CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the Ordinance approving a parking variance for Junior Ninja Warriors on property located at 2012 Corporate Lane, PZC 17-1-041.
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Kasey Evans, AICP
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission considered this matter on June 7, 2017 and voted to recommend approval of the request (Approved 8-0). Staff concurs.
BACKGROUND:
The property is located at the northwest corner of Corporate Lane and Ferry Road, and is zoned ORI (Office Research and Light Industry District). The property is approximately 11 acres and is improved with a 188,333 square foot 1-story industrial building.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner, Junior Ninja Warriors Chicago LLC, requests approval of a parking variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces in order to operate a fitness facility at 2012 Corporate Lane. The petitioner seeks to occupy an approximately 13,662 square foot tenant space in the middle of the building. A fitness facility is a permitted use in the ORI district. The petitioner intends to operate the business in the evenings Monday through Friday for classes and birthday parties, as well as all day on Saturday and Sunday for open gym and birthday parties.
Per Municipal Code Section 6-9-3 (Schedule of Off-street Parking Facilities) fitness facilities are required to have 4 parking spaces per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area. At 13,662 square feet, the proposed use would be required to have 55 parking spaces. The total parking requirement for the building's existing tenant mix, including the proposed Junior Ninja Warriors is 347 parking spaces. The subject property currently has 206 parking spaces.
The petitioner conducted parking counts at the property over a Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at various times throughout the day from 8:00am to 6:30pm. The peak parking demand on Thursday and Friday occurred a...
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