Planning comments DEVELOPMENT REVIEW CDHHITTEE
PL~INI NG DEPARTMENT
Case #S--IO~?. I
Special Use Pe'r=i~it fo~ Ppivate Olub
Reviev~-d by: Ta~yozl Bowman, Plarmi~ & Zoning Coo~di~ato~
pl a~.
Si~e pla~ needs ~o sh~ a vi~i~y romp.
Revi~ ~ill ~i~ue at the ~ex~ O~ me~i~B ~o be held
W~esday~ Se~b~ 6, I~9.
This i~ is s~eduled f~ ~he gl~iz~g a~d Z~iz~ C~missi~
~ing on Thupsday~ 9e~embee ~1~1989 a~ 7:~ p.m.~ a~d also
the Ci~ Council m Tuesday~ O~ob~ 10~ 1989~ a~ 7:00 p.m.
· he To~n C~ Council Chambers.
S- 1037
Submitted for your review arid consideratior~, is a Special Use
Permit reo uest by Arnerican Golf Erst erpr i ses, to ai Iow the
operation of a private club. The preliminary and fir~al plat has
beer~ approved by the City, and t~e applicant must now a~p!y for a
Special Use Permit in order to o~erate a private clu~ for the
gol fcourse.
Property owners within 200' of this request were r, otified by
mail. None of the reply forms were returned. Zor, ing to the
nort~ of t~is property is SF-O for zero lot iir~e homes, and is
presently vacant. To the west and to the east, the surrounding
zoning of thi~ property is SF-12 S.U.P. Zoning to the sout~ is
MF-2 and is also vacant.
As you will note in your packets, several variances are beir~g
requested by the applicant. They are as follows:
~ariance ~1~- Square footage of the air conditioned part of
the temporary clubhouse is 1,524 square feet
of patio, for a total of 2,021 square feet.
Staff comment: The private club ord ir~ance ~297-A-28
Section 29. 15 (1) requires that private club structures "shall
occupy not less than three--thousand (3,000) square feet of air-
conditioned floor area and s~all be free standing."
~ariance ~2~ - Exterior signs will reflect the phrase
"Riverchase Golf Club".
Staff comment: Sect ion 29. 15 (I) states that "Exterior
signs.., shall not advertise or refer to either words or syrnbois
in the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages or the word
"club~ .
~ariar~ce ~3~ -- Food preparation and storage area will occuoy
160 s0uare feet or 7.9% of the total
restaurar~t apea inciuOing patio.
Staff comment: Sect ion 29. 15 2 (B) states that "The food
preparation and storage area occupied by the restaurant with a
~rivate club shall comprise a minimum of 20% of the ~quar~
footage of the area occupied by the restaurant with a private
club..."
~a~iance ~4~- Food operatic, r, in this temporary clubhouse ~ay
produce r~on-alcoholic food and drink sales of
a~proximately 50% of total food and alcoholic
beverage combir~ed sales.
Staff commerst: Section 89.15 8(C) re0uires t~at "At least ?0~. of
the gross sales of a restaurant with a private club shall be from
~he sale of food and /or non-alcoholic beverages."
City Council met on September 13, 1988 to reconsider this issue
arid has at,eroded the P~ivate Cltlb O~dir~ar, ce, section 29. I5(3)
to ~rovide that a private club shall not be located closer than
~00 fee~ of any residential structure, instead of the previous
language which read "a restaurant with a private club shall not
be located closer than 300 feet from any residential zoned
district". The a~end~ent also defined the term structure to be
defined as "any multi-family or apartment building, condominium,
town ho~e, zero lot line home, or any single family dwelling as
defined by the Department of Housir~g and Urban Development.
~Variann~ ~ - There will be no designated waiting area~ in
~his temporary clubhouse arid therefore no screening devices.
Staff comment: Section 29. 15 (4) requires that "a ~rivate club
shall have a waiting area wi~h seating inside ~he building,
separate from the bar area..."
If you have any questions regarding ~his request, staff will be
happy to answer the~.