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GARLAND PLANNING REPORT
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Agenda Item 8.f. |
City Council Regular Session Agenda |
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REQUEST |
Approval of a Specific Use Provision for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. Approval of a Plan for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash Use. LOCATION 2641 Belt Line Road |
OWNER |
Harold Peek |
PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION |
On February 13, 2023, the Plan Commission, by a vote of eight (8) to one (1), recommended approval of a Specific Use Provision for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. The Plan Commission, by a vote of eight (8) to one (1), also recommended approval of a Plan for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash Use. |
STAFF RECOMMENDATION |
Approval of a Specific Use Provision for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover use on a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District. Approval of a Plan for a Car Wash, Automated/Rollover use.
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BACKGROUND |
The subject property has an approved SUP for a Commercial Outdoor Amusement Use; however; the site was never developed. The applicant proposes to open an automated/rollover car wash. The GDC requires a Specific Use Provision for an Automated/Rollover Car Wash use in the Community Retail (CR) District. |
SITE DATA |
The site is 1.185-acres. The site is accessed from two entrances on a mutual access easement that leads to the Nursing Home to the North and is accessed from Belt Line Road. |
USE OF PROPERTY UNDER CURRENT ZONING |
The subject property is zoned Community (CR) District, with a previous SUP [S 10-32] for a Commercial Outdoor Amusement Use which was not developed. The Community Retail (CR) district is intended to accommodate a variety of retail, service, and business establishments that may or may not be designed in a shopping center configuration. The district may be used as a transition district between lower intensity retail or office uses and more intense uses. A Community Retail (CR) District is generally appropriate along major transportation corridors but is generally not appropriate in proximity to low-density residential districts without significant buffering and screening features. An example of allowed use in a CR district is a retail shopping area that may be large in scale with very limited or no outside storage. Traffic generated by uses in a CR district must be focused onto the major thoroughfare network. Development in a CR district may not be designed in a manner that increases traffic through residential areas. |
CONSIDERATIONS |
Specific Use Provision:
- The applicant proposes to construct a 4,998 square foot automated/rollover car wash.
- The applicant requests that the refuse container may be located in front of the building as opposed to behind the building per the GDC, due to site design challenges and safety accommodations. It should be noted the refuse container opening would face away from the public street view, as well as be screened by GDC-approved shrubs and a tree.
- The applicant is requesting approval of a thirty (30) year Specific Use Provision. The SUP Time Period Guide recommends a range of twenty-five (25) to thirty (30) years
- The hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 7:00 pm every day of the week.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN |
The Future Land Use Map of the Envision Garland Plan recommend Compact Neighborhoods for the subject site. Compact neighborhoods provide areas for moderate increases in residential density, including single-family attached and single-family detached housing. It expands housing options through infill and redevelopment, while continuing walkable development patterns. These areas provide transitions between traditional residential neighborhoods and higher density residential neighborhoods and non-residential developments. These areas accommodate uses such as convenience retail (goods and services), office space, and public services. The architectural character and scale of these areas are compatible with adjacent residential development. |
COMPATIBILITY OF REQUEST WITH SURROUNDING ZONING AND LAND USES |
The property to the East is zoned Community Retail District and contains a restaurant. To the East of that, a property zoned Community Retail (CR) District contains a car wash, self-service/wand. The property to the North contains a Nursing home zoned Planned Development (PD) District 14-49 for Multi-Family use. The property to the West is a private school zoned Planned Development (PD) District 97-01 for Community Office (CO) District uses. The property to the South contains a church and is zoned Community Retail (CR) District. The proposed use is generally compatible with the surrounding area. |
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