Ms. Schannep seconded the motion. The motion to approve the findings of fact passed unanimously. The vote was called. Mr. Crosby moved to approve the request as submitted based on the approved Approved 7/9/18 Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment May 14, 2019 Minutes Page 2 of 3 findings of fact. Ms. Schannep seconded the motion. The motion to approve passed unanimously. The BZA voted to approve the use-on-appeal to allow a home childe daycare use on property at 222 Magnolia Drive. VARIANCE To change the landscape requirements. 371 G & S Road M-1 Zoning District (Light Industry) Mark Arnold/Kinedyne, LLC, Petitioner Mr. Brass introduced the request for a variance to change the perimeter landscape requirements on property located at 371 G & S Road. He stated that the petitioners are requesting no landscaping from the 10 foot depth requirements on the north, east, and south property lines. He stated that at the time of the application’s submission they had requested to eliminate the interior landscaped island, but have included the interior landscape island per their submitted site plan for review. He stated that this site does not face a frontage roadway and could accommodate for the perimeter landscaping if necessary. Mr. Knapp asked about the drainage flow. Mr. Brass stated that he had spoken with the Storm Water Coordinator who informed him that he would address the drainage plan that is place, but the petitioner could address the drainage further. Brad Flowers of Flowers & White Engineering, LLC, petitioner’s representative, presented the request to allow changes to the perimeter landscape requirements on property at 371 G & S Road. He stated that in the beginning a gravel parking space was adequate for the business. He stated that growth has caused the need for increased parking spaces. Since they have to expand the spaces, the petitioner is requesting to upgrade to an asphalt lot. He asked that the board would consider approving the variance based on the location of the business and intent of the ordinance. Mark Arnold of Kinedyne, LLC, petitioner, stated that the company is locating its other manufacturing companies to this facility. He stated that water runoff from the Paper Mill has caused rutting in the parking lot and since they have to make improvements to the current parking lot they want to upgrade to asphalt parking lot. Chairman Miles opened the public hearing. There were none to speak. The public hearing was closed. Chairman Miles opened discussion for the board. After no further discussion, the vote was called. Mr. Crosby moved to establish the findings of fact stating that 1) that the special conditions and circumstances do not result from actions of the applicant (self-imposed hardship); 2) that granting of a variance will not confer a special privilege on the applicant that is denied by this ordinance to other lands, structures, or buildings in the same district; and 3) that granting of a variance is in harmony with the intent and purposes of the zoning ordinance. Ms. Schannep seconded the motion. The motion to approve the findings of fact passed unanimously. The vote was called. Mr. Crosby moved to approve the request as submitted based on the approved findings of fact. Mr. Knapp seconded the motion. The motion to approve passed unanimously. The BZA voted to approve the variance to change the landscape requirements on property at 371 G & S Road. MISCELLANEOUS: ADJOURN: After no further comments, questions or discussion the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. Approved 7/9/18 Prattville Board of Zoning Adjustment May 14, 2019 Minutes Page 3 of 3 Respectfully submitted, Alisa Morgan, Secretary Board of Zoning Adjustment CITY OF PRATTVILLE Board of Zoning Adjustment Planning Department Staff Report Use On Appeal #190514-01 Page 1 SUMMARY FACTS: USE-ON-APPEAL #190514-01 PETITIONER: Taylor Thornell PROPERTY OWNER: Thornell Justin T & Taylor M. SUBJECT SITE: 222 Magnolia Drive REQUEST: Use-On-Appeal/ Day Care CURRENT ZONING: R-2, Single-Family Residential PARCEL ID: Autauga 19020910050750720 PROPERTY SIZE: 0.26 acres FUTURE LAND-USE MAP: Low Density Residential SURROUNDING LAND North: Single-Family Residential (R-2) USES AND ZONING: South: Single-Family Residential (R-2) East: Single-Family Residential (R-2) West: Single-Family Residential (R-2) DEVELOPEMNT STATUS & HISTORY: Previous Requests/Approval: None Conditions of Previous Approval: N/A ANAYALIS: Analysis. Below is the assessment of the three general question applicable to uses-on-appeals: 1. Is the proposed Day Care an allowable use-on-appeal, and not a prohibited use in an R-2 district? The requested use is an allowable use-on-appeal. It is NOT a prohibited use in an R-2 district. 2. Is development of the proposed Day Care at 222 Magnolia Drive in the public interest? Does the proposed development meet the spirit of the City of Prattville Zoning Ordinance? CITY OF PRATTVILLE Board of Zoning Adjustment Planning Department Staff Report Use On Appeal #190514-01 Page 2 A home base day care in an R-2 zoning district should not adversely impact the character of the residential neighborhood, and not should not affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. 3. The proposed use: a. (Will or Will not) cause substantial adverse impact to adjacent or nearby properties or uses, or b. requires the following conditions and safeguards to mitigate any impact to adjacent properties and land uses (Choose from the following list and add specific details) i. Ingress and egress to the property The board may questions petitioner how the day care will be accesses, i.e. existing driveway. ii. Off street parking The applicant has stated there will be six (6) off street parking spaces iii. Refuse and service areas iv. Screening and buffer zones The board may questions petitioner if any additional screening will be added. For example, shrubbery/fencing etc. v. Signs, exterior lighting The board may question petitioner if any exterior lighting/signage will be added vi. Required yards and open space The board may questions petition if any yards/open space will be used for outdoor activities of a day care use? vii. Other factors to promote compatibility with adjacent properties. CITY OF PRATTVILLE Board of Zoning Adjustment Planning Department Staff Report Use On Appeal #190514-01 Page 3 PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION: Recommendation: Approval, contingent upon the board’s determination that a home based day care at 222 Magnolia drive is within the best interest of the neighborhood. Reviewed by: Austin Brass, Senior Planner Site Visits Conducted: April 2019 ATTACHMENTS A. 1” = 40’ scale aerial, zoning, and property map (Additional attachments distributed with earlier mail out.) CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD HWY 82 BYP E WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST LEWIS ST PEAGLER ST LOREN ST LANGFORD CT PICKETT ST LANCELOT CIR LEE CIR CHALLENGE AVE HWY 14 W GALAHAD DR HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST YAUPON DR ROBINSON ST GAWAIN DR LANGFORD LN MOORE DR HWY 82 BYP W JOHNSON ST INDUSTRIAL PARK RD MCGRIFF ST HILL ST Aerial Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels Prattville City Limit 0feet 300 600 1,200 1,800 2,400 1 inch = 600 Feet CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST PICKETT ST MOORE DR PEAGLER ST ABE CT REYNOLDS MILL RD HILL ST Location Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels Prattville City Limit 0feet 200 400 800 1,200 1,600 1 inch = 400 Feet CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD HWY 82 BYP E WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST LEWIS ST PEAGLER ST LOREN ST LANGFORD CT PICKETT ST LANCELOT CIR LEE CIR CHALLENGE AVE HWY 14 W GALAHAD DR HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST YAUPON DR ROBINSON ST GAWAIN DR LANGFORD LN MOORE DR HWY 82 BYP W JOHNSON ST INDUSTRIAL PARK RD MCGRIFF ST HILL ST R-3 R-2 R-3 M-1 M-1 M-1 F.A.R. T-3 B-1 F.A.R. M-1 RD-1 B-1 B-1 B-2 R-2 B-2 B-2 R-2 B-2 B-2 R-5 R-2 T-2 T-2 RD-1 B-2 T-3 R-2 R-2 T-2 T-1 T-2 CITY OF PRATTVILLE Board of Zoning Adjustment Planning Department Staff Report Variance #190514-02 Page 1 SUMMARY FACTS: Variance #190514-02 PETITIONER: Mark Arnold PROPERTY OWNER: Kinedyne, LLC SUBJECT SITE: 371 G & S Road REQUEST: Variance of perimeter landscaping CURRENT ZONING: M-1, Light Industry LOCATION: End of G&S Road, 1,000 feet west of G&S Road and Washington Ferry Road intersections. FUTURE LAND-USE MAP: Mixed Use- Residential SURROUNDING LAND North: Vacant Lot (M-1) USES AND ZONING: South: Vacant Lot (M-1) East: Mini Storage Barn Manufacturer (M-1) West: Vacant Land (Outside City Limits) DEVELOPEMNT STATUS & HISTORY: Previous Variance Requests/Approval: None Conditions of Previous Approval: N/A DESCRIPTION OF VARIANCE REQUEST: Variance items 1-4 1) A Variance of 10 feet has been requested to allow for no landscaping from the 10-foot landscape depth requirement between the north property line and proposed improved parking area. 2) A Variance of 10 feet has been requested to allow for no landscaping from the 10-foot landscape depth requirement between the east property line and proposed improved parking area. Variance #190514-02 Page 2 3) A Variance of 10 feet has been requested to allow for no landscaping from the 10-foot landscape depth requirement between the south property line and proposed improved parking area. 4) A Variance has been requested for the elimination of an interior landscaped island. ZONING ORDINANCE REFERENCED:  The provisions of the Zoning Ordinance in which items 1, 2, and 3 are requested is referenced in section 145 described below: Section 145. - General site and off-street parking area landscaping requirements. Perimeter landscaping requirement. Perimeter landscaping must be provided within the property lines between the off-street parking area, adjoining properties. Planting areas existing in the public rights-of-way or on adjoining property shall not count toward the required perimeter landscaping area. Perimeter landscaping areas adjacent to adjoining properties shall be at least ten (10) feet in depth, excluding walkways, measured perpendicularly from the adjacent property to the back of curb. Interior landscaping requirements. Planting islands and/or peninsulas shall be provided for any off-street parking area of forty (40) or more parking spaces (not including the area of perimeter landscaping and not including the area of any plantings between the parking lot and buildings). (c) Existing off-Street parking areas: An off-street parking area that is in existence at the time this article is adopted and does not conform to the provisions of this article shall be a legal non-conforming use. The parking area may continue as a legal non- conforming use until such time as concrete or asphalt is added to increase its parking capacity to greater than that on the adoption date of this article. At that time, the entire off-street parking area must be brought into conformity with the requirements of this article. However, the requirements of this article shall not be used to reduce the amount of parking required by the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Prattville. Where a legal non- conforming use must be brought into compliance with this article and the lot size does not permit the amount of required parking and landscaping, the Administrator shall approve a landscaping plan that as closely as possible meets the requirements of this article. The Administrator may reduce the required landscaping components defined in Section 145 in the following order: interior, foundation, perimeter and frontage. Reductions below fifty (50) percent of required landscaping shall require a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Manufacturing/Industry Parking Requirements: One space per (two) employees combined work shifts plus one space per ten thousand (10000) square feet of gross building area.  94 spaces proposed per site plan, (20,088 square foot building). Variance #190514-02 Page 3  The board may question petitioner regarding the number of employees per combined work shift. STAFF ANALYSIS: The applicants request for a perimeter landscape variance is depicted in the attached site plan layout included for the board’s reference. The variance request is based off of the city of Prattville’s Ordinance requirement regarding a 10’ perimeter landscaping depth adjacent to off street parking areas between adjoining properties. At present, the parking area is a legal-non conforming gravel surface. Additionally, with any new development, a concrete or asphalt parking surface is required in following with the standards of the landscape ordinance for off- street parking areas. The petitioner is proposing to develop the parking lot by adding an asphalt surface, thus requiring the landscape standards of the Ordinance. As proposed, a variance of 10 feet has been requested to allow for no landscaping from the 10-foot landscape depth requirement between the improved parking area and north, south, and east property line. Furthermore, an additional variance has been requested from the interior lot landscape island requirement as shown in attached as a cross hatched area. The board shall note that this site does not face a frontage roadway, however could accommodate for the perimeter landscaping if necessary. PLANNING STAFF EVALUATION: Reviewed by: Austin Brass Site Visits Conducted: April, 2019 ATTACHMENTS A. 1” = 40’ scale aerial and property map (Additional attachments distributed with earlier mail out.) CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD HWY 82 BYP E WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST LEWIS ST PEAGLER ST LOREN ST LANGFORD CT PICKETT ST LANCELOT CIR LEE CIR CHALLENGE AVE HWY 14 W GALAHAD DR HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST YAUPON DR ROBINSON ST GAWAIN DR LANGFORD LN MOORE DR HWY 82 BYP W JOHNSON ST INDUSTRIAL PARK RD MCGRIFF ST HILL ST Aerial Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels Prattville City Limit 0feet 300 600 1,200 1,800 2,400 1 inch = 600 Feet CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST PICKETT ST MOORE DR PEAGLER ST ABE CT REYNOLDS MILL RD HILL ST Location Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels Prattville City Limit 0feet 200 400 800 1,200 1,600 1 inch = 400 Feet CO RD 4 E JENSEN RD HWY 82 BYP E WASHINGTON FERRY RD G S RD ORTON ST HAZEL ST LEWIS ST PEAGLER ST LOREN ST LANGFORD CT PICKETT ST LANCELOT CIR LEE CIR CHALLENGE AVE HWY 14 W GALAHAD DR HILL ST HALEY CT SPRING ST YAUPON DR ROBINSON ST GAWAIN DR LANGFORD LN MOORE DR HWY 82 BYP W JOHNSON ST INDUSTRIAL PARK RD MCGRIFF ST HILL ST R-3 R-2 R-3 M-1 M-1 M-1 F.A.R. T-3 B-1 F.A.R. M-1 RD-1 B-1 B-1 B-2 R-2 B-2 B-2 R-2 B-2 B-2 R-5 R-2 T-2 T-2 RD-1 B-2 T-3 R-2 R-2 T-2 T-1 T-2 Zoning Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels R-2 R-3 R-5 RD-1 B-1 B-2 M-1 T-1 T-2 T-3 F.A.R. Prattville City Limit 0feet 300 600 1,200 1,800 2,400 1 inch = 600 Feet Zoning Map - Board of Zoning Adjustment - 190514-02 ± Legend Streets Selected Parcel Tax Parcels R-2 R-3 R-5 RD-1 B-1 B-2 M-1 T-1 T-2 T-3 F.A.R. Prattville City Limit 0feet 300 600 1,200 1,800 2,400 1 inch = 600 Feet