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DEPARTMENT REPORT
NOVEMBER 24,2014
1. (V) Children's Learning Adventure, 116th St Centre PUD
The applicant seeks the following variance for a new building and parking lot:
Docket No. 14100004 V PUD Z-484-05,Section 2.10.A: Parking lots to be to the rear of bldgs,parking on
the side requested.
The site is located at the NE corner of 116th Street and College Ave and is zoned 116th Street Centre PUD(Ordinance
Z-484-05). Filed by Michael Lopez of CEI Engineering on behalf of the Children's Learning Adventure.
`� General Info:
The petitioner requests variance approval to allow
i t parking to the side of a new building which will
y` :3 ! be used as a childcare facility. The site is located
w ' — i.p. .: at the northeast corner of 116th Street and College
- Avenue and is surrounded by commercial
s ;' = properties to the east and west,apartments to the
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r I 6:a s north, and single family residential properties to
- . the south. This project is also under review by
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the Plan Commission for the development plan
,o „ '` �;_ and ADLS. Please refer to the petitioner's
information packet for more details.
16TH STREET
Analysis:
The concept plan and the PUD Ordinance
regulations for this area locate the buildings close
to the right-of-way with the parking lots behind.
This is to create a pedestrian friendly streetscape
that is also more aesthetically pleasing than having the parking lots abut the street. The petitioner is planning to locate the
building at the corner of College Avenue and 116th Street,however they are also proposing some parking to abut 116th
Street on the west side of the building.
Originally this PUD was planned to have more commercial and retail type uses along 116th Street;with entrances on the
front and parking in the back. While the proposed use of a childcare facility is a permitted use, it has a different layout
than a typical commercial building might. Therefore,the petitioner is requesting this variance to allow parking adjacent
to 116th Street for a portion of the site,which will better suit their desired layout and functionality of the facility. To help
screen the parking from the street,the Department has requested additional landscaping between the street and the parking
lot,which the petitioner has agreed to. The design and details of the landscaping are still being worked out through the
ADLS review. The Department has also requested that the petitioner allow for shared parking between this and the
adjacent buildings, since this development was intended to be one cohesive project and because parking does seem to be
an issue at times. The petitioner has agreed not to prohibit their neighbors from using the parking lot and the Department
would request this be made a commitment as a part of this variance approval.
The Department is in support of the requested variance.
Petitioner's Findings of Fact:
Please refer to the petitioner's information packet for their Findings of Fact.
Recommendation:
The Dept. of Community Services recommends favorable consideration of Docket No. 14100004 V with the
Commitment that the petitioner does not restrict their parking to use by their neighbors.
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