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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Mindi Hurley, Director of Community Development
Date: August 13, 2019
Reference: Consider approval of a zoning change to PD-300-LI (Planned Development-300- Light
Industrial) to allow a 19,275 square foot Fire Station #4 and includes a Resource Center,
on approximately 4.33 acres of property.
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Executive Summary:
The Fire Department performed an analysis for Standards of Cover, which analyzes the response times
to areas of the city. One of the items to come out of this study was the need to provide better response
times to the western portion of the city. This request is to construct a new fire station and resource center
that will provide needed emergency medical and fire service delivery to the west side of the city. The
new fire station will also help the City maintain its ISO (Insurance Service Office) Class 1 rating.
Introduction:
This request is to approve Detail Site Plan to permit an approximate 19,275 square foot fire station and
resource center on approximately 4.33 acres of land located on Northpoint Drive, approximately 700 feet
east of Royal Lane. This site will allow better access to SH 121, Royal Lane, Sandy Lake, Freeport
Parkway, etc. and the industrial buildings on the western portion of the city.
The site is heavily treed and has topography which will require adding fill to the site in order to level the
site and construct the building. The building was proposed in this location because it required the least
amount of fill due to topography and would also provide the least amount of tree removal. There are
approximately 4200” of protected trees on site. Approximately 1000” will be removed including one
historic tree (45”) which will need to be removed. A technical variance is being requested to allow for
three parking spaces in the front yard, as pushing these parking spaces further into the lot would require
additional fill and result in the loss of additional trees. Approximately 78% of the site is landscaped, with
the eastern portion of the site to remain in its natural state.
The proposed building will have a stone façade with fiber-cement accent panels. Overall, the building
is 78% masonry, with the north elevation exceeding the 80% masonry requirement at 89% and the
remaining elevations ranging from 71-79%. While the other main material component is cement fiber,
it does not fall into the masonry definition. A variance is requested for the project. Staff has no objections
to the variances requested.
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Analysis:
On July 18, 2019 the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of PD-300-LI, Fire
Station #4 and Resource Center, subject to the following conditions:
1. Additional comments will be generated at the time of Detail Engineering review.
2. Approval of the variances to the masonry veneer requirements and the location of the three
parking spaces in the front yard.
3. Revise the Landscape Plan per staff comments.
Legal Review:
This did not require city attorney review
Fiscal Impact:
None
Recommendation:
The Planning Department recommends APPROVAL of PD-300-LI (Planned Development 300-Light
Industrial)
Attachments:
1. Staff Report
2. Site Plan
3. Landscape Plan
4. Elevations & Rendering
5. Tree Survey
6. Color Board