CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance granting a variance to reduce the amount of required off-street parking for the property located at 2012 Corporate Lane unit 140 - PZC 21-1-133
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: Gabrielle Mattingly, Community Planner
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
The Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) opened the public hearing for PZC 21-1-133 on February 2, 2022 and provided a positive recommendation (approved 7,0).
BACKGROUND:
The subject property is located at the northwest corner of Ferry Road and Corporate Lane and is zoned ORI (Office Research and Light Industry District). The parcel is approximately 11 acres in size and is improved with a 188,333 square foot mixed use industrial and office building and 238 associated parking spaces.
The petitioner, 2012 Corporate Lane LLC, is requesting approval of a parking variance in order to reduce the number of required parking spaces to allow a fitness facility known as Shoot 360 to occupy unit 140.
DISCUSSION:
The petitioner has submitted the attached detailed description of the variance request which describes Shoot 360 as a basketball training facility that provides 90% individual instruction. The remaining 10% of the use is a 3-4 student instructional class which is scheduled 2-3 times per week, usually on the weekends. Based on the submitted description of Shoot 360, the use is defined as a fitness facility and is a permitted use in the ORI zoning district.
The petitioner has submitted the attached tenant roster providing details of the existing tenants within the building and the square footage that they occupy. The existing businesses within the building include a mix of office and general distribution users. Per code section 6-9-3 (Schedule of Off-Street Parking Requirements), a fitness facility is required to provide four parking spaces per 1,000 sf. Unit 140 is 21,460 sf in size which requires 86 parking sp...
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