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FINDING DF'FACT VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. 76-45 REPORT DATE Staff: g/7/76 Commission: 9/13/76 9/27/76 APPLICANT: William E. and Kay B. Thompson ADDRESS & ZONING: 2238 S. Flower Street AP 15-174-38 R 1 District SDM 24-5-10 VA PRUPOSE: To convert an existing service station building to a mini-market in the R 1 District while retaining the pump islands for self- service gasoline sales; also to waive the front and side yard setbacks in the R 1 District and waive a portion of the required landscaping. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approval COMMISSION ACTION & VOTE: Denied 9/27/76 AYES: Commissioners Yates~ Winters, Acosta~ O'Dell~ Ankrum) Griset, Gosse NOES: Commissioners, None ABSENT: Commissioners, None REASON FOR ACTION: The proposal would have a detrimental effect upon the surrounding development and the existing elementary school. The request does not meet the'criteria in the Zoning Ordinance for the granting of a variance. DETAILS OF PROPOSAL: 1. Description of Proposal: The existing service station (approximately 1,250 sq.ft.) would be remodeled for a mini-market. In connection with this, a walk-in refrigerator would be added to the north side of the building. Included in the market operation would be the sale of beer and wine. Two existing pump islands would remain for self-service gasoline sales, one along Flower Street and one along Warner Avenue. Proposed parking would meet the code based upon the requirement that at least one-third of the lot area be in parking (Section 41-617 m). Of four exiCting 34-foot wide drives, one is to be removed, leaving one on Flower Street and two on Warner Avenue. The westerly drive on Warner Avenue crosses adjacent property by. a private easement. Existing landscaping would be expanded upon and a new planter 5' x 60' would be constructed along the north property line-from Flower Street west. An existing masonry block wall abutting~residential properties to the west is six feet high. An existing wall to the north, however, is only approximately three to five feet in height where it abuts a residential property.* *NOTE: The previous variance on this property (#2186) required that the subject wall be six feet in height from finished grade. 2. Area Description: A. Property: Two lots, approximately 123' x 124' (14,700 sq.ft.), located at the northwest corner of Flower Street and Warner Avenue. VA 76-45 Page 1