Planner recommends approval of off-site parking CUP at 3243 N. Lee with screening conditions
Summary
Blue and Associates requested a conditional-use permit for an off-site parking lot at 3243 North Lee Avenue; staff recommended approval with screening and driveway-access conditions after the property's zoning changed to Urban Corridor.
Planning staff presented a conditional-use permit (CUP) application from Blue and Associates for an off-site parking lot at 3243 North Lee Avenue, within the Urban Corridor (UC) zone. The property is about 0.25 acres and lies inside the Main Street/Urban Corridor area; staff said the commission had approved a similar CUP several years ago but that prior approvals had expired.
Staff said the notable changes since the prior CUP are the property's rezoning from RSF-4 to Urban Corridor and the proposal now includes a driveway that would access the avenue directly rather than pass through an adjacent property. Staff recommended approval with conditions focused on screening: installing a visual barrier such as fencing or vegetation to screen the parking lot from adjacent residences along Lee Avenue. Staff reported no public comment on the application in the provided excerpt.
A commissioner asked about the prior expiration and whether the applicant had used granted extensions; staff said the applicant had not utilized prior extensions and that the CUP expired when the applicant did not timely request a renewal. Staff said the applicant applied for a grading permit earlier in the year and the expiration was discovered during permit review. No formal vote was recorded in the transcript excerpt; staff recommended approval and answered commissioners’ questions.
