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SPECIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE
DEPARTMENT REPORT
November 2, 2006
10. Docket No. 06060023 DP /ADLS: Bill Estes Pre -Owned Facility
The applicant seeks to construct a new, 9,350- square foot, pre -owned vehicle sales
facility. Variances for signage, landscaping, and bufferyards will be filed.
The site is located at 4102 West 96 Street and 9884 Michigan Road, and is zoned B2.
Filed by Mary Solada of Bingham McHale LLP for Bill Estes Chevrolet.
The applicant seeks to replace an existing vehicle sales facility with a new building. Please see
the information packet provided for an overview of this request. In conjunction with this
petition, a series of variance requests were submitted and heard at the Oct. 23 BZA meeting.
The results of which are as follow:
Approved Chapter 23C.12.B Parking lot pole light height
Approved Chapter 23C.12.0 Foot candles at property line
Approved Chapter 25.07.02.08(b) Total number signs
Approved Chapter 23C.09.D Facade projections /recessions
Approved Chapter 23C.09.K.2(e) Building material /EIFS
Approved Chapter 23C.09.G Windows design
Approved Chapter 23C.09.I Windows facade
No Vote Chapter 26.04 North bufferyard reduction
Denied Chapter 26.04 South bufferyard reduction
Denied Chapter 23C.10.3.5(b) Perimeter parking lot plantings
No Vote Chapter 23C.10.3.5(c) Screened parking within front /side yard
This site is located at the NW corner of 96 Street and Michigan Road (US 421). It is currently
used as a car dealership this request is to tear down and construct a new facility in generally the
same location as the exiting structure.
This item was heard at the September 19` Plan Commission meeting and the Oct. 3 Special
Studies meeting. Many comments and suggestions have been resolved with the granting of
variances.
Given the denial of variances for bufferyards and perimeter parking lot plantings, the petitioner
must redesign their site layout and landscape plan to comply with our ordinance. A compliant
plan has not been submitted for review.
The Department recommends that this item be continued to the December 5` Special
Studies meeting to allow submission and review of a compliant site and landscape plan.