Consider Site Plan for Building Expansion at 14350 Azurite St NW; Case of Diamond Graphics, Inc.

Diamond Graphics, located at 14350 Azurite Street NW, is requesting Site Plan Approval for a 28,034 square foot building addition to expand their manufacturing facility. A site plan review and approval by the Planning Commission and City Council is required for commercial and industrial developments and expansions.

Notification is not required for Site Plan review.

The subject property is located in the E-1 Employment District. The intent of this district is to accommodate general industrial activities. The E-1 Employment District allows manufacturing uses as a permitted use.

The applicant is proposing a 28,034 square foot expansion to the north side of the building. The building addition will accommodate expansion of the existing manufacturing uses. Access to the site will be unchanged. A bituminous drive will be extended around the proposed building and parking lot expansion on the west side of the addition. Full drive circulation will be provided around the building and its expansion.  The site meets all E-1 Employment District standards for lot size, width, building coverage and building/parking lot setbacks.

The project includes the addition of 124 parking stalls in two (2) rows along the west side of the building.  While this exceeds the minimum parking standards, it substantially complies with the originally approved site plan and it is assumed that the additional parking would satisfy part of all of the parking needs of a future user of the adjacent parcel (the applicant has an executed purchase agreement in place and is scheduled to close on the adjacent parcel later this month).  An executed cross-access easement will be necessary as part of the parking will span the two parcels.

The proposed elevations for the addition will utilize the same materials and colors to match the existing building.

All costs associated with processing this request are the Applicant's responsibility.

Staff recommends approval of the Site Plan contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated July 12, 2013.

Motion to recommend that City Council approve the Site Plan submittal contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated July 12, 2013.