05-23-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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�--_................ ..... v- \'ll. I.. VUC l.11(Jl. would allow retail sales in the industrial district and if the Planning Commission concurs with the staff rPcommendati•,)n that the appeals application be presented to the Council at their May 23, 1988 meeting. If Council concurs staff will schedule a public hearing for amendment of the code at the June 20, 1988 meeting of the Planning Commission. Additional Comments and Planning Commission Recommendation - May 20, 1988 Additional Exhibits Exhibit H - Letter - VCI Capital, 5/17/88 Planning Commission concurred with the Zoning Administrator's interpretation of the code, that a retail use or rather warehouse/retail use was not permitted based on the current classifications for approved uses withii, the industrial zone. Members discussed the pros and cons of an amendment to the code that would allow such a use. The opposition felt that such use is in complete conflict with the existing pattern of development and with the existing uses in the City industrial park. This is the only area in our City that allows industrial uses and it is very limited in area (45 acres). In our recent study for the Highway 12 Comprehensive Plan amendment, the City did not approve an extension of this industrial park on the south side of Highway 12. Future expanded retail areas were planned on the north side of the Highway 12 corridor. Planning Commission noted that no direct access on to 12 was going to be allowed with the developement of the commercial corridor on the north side of 12 and that a more intense retail user on the south side would necessitate the development of a new access road. The industrial park as it is currently designed would not be able to handle the more intense traffic flow of a retail user. Joe Palansch of Washington Scientific was present and advised of the car accidents that have occurred on that section of roadway involving rear end collisions for persons attempting to turn left into the industrial park. Other members stated that if an amendment was to be considered, that it would take a good year as the key issue of access would have to be resolved and this would mean clearly a new access road to FPr.ve the users within the industrial park. It was the Planning Commissir -inc :rstanding that the applicant sought a speedy address to their pro m and the City was not able to provide a speedy solution. Planning Commission Recommendation The Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny the appeals application of Northern Hydraulics finding the proposed warehouse/retail use to be not permitted within the current classifications of the approved uses in the industrial zone of the City; absent a necessary amendment of the code, the proposed use is in complete conflict with the existing pattern of development of the industrial district and the current uses within that district.