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THE CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS WELCOME YOU TO THE AVONDALE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AS A COURTESY TO OTHERS, PLEASE SILENCE ALL PHONES.THIS PLANNING COMMISSION IS COMPOSED OF AVONDALE CITIZENS WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION AS A CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY WITHOUT COMPENSATION IN THE INTEREST OF MAINTAINING A FAIR AND EFFICIENT HEARING, THE COMMISSION ADHERES TO THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
THE CHAIRPERSON CALLS THE AGENDA ITEM.
STAFF GIVES A BRIEF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION STAFF AND COMMISSION DISCUSSION OF THE AGENDA ITEM.
THE CHAIRPERSON ASKS THE APPLICANT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A BRIEF STATEMENT.
THE CHAIRPERSON THEN ASKS IF THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK ON THE MATTER, AND FINALLY, COMMISSION DISCUSSIONS AND A VOTE.
ANYONE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA SHOULD COMPLETE THE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM ONLINE AT WWW.AVONDALEAZ.GOV/REQUEST TO SPEAK OR COMPLETE A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD THAT IS LOCATED AT THE BACK OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBER AND HAND IT TO THE PLANNING CLERK PRIOR TO THE CONSIDERATION OF THAT AGENDA ITEM.
WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND GIVE YOUR NAME FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD.
PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO THREE MINUTES.
A COUNTDOWN CLOCK WILL BE EASILY VISIBLE ON THE SPEAKER'S PODIUM TO FOSTER A HELPFUL, KIND, AND PROFESSIONAL MEETING, ALL PARTICIPANTS SHOULD CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN A POLITE AND RESPECTFUL MANNER AT ALL TIMES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE AVONDALE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
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Premier Underground – Conditional Use Permit – Application PL-24-0077
]THE SITE IS A, THE A IC BRINKER, UH, INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE, UH, TO THE EAST OF THE, THE SITE IS THE AQUA RIVER TO THE, THE SOUTH, AND THE, THE CORNER OF THE L-SHAPE IS THE, UH, MAC[00:05:01]
PREFAB, UH, MANUFACTURING BUILDING.AND TO THE, THE WEST IS, UH, A VACANT LAND AND A RECYCLING CENTER.
UH, FURTHER FURTHERING, UH, WITH THE, THE PRESENTATION, THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, SHOWS THAT THE AREA CONSISTS OF PRIMARILY INDUSTRIAL, UH, GENERAL PLAN USES, UH, WITH INDUSTRIAL TO ITS NORTH AND TO ITS WEST.
UH, OPEN SPACE AND PARKS TO THE SOUTH AND TO THE, UH, EAST, UH, WITH THE AFI RIVER.
AND THEN, UH, EDUCATION, UH, WITH A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT NORTH, UH, ALONG LSUC, FELIX JR.
UH, ALSO, UH, WITHIN THE VICINITY, UH, IS THE RESOURCE CENTER, THE AVONDALE RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH IS TO THE SOUTH, UH, SOUTHWEST OF THE BUILDING.
AND THEN JUST SOUTH OF THAT WILL BE THE, UH, DETEN, THE POLICE DETENTION CENTER THAT IS GOING TO BE BUILT.
MOVING ON TO THE ZONING, UH, IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO SORT OF THE GENERAL PLANNED USES A LOT OF A ONE, UH, IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHICH IS OUR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL, UH, ZONING.
UM, ALONG WITH THAT, THERE'S THE AGRICULTURAL, UH, SECTION THAT MAKES UP, UH, THE AQUA RIVER.
THERE'S A BIT OF MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME ZONING TO THE, UH, EAST, UH, NORTHEAST, AND THEN THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT, UH, TO THE SOUTH, AGAIN WITH THAT RESOURCE CENTER.
UH, IN THIS SLIDE, IT'S A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE SITE PLAN, UH, FOR THE PREMIER UNDERGROUND.
UH, THE, THE PRIMARY USE, UH, IS SHOWN IN THE LEFT IMAGE HERE, WHICH IS THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE SITE.
IT IS A OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE USE.
THIS IS PERMITTED IN THE A ONE ZONING AND IS NOT THE SUBJECT, UH, OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
THE IMAGE TO THE, THE RIGHT IS WHERE THE TRUCK DISPATCHED USE, AND THE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW IS THE PRE-MANUFACTURED, UH, COVERED FUEL STATION, WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UH, SO THIS IS TO SORT OF SHOW THE LAYOUT OF WHAT WILL BE FACING GILLES C FELIX JUNIOR WITH THE, THE OFFICE USE.
AND THEN THE TRUCK USES WILL BE, UH, ALONG EAST RILEY.
UH, THESE ARE RECENT IMAGES OF THE SITE.
UH, THE IMAGE ON THE LEFT IS LOOKING TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG E OF THE IIO C FELIX JR.
UH, IT SHOWS THE CROSS, UH, ACCESS ENTRANCE FOR THE, UH, PRIMARILY EMPLOYEE PARKING THAT WILL TAKE PLACE.
AND THEN THE IMAGE TO THE RIGHT IS LOOKING NORTH ALONG RILEY DRIVE.
THIS IS THE CUL-DE-SAC AT THE END OF RILEY DRIVE RIGHT UP TO THE, UH, AGU RIVER, UH, AGRICULTURAL ZONING.
AND THEN THIS IS WILL BE WHERE THE ENTRANCE FOR THE TRUCK USES, AND THEN THE TRUCK FUELING STATION WILL BE THERE.
UH, THESE ARE JUST FURTHER IMAGES LOOKING DIRECTLY NORTH DOWN, A LESS COC FELIX JUNIOR WAY, AND THEN LOOKING DIRECTLY NORTH DOWN THE EASTERN PERIMETER ALONG THAT TRAIL THAT, UH, RUNS, UH, NEXT TO THE AQUA FRIA RIVER.
UH, THE THE FOLLOWING SLIDES WILL SHOW, UH, BUILDING ELEVATIONS FOR THE, UH, PREMIER UNDERGROUND OFFICE, UH, AND WAREHOUSE.
THESE ARE NOT, UH, PART OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, APPROVAL, BUT ARE HERE FOR INFORMATION ONLY.
UH, HERE IS THE NORTH AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS, AND THEN THE WEST AND EAST ELEVATION.
THE WEST ELEVATION, UH, WILL BE FACING, UH, THE, WELL, THE FACADE WILL BE FACING, UH, NORTH ALESSIO FELIX JR.
IT'S THE, THE STREET FACING THERE, AND THE PARKING WILL BE IN FRONT OF THAT.
UH, FOR THE EMPLOYEES, UH, TO GRANT A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, FIVE FINDINGS MUST BE MET AS OUTLINED IN THE AVONDALE ZONING SECTION 28 DASH EIGHT.
UH, EACH FINDING IS PRESENTED BELOW, UH, WITH A STAFFS ANALYSIS, UH, TO REGARDING THEM, UH, FOR THE FIRST FINDING.
IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE INDUSTRIAL GENERAL PLAN USE AND FURTHERS THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA.
THE PROPOSED USE AND USES, UH, FOR THE CUP ARE IN LINE WITH THE OBJECTIVE, UH, THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS LAND USE DESIGNATION.
NUMBER TWO, THE USE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE OVERALL INDUSTRIAL CHARACTER OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PRO, THE PROPOSED CUP USES, UH, ARE IN THE SOUTHEAST SECTION OF THE PROPERTY AND ARE SCREENED, UH, FROM RILEY ROAD, UH, AND THE AQUIFER RIVER.
UH, AND THEY WILL NOT BE DETRIMENTAL TO ANY OF THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES, UH, BEING PUT IN THIS AREA OF THE SITE.
UH, NUMBER THREE IS THAT THE SITE HAS ADEQUATE SPACE TO ACCOMMODATE FOR THE PROPOSED, PROPOSED USES, UH, WITH PROPER ONSITE CIRCULATION FOR THE TRUCK USES, AS WELL AS MEETING THE SETBACKS, PARKING AND LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS SET BY THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
UM, NUMBER FOUR IS THAT THE SITE HAS ADEQUATE ACCESS TO PUBLIC STREETS AND HAS A CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC, UH, GENERATED BY THE PROPOSED USES.
UH, THE, A TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY
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HAD BEEN SUBMITTED TO, UH, STAFF AND HAD BEEN REVIEWED BY OUR TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND THAT THEY HAD MET, UH, THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR THAT.THE FIFTH CONDITION IS THAT THERE WILL BE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL RECOMMENDED ALONG WITH, UH, THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
UH, AND THOSE CAN BE FOUND ON THE STAFF REPORT OR, UH, I CAN BE READ TO YOU LATER ON IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK OVER THEM.
UH, THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND NOTICING FOR THIS PROJECT, UH, THERE WAS A MEETING HELD ON, UH, SORRY, ON AUGUST 20TH, UH, 2024.
UH, AND IT, UH, THERE WAS ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT ATTENDED, ASIDE FROM THE APPLICANT AND CITY STAFF, UH, NO MEMBERS OF THE OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDED THAT MEETING.
UH, ALONG WITH THIS, THERE WAS ONE COMMENT ON AVONDALE CONNECT ON THE AVONDALE CONNECT PLATFORM THAT WAS REQUESTING, UH, A GROCERY STORE TO BE, UH, LOCATED IN AVONDALE
UH, THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF? UH, COMMISSIONER MCBURNEY HAS TWO QUESTIONS.
SO, AND THEY BOTH HAVE TO DO WITH THE TRUCK FUEL STATION, UM, AND THEY'RE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
UH, ARE THEY ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANKS? IF I WAS READING THROUGH THE PROPOSAL, ARE THEY ABOVE GROUND FUEL TANKS OR BELOW GROUND? UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER? UH, MCBURNEY, UH, I BELIEVE THE, THE FUEL P TANKS WILL BE, UH, LOCATED UNDERGROUND.
AND I'M ASSUMING THAT THE FUEL STATION WILL MEET ALL STATE, COUNTY, AND CITY REQUIREMENTS UPON CONSTRUCTION, UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER MCBURNEY? YES, IT WILL BE, UH, WILL MEET ALL CITY REQUIREMENTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? YEAH, THIS IS COMMISSIONER GRIM.
UH, JUST ONE QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION.
I, I BELIEVE IT ALSO INCLUDES A TRUCK WASH.
IS THAT PART OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT? UH, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONER GRIM, THE TRUCK WASH IS INCLUDED, UH, AS PART OF THE, THE PROJECT, BUT IT IS NOT PART OF THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
IT IS AN ALLOWED USE, UH, WITH THE CURRENT ZONING.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I MAY, UM, IF WE COULD PLEASE ASK THE APPLICANT, UH, TO CLARIFY WHETHER THE TANKS ARE GROUND MOUNTED OR IF THEY'LL BE UNDERGROUND OKAY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
ARE THERE ANY, UH, WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? I GUESS WE HAVE A, A QUESTION OF CLARIFICATION FOR YOU, SIR.
AND PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
I'M THE ARCHITECT OF RECORD AND THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR THIS PROJECT.
UM, WE, UH, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY, CHAIRMAN AND THE COMMISSION, UM, THESE ARE INTENDED TO BE ABOVE, UH, GROUND TANKS.
THERE'S ONLY, UH, TWO, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, UM, THE INTENT IS TO HAVE THE TRUCKS COME IN FROM ONE DIRECTION AND ALSO LEAVE OUT THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
SO IT'S KIND OF A TWO-WAY, UM, FUELING STATION AND, UH, WE'VE DESIGNED IT TO WHERE IT'S SET BACK FAR ENOUGH FROM THE STREET FRONTAGE THAT NO ONE'S GONNA SEE AT THE SITE IS COMPLETELY WALLED IN AND, UM, SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON, ON, UM, ANY, YOU KNOW, VISUAL CONTACT BASICALLY WITH THE PUBLIC.
UM, AND IT'S STRICTLY FOR PRIVATE USE FOR PREMIER UNDERGROUND'S, UH, SPECIFIC USE.
UM, AND YES, THEY WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE STATE AND COUNTY, UM, REQUIREMENTS FOR, UH, FUELING AND THERE'LL BE SAFETY, UM, MEASURES, UH, PART OF THAT, UH, SYSTEM WITH, UH, SHUTOFFS AND, AND OTHER SUCH THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
IT'LL, THERE'LL BE A CANOPY SIMILAR TO A SMALL GAS STATION CANOPY AND IT'LL, THE FASCIA WILL MATCH AND THE BUILDING THAT IT'S NEXT TO IT, IT WOULD ALL BE, UM, UM, CONSISTENT WITH THE MAIN BUILDING, THE SAME DETAILS AND SUCH.
WE'VE WORKED HARD ON THIS PROJECT.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE AND AS EVERYBODY KNOWS AND
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WE THINK IT'S GONNA BE A GREAT ADDED, UM, DIMENSION, SO TO SPEAK TO THAT AREA.AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ELEVATIONS, THEY'RE ARCHITECTURALLY VERY PLEASING, SO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN AVONDALE.
I WOULD LIKE TO NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? THANK YOU CHAIR.
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK, BUT IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, YOU MAY PROCEED TO THE PODIUM HEARING AND SEEING NONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING NOW.
NOW ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION AMONG THE COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE, MAY I HAVE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER MCMURDY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION PL 2 4 0 0 7 7 A REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A TRUCK FUELING STATION AND TRUCK DISPATCH HAS ADDITIONAL USES TO THE PRIMARY OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE USE SUBJECT TO THE FIVE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL AS LISTED IN OUR STAFF REPORT.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MCBURNEY.
MAY I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DO WE NEED A VOICE VOTE ON THIS CORRECT CHAIR.
I VOTE TO APPROVE THE APPLICATION.
WE ARE NOW READY FOR ITEM FIVE ON THE AGENDA COMMISSION ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY ITEMS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? HEARING NONE.
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PLANNING DIVISION REPORT.THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THIS EVENING THAT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST WE'VE RECEIVED 26 ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THAT, UM, WE WILL HAVE SOME ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION NEXT MONTH WE HAVE SOME TEXT AMENDMENTS THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE THIS EVENING.
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ON THE AGENDA IS THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING, WHICH IS OCTOBER 16TH, 2024.MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I MOTION TO ADJOURN.
COMMISSIONER MCBURNEY SECONDS.