Case Number:
A-15-097
Applicant:
Brown & Ortiz PC
Owner:
Joel Dauley
Council District:|1313|Location:
331 W Buchanan & 358 W Villaret Boulevard
Legal Description:
Lots 304, S 544.60 feet of W 65 feet of 303 or 303F, E 192 feet of S 340 feet of 303 or 303A, W 70 feet of S 498.32 feet of 302, Block 29, NCB 11128
Zoning:
"R-4 CD AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District with Conditional Use for a Noncommercial Parking Lot
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a variance from the requirement as described in 35-526 (f) and (j) that the parking lots be hard-surfaced.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 331 W Buchanan & 358 W Villaret Boulevard, generally northwest of the Loop 410 Expressway and Moursund Boulevard intersection. The property was the subject of a rezoning case (Z2013129 CD), in which conditional use authorization for a non-commercial parking lot was granted on September 5th, 2013. The conditional use approval allows the property to maintain the use as residential for future development, as well as an overflow parking lot to address current parking issues.
Section 35-526(j) stipulates that additional spaces, i.e. overflow parking, may be permitted so long as the parking has pervious surfacing. The applicant is seeking a variance to waive this requirement so that vehicles can park on the natural grass. The applicant further states that the property owner, as well as adjacent property owners, wishes that the subject property remain in a more natural state, rather than covered with asphalt or concrete paving. The Unified Development Code does not require concrete or asphalt, but pervious surfacing, including gravel.
The flea market currently has 846 parking stalls, with this area targeted to add an additional 275 spaces. The market employs 20 traffic control officers instructed to direct traffic to open lots and rotate lots as people leave. They will use the subject lot as their ...
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