CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance approving a variance to reduce the amount of required off-street parking spaces for the property located at 1931, 1955, and 1967 Glacier Park Avenue (Scooter's) - PZC 23-1-017
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Brad Iwicki, Assistant Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) considered PZC 23-1-017 on October 18, 2023 and recommended approval of the request subject to the conditions outlined by staff (approved 9-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is the High Grove Plaza shopping center located at 1931, 1955, and 1967 Glacier Park Avenue. Lot 2, a 13,915.96 square foot outlot where Scooter's is proposed, is generally located within the parking lot of the High Grove Plaza shopping center on the east side of Route 59, north of Glacier Park Avenue. More specifically, the outlot is located just west of the existing commercial building and south of the Freddy's development and is currently paved over with parking spaces. The outlot has a common street address of 1931 Glacier Park Avenue and is zoned B2 (Community Shopping Center District).
The existing parking lot on the subject property is shared with the adjacent multi-tenant commercial building which is occupied by Urban Air Adventure Park and Marshalls, as well as the Freddy's fast-food restaurant approved by City Council in 2023. As the High Grove Plaza has been developed and tenant changes have occurred, parking variances were granted to reduce the number of required parking spaces for the overall shopping center, including:
* Urban Air Adventure Park was granted approval of a parking variance in 2018 to reduce the required parking from 10 to 5 parking spaces per 1,000 square feet (Ordinance #18-144).
* Freddy's was granted approval of a parking variance in 2023 to reduce the required parking spaces at the High Grove Plaza shopping center from 409 par...
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