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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Comm Reports/1982/04/28 A G E N D A City Planning Commission Chula Vista, California Wednesday, April 28, 1982 - 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - SILENT PRAYER APPROVAL OF MINUTES - Meeting of April 14, 1982 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of conditional use permit PCC-82-15 to establish a warehouse facility for produce at North Fourth and future Brisbane in I-L zone - Big Bear Markets DIRECTOR'S REPORT COMMISSION COMMENTS ADJOURN TO DINNER AT BLACK ANGUS To: City Planning Commission From: D.J. Peterson, Director of Planning Subject: Staff report on agenda items for Planning Commission Meeting of April 28, 1982 1. PUBLIC HEARING: Conditional use permit PCC-83-15; request to establish a warehouse facillty tot produce at North Fourth and future Brlsbane in I-L zone - Big Bear Markets A. BACKGROUND 1. This item involves a request by Big Bear Markets to establish a distribution and warehouse facility for produce products on approximately 5.2 acres located between North Fourth Avenue and North Glover Avenue immediately north of the Department of Motor Vehicles in the C-C zone. 2. The proposed use is an industrial use requiring that the property be zone industrially. The applicant has requested that the subject property be rezoned from C-C (Central Commercial) to I-L (Limited Industrial) which was considered by the Planning Commission on April 14, 1982. The Commission has recommended that the City Council approve the zone change. 3. An Initial Study, IS-82-27, of possible adverse environmental impacts of the project was conducted by the Environmental Review Committee on April 8, 1982. The Committee concluded that there would be no significant environmental effects and recommended that the Negative Declaration be adopted. B. RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that this project will have no significant environmental impact and adopt the Negative Declaration issued on IS-82-7 together with the mitigating measures. 2. Based on findings contained in Section "E" of this report, adopt a motion to approve the request, PCC-82-15, to establish a distribution and warehouse facility for the Big Bear Markets at Brisbane Street and North Glover Avenue subject to the following conditions: a. Access shall be limited to Brisbane Street. b. The two driveways on North Glover Avenue shall be deleted. c. The project shall be subject to site plan and architectural review and approval by the Design Review Committee prior to the issuance of any building permits. d. Two fire hydrants shall be provided on site with the location to be determined by the Fire Marshal. City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of April 28, 1982 Page 2 e. Truck and/or trailer parking shall be limited to the marked stall areas or paved locations so designated on approved plans filed wi th the Planning Department. f. The unpaved area of approximately 1-1/2 acres in size on the northerly portion of the property shall not be utilized until plans have been approved by the Planning Department. g. A landscape plan shall be submitted to the City's Landscape Architect along with the application for the building permit. The plan shall include landscaping in the following locations: l) on the east and south sides of the warehouse building; 2) at the northwest corner of the warehouse building; and 3) at the Brisbane entrance to the site near the maintenance building. h. All activity occurring between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. shall take place on the west side of the warehouse. i. The conditional use permit shall not be in effect until the zone change on the property from C-C from I-L is effective. Any distrubance of noise caused by this operation and reported to the Planning Department shall cause the conditional use permit to be reviewed by the Planning Commission for the purpose of determining whether additional conditions are necessary. Failure by the applicant or future owners to agree to new imposed conditions shall be considered sufficient reasons for revocation of the permit. C. DISCUSSION 1. Adjacent zoning and land use. North I-L Light Industrial South C-C Department of Motor Vehicles East M-H-P Mobilehome Park (166 spaces) West C-C and I-L Commercial and Light Industrial 2. Existing site characteristics. The subject property is a vacant 5.2 acre level parcel located between Brisbane Street and North Glover Avenue. The project site lies within the boundaries of the lO0 year flood level of the Sweetwater River Flood Plain and is subject to inundation. Brisbane Street is dedicated but unimproved. City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of April 28, 1982 Page 3 The applicant will be required to install a portion of the street improvements in conjunction with any development. The applicant will also be required to dedicate and improve a portion of North Glover Avenue adjacent to the site. 3. Proposed development. a. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a 37,500 square foot (150 ft. X 250 ft.) warehouse structure on the southwest portion of the site and a 4,800 square foot (50 ft. X 96 ft.) maintenance shop with diesel pumps on the westerly side of the property near Brisbane Street. No elevations have been submitted for the proposed buildings. However, the warehouse structure will be approximately 28 to 32 feet in height and the shop building approximately 20 feet in height. The site will be raised in elevation with fill ranging from 1 foot to almost 6 feet. The northerly 200 feet will be left vacant for future expansion. b. Access to the site will be restricted to Brisbane Street. Two emergency driveways are proposed on North Glover Avenue which are to be used only in case of a fire. A total of 37 employee parking spaces are proposed on the site. There will be 18 diagonal spaces located along the east side of the warehouse and another 19 spaces along the westerly property line. The loading docks will be situated on the west and north sides of the warehouse building. A small office will be located at the northeast corner of the warehouse. The office as well as a masonry screening wall will extend northerly from the building to shield the trucks parked on the north side of the building from the residential area to the east. c. A 4 foot high decorative wall is proposed along both street frontages. The wall will set back approximately 7 feet from the inside edge of the sidewalk and the area in front will be landscaped. No other landscaping is proposed. 4. Proposed operation. The facility will be a 24 hour operation from Monday through Saturday with two work shifts per day. There will be 17 employees during the day and l0 at night. The applicant has submitted a work schedule which outlines a typical workday and workweek {see attached). Most of the trucks coming in during the evening hours will dock on the west side of the building. Loading and unloading of the trucks will be an ongoing operation. D. ANALYSIS 1. Except for its close proximity to the mobilehome park located on the east side of North Glover the site is reasonably suited for the proposed use. It has direct access to a major street (North Fourth Avenue) and reasonable access to the I-5 and 1-805 freeways. Once Highway 64 (South Bay Freeway) is completed there will be an interchange with North Fourth Avenue. While the City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of April 28, 1982 Page 4 activity associated with the proposed use may have some impact on the mobilehome park to the east, it probably would be no greater than the impact which would result from development of the property in accordance with the existing commercial zoning. 2. In order to minimize the effects of the use on the mobilehome park the loading docks have been oriented away from the park and a screening wall extended from the building. No trucks or vehicles will enter from North Glover Avenue, therefore, the use will not generate any traffic on that street. The Fire Department has indicated that the two emergency driveways proposed on North Glover Avenue are not needed, therefore, it is recommended that they be deleted. Two fire hydrants will ~e required on site. 3. The warehouse structure may be as high as 32 feet in height and possibly higher depending on the proposed roof top equipment. The maximum allowable height in the I-L zone is 45 feet. A 32' high, 250' long, single plain structure will create a rather imposing blank wall facing North Glover even though it will be setback 45' from the east property line. Therefore, in order to reduce the visual impact it is recommended that landscaping in the form of trees be provided adjacent to the easterly side of the building. Landscaping will also be required near the south side of the building facing the DMV site. E. FINDINGS 1. That the proposed use at the location is necessary or desirable to provide a service or facility which will contribute to the general well being of the neighborhood or the coamnunity. The proposed facility will serve as a distribution center for the Big Bear Markets located within the south San Diego area. The site has good access to a major street and nearby freeways and is located within an industrial area. 2. That such use will not under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity. The conditions of approval will restrict night time activities to the west side of the warehouse building. Screening walls as well as the building will shield the adjacent mobilehome park located to the east from the proposed use. There will be no access from North Glover Avenue so that the use should generate little traffic on that street in contrast to what could be expected from a commercial use which is allowed under the existing zoning. City Planning Commission Agenda Items for Meeting of April 28, 1982 Page 5 3. That the proposed use will comply with the regulations and conditions specified in the code for such use. The structures will be raised above the 100 year flood level. 4. That the granting of this conditional use permit will not adversely affect the general plan of the City or the adopted plan of any government agency. The proposed use is in keeping with the recommended industrial designation of the general plan for this area. WPC O038P/OOO1Z DL