Case Number:
A-17-123
Applicant:
Charles Pope
Owner:
GEN2 Development, LLC
Council District:
10
Location:
11711 O'Connor Road
Legal Description:
Lot 24, NCB 15911
Zoning:
"I-1 IH-1 AHOD" Industrial Northeast Gateway Corridor Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Margaret Pahl, AICP, Senior Planner
Request
A request for 1) a variance from the provision requiring 50% glass on the front facade; 2) a variance from the design standards to allow metal as an accent building material; 3) a 3 foot variance from the minimum 10 foot rear bufferyard and 4) a variance from the IH-1 pedestrian route landscaping, each as described in UDC 35-339.01 regarding Gateway Corridors.
Executive Summary
The property is located on O'Connor Road, west of its intersection with Interstate 35 North and within the boundaries of the Northeast Gateway Corridor Overlay District. The site is a former car wash, however it is being proposed for re-development as a Taco Bell restaurant. The site is actually 500 feet from the Interstate 35 right of way, which is lowered 30 feet below the O'Connor Road overpass. An existing restaurant and hotel block the site visibility from the frontage road. The site includes approximately 27,000 square feet of lot area, in an awkward shape along a drainage ditch. The applicant is requesting several variances to allow a 2,250 square foot Taco Bell restaurant to be constructed on the site. Though the building will be similar to other Taco Bell restaurants, it cannot satisfy the percentage of windows required on the front facade. The building is oriented toward the parking lot, with the drive-through window and kitchen on the street facing fa?ade. The mechanical code requiring energy efficient construction conflicts with this standard as well.
In addition, metal is part of their new corporate branding and requires a variance in this overlay district. Years ago, when these standards were drafted, metal was used very little in retail and food service constr...
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