Chair Adler called the July 22, 2014 regular session of Board of the Adjustment to order at 3:00 PM
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PRESENT: |
John Bohl, Member
Steven Roach, Member
Mike Schoeppach, Member
Bill Adler, Chairman
Helen Dankwerth, Vice Chair
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ALSO PRESENT
Mike Zinkin, Council Liaison
Paul Keesler, DIS Director/Town Engineer
Joe Andrews, Chief Civil Deputy Town Attorney
Bayer Vella, Planning Manager
David Laws, Permitting Manager
MOTION: A motion was made by Member Dankwerth and seconded by Member Schoeppach to approve December 17, 2013 Regular Session Meeting Minutes
MOTION carried, 5-0.
MOTION: A motion was made by Member Dankwerth and seconded by Member Schoeppach to approve April 22, 2014 Regular Session Meeting Minutes, as amended
MOTION carried, 5-0.
MOTION: A motion was made by Member Dankwerth and seconded by Member Schoeppach to approve May 27, 2014 Study Session Meeting Minutes
MOTION carried, 5-0.
Matt Michels, Senior Planner, presented a staff report which included the following:
Location
Applicant Request
Mercado Marandina Tentative Site Plan
TRCOD Intent
David Laws, Permitting Manager, addressed the Planned RTA Improvements to both Tangerine Road and La Cholla Boulevard
Matt Michaels, Senior Planner, continued with the staff report presentation:
Findings of Fact
Variance Criteria - Five Findings
Conditions Supporting Variance
David Laws, Permitting Manager, further clarified the RTA Project and the access management plan which encourages greater access separation from intersections and the direct impact the access location has on the project. The proposed access management would benefit the already congested transportation patterns at the intersection.
Matt Michaels reviewed the Variance Criteria Five Findings followed by the staff summary and recommendation
DIS Director/Town Engineer Paul Keesler, Permitting Manager, David Laws and Chief Civil Deputy Town Attorney Joe Andrews answered various questions posed by Board Members clarifying the traffic patterns and the access location.
Paul Oland, WLB, representing applicant, explained the property has been shown as a commercial location for a long time. In 2012 Council approved additional commercial acreage. The size of the property allows for a mixture for uses of the property. The limitations of access were considered from the beginning of the zoning phase. This request is to move the access location to allow a greater distance between La Cholla and the commercial driveway.
MOTION: A motion was made by Member Schoeppach and seconded by Member Bohl to approve the variance requested under case OV1013-001
MOTION carried, 5-0.