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CUP No. 2025-03 and Variance No. 2025-01 – McFadden and Fairview Development (2745 W. McFadden Avenue and 1001 S. Fairview Street) March 10, 2025 Page 9 4 8 3 7 request, staff believes that the following analysis warrants staff’s recommendation of approval of the variance. The unique circumstances associated with the subject site, particularly its size, existing construction and improvements, and proximity to residential properties on the east and north sides, present challenges to the overall site design. Therefore, throughout the review process, the applicant coordinated with City staff to meticulously plan the safest route to ensure ample space for on-coming traffic, fuel truck circulation, and devise a site plan that minimizes disruptions for the neighboring residential properties to the east of the subject site. Specifically, the property at 1001 S. Fairview Street has existing conditions providing a zero- foot landscaped setback abutting the residential properties to the north and east. Requesting compliance with the required five-foot landscaped setback abutting residential would hinder the ability for the parking to meet the required back up for 90-degree angle parking. Additionally, the site will be developed with a new commercial building that will maintain a seven-foot landscape setback along Fairview Street. The location of the new commercial building allows for safe vehicle circulation, sufficient back up space for 90-degree angle parking, and assists in activating commercial activity along Fairview Street. Additionally, the landscaped setback to the south of the new proposed driveway at 1001 S. Fairview Street will be reduced to twelve feet and eight feet in some portions to allow for safe vehicle circulation. The property 2745 W. McFadden Avenue is proposed to be developed with a new convenience store and a new service station that will maintain a reduced front-yard landscaped setback of seven feet along McFadden Avenue. The reduced landscape setback will aid the safest circulation route for fuel trucks and vehicle traffic, the site meeting parking requirements, and maintaining the back-up distance required for 90-degree angle parking. Reduction of the front-yard landscaped setbacks enable the project to be designed to ensure safe circulation for all types of vehicles and to meet the site circulation standards. Without the reduction, the project would need to be substantially redesigned, resulting in reduction of building square footage and negative impacts to the feasibility of the site’s development. Additional impacts would include a reduction in drive-aisle lane widths, creation of onsite circulation hazards. Moreover, these adjustments would result in a reduction of parking spaces, affecting the overall functionality and viability of the site and resulting in community parking impacts. General Plan Consistency The approval of the proposed project will be consistent with the General Plan land use designation of General Commercial (GC), which allows for the development of highly visible and accessible shopping opportunities along arterial corridors. Additionally, this designation supports the development and continued operation of recreational, cultural, and entertainment opportunities near established residential neighborhoods. The project would provide an added