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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8.1 PH PLPA-2011-00008&00009 Kia SDRG~~~ OF DU~~~ 19'~'~`82 ~`~ ~~LIFOR~~~ DATE: TO: October 11, 2011 Planning Commission SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - PLPA-2011-00008 & 00009 Kia Dealership Site Development Review (Adjudicatory Action) Report prepared by Martha Aja, Environmental Coordinator EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Planning Commission will consider a request for a Site Development Review Permit for a new 13,720 square-foot auto dealership and service building with related site improvements such as parking and landscaping. The request includes a revised site plan and building design from what was approved by the Planning Commission in June 2011. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Planning Commission: 1) Receive Staff presentation; 2) Open the public hearing; 3) Take testimony from the Applicant and the public; 4) Close the public hearing and deliberate; and 5) Adopt a Resolution approving a Site Development Review Permit for the Kia Dealership located 4300 John Monego Court. Submitted By Environmental Coordinator ~~ 1~i ~~ Rea-iewed By Planning Manager COPIES TO: File STAFF REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION Property Owner ITEM NO.: Page 1 of 7 G:1PA#120111PLPA-2011-00008 Dublin Kia1PC meeting 10.11.111PC Staff Report 10.11.doc DESCRIPTION: Project Location The proposed Kia Dealership will be located at 4300 John Monego Court. This site has a General Plan and Eastern Dublin Specific Plan land use designation of General Commercial. The project site is zoned PD, Planned Development. Automobile sales and service is permitted in the PD district with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Surrounding Uses The location of the proposed Kia Dealership site is shown on the vicinity map to the left. Existing automobile dealerships are located to the north and south of the project site. The Tassajara Creek is located to the west and the Dublin Corporate Center is located to the east. Project History In 1998 the City Council approved a Planned Development Zoning District for the entire General Motors Auto Mall site, which is comprised of three (3) parcels (Parcels A, B, and C) on nearly 13.5 acres. The Planned Development allowed development of up to 120,902 square feet of building area across the three parcels. In 2000, the City Council approved a Planned Development Zoning District amendment that realigned the three parcels and reassigned building densities. There was no net change in the allowable building area for the auto mall, just some adjustments to where the building would take place. In 2003, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit to amend the Development Plan to again transfer densities across Parcels A, Band C. The Planned Development amendment allowed a maximum of 23,108 square feet of development on Parcel B. The Planning Commission also approved a Site Development Review Permit to allow the expansion of the Dublin Buick Pontiac GMC dealership and construction of a 23,108 square foot building on Parcel B (PA 03-053). The Site Development Review Permit expired and property owners did not proceed with the expansion of Dublin Buick Pontiac GMC. In 2005, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit and Lot Line Adjustment (PA 04-041) to amend the Planned Development to modify acreages of parcels A, B, and C in the General Motors Auto Mall Development Plan. As a result of this amendment, the subject site (Parcel B) became 3.79 acres. On June 14, 2011, the Planning Commission approved a Site Development Review Permit to construct an 11,590 square foot automobile dealership located at 4300 John Monego Court 2of7 (Parcel B). The approval included a Conditional Use Permit to operate an Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Service facility in the Planned Development (PD) Zoning District. The Planning Commission minutes, approved plans and Conditional Use Permit are included as Attachments 1, 2 and 3 to this Staff Report. Since that time, Kia has released a new brand image for this dealership building. Therefore, the Applicant would like to construct a dealership building that is consistent with the current Kia building. Project Description The Applicant is currently requesting approval of a Site Development Review Permit to construct a 13,720 square foot automobile dealership located at 4300 John Monego Court (Parcel B). The dealership includes showroom, parts storage, lobby, sales offices, outdoor display and a service facility with 8 automobile bays. ANALYSIS: The Applicant has submitted a revised site plan and building design for the proposed automobile dealership. The following is a discussion of the proposed project. Site Development Review Permit The Zoning Ordinance requires Site Development Review for all new principal structures, including structures in a Planned Development Zoning District. Approval of Site Development Review is subject to findings related to compliance with General Plan policies, impacts to general safety and welfare, site layout, impacts to views, impacts to topography, architectural considerations and landscape considerations. Site Layout The site plan has been modified from the plan that was approved in June 2011 to address the revised building design. The most substantial change is that the building has been moved closer to the south property line. In the original site plan, the building was approximately 45 feet from the south property boundary and in the current proposal the building is 25 feet to the south. Access to the site will be provided from two driveways on John Monego Court, which also provides access to the adjacent dealerships in the General Motors Auto Mall. There are two vehicular access points on the northern and southern portions of the site, which connect the proposed Kia dealership to the dealerships that are located to the north and south of the project site. The Public Works Department has reviewed the site circulation for vehicle delivery trucks and the service area and has determined that adequate circulation is provided. Similar to the previously approved project, tandem vehicle display parking is proposed along the frontage to John Monego Court and is separated from the sidewalk by ten feet of landscape area. These spaces will be for display vehicles only and will not be used by customers. The Applicant also proposes an outdoor showroom area adjacent to the east and north elevation of the building (Exhibit A of Attachment 4, Sheet A-1 ). The northern and western portions of the site will be used primarily for vehicle inventory in the area marked for outdoor inventory display (Exhibit A of Attachment 4, Sheet A.1). The Applicant is proposing a 6 foot tall black chain link fence in the western portion of the site. The purpose of the fence is to prevent customers from accessing the inventory lot. The proposed fence will be identical to the fences used for the same purpose on the adjacent lots. 3 of 7 Customer parking stalls will be provided around the showroom building. The Applicant is proposing to locate the employee parking just west of the showroom building in the area behind the service bays. In-service parking stalls are proposed north of the service bays. The in-service parking stalls will be utilized by the service department as a designated area to store cars that have already been serviced and have not yet been picked up in addition to cars that are waiting to be serviced. An analysis of the parking requirements for the dealership is provided in the parking section below. As required by Provision C.3 of the new Municipal Regional Permit, all stormwater runoff is required to be treated on-site. To achieve this, the Applicant is proposing bioretention planters (swales) along the northern, southern and western property boundaries. These bioretention planters have been incorporated into the overall landscape design (Exhibit A of Attachment 4, Sheet L-1 ). Architecture Overall, the proposed building design is modern, with metal accents and simple lines. The building will feature a variety of materials. These materials include concrete masonry block, metal panels, and storefront glass. The building will be a maximum of 26 feet in height. A color and material board will be available for review during the Planning Commission meeting. Color elevations are included as Exhibit A of Attachment 4 and a photo rendering of the building is included at Attachment 5. The main entrance to the building faces east and is oriented towards John Monego Court. This elevation has extensive storefront glass. The John Monego Court (east) elevation will be set back more than 100 feet from the property line. Although visible on this elevation, the car delivery is set back from the main wall of the elevation. This elevation has a curved canopy with a red stripe over the main entrance. The north elevation includes glass storefront and dark grey concrete block facing the outdoor display area. In addition, there are four roll-up doors on the north elevation, which are not on the primary building plane. The south elevation features the service reception and also has four roll- up doors. The north and south elevations face the adjacent dealerships. These elevations have limited visibility from the public right-of-way and serve a more functional purpose for the dealership. The west elevation faces Tassajara Creek. This elevation is not visible from the public right-of- way. This elevation consists of the dark grey concrete block. Landscaping The proposed site improvements include landscaping throughout the site. The proposed landscaping is consistent with the landscaping that has been approved for the adjacent dealerships. Similar to what was approved in June 2011, the Applicant is proposing 13 trees along the frontage to John Monego Court. As shown on Sheet L-1 (Exhibit A of Attachment 4), the Applicant is proposing limited tree planting in the inventory parking lot as is typical of other dealerships in the City. The proposed street trees and site trees match the dealerships on either side. The bioretention planters are proposed along the northern, southern and western property boundaries. The use of "no mow fescue" in the bio-retention areas matches the use of it on the dealership to the south. The proposed landscaping meets the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. 4of7 Parking Parking requirements for the proposed dealership are regulated by the City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance (Section 8.76.080. D). The parking requirements for the project are the sum of the different uses. The following table illustrates the number of parking stalls that are required to support the proposed facility. Table 1: Reauired Parkins Use Parking Requirement Total Area Required Number of Parkin Stalls Indoor/Outdoor Dis la 1 er 1,000 s . ft. 6,700 s . ft. 7 Service Area 1 per 400 sq. ft. plus one er service ba 3,190 sq. ft. and 8 service ba s 16 Office 1 er 250 s uare feet 2,560 s . ft. 10 Other (restrooms, lunch room, locker room, etc. N/A 1,270 sq. ft. -- Total Stalls Re uired 33 Total Stalls Provided 35 As shown on the above Table, a total of 33 parking stalls are required by the Zoning Ordinance for employees and visitors. The Applicant is proposing to provide 305 parking stalls on the site, which does not include the cars on the display pad in front of the building. Of these stalls, 35 parking stalls will be designated for employee and visitor parking and the remaining spaces will be used for display and inventory parking. The Conditional Use Permit previously approved for the site requires that the parking stalls be labeled for disabled, employees and visitors. This will ensure that these parking spaces are dedicated for use by employees and visitors and will not be used for vehicle storage. Conditional Use The proposed Project is located in a Planned Development Zoning District. Automobile sales and services are permitted with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. In June 2011, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit for the project site (Attachment 3). This Conditional Use Permit remains in effect. The proposed project is required to operate in accordance with this Conditional Use permit. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE: The addition of the Kia dealership to the General Motors Auto Mall will allow for freeway visibility as recommended in the General Plan. Additionally, the proposed project is consistent with the Community Design and Sustainability Element in that the project includes a variety of materials which will create dimension and visual interest. Materials include concrete masonry unit, a glass storefront entry element with a curved canopy, and metal panels. The construction of an automobile dealership on this site is consistent with the conditional uses in the PD (Planned Development) Zoning District. A Conditional Use Permit to operate an automobile dealership was approved for this site on June 14, 2011. The Development Plan for the General Motors Auto Mall allows up to 23,108 square feet of development on the site. The Applicant is proposing to construct a 13,720 square foot automobile dealership, which is consistent with the Planned Development Zoning of the site. 5 of 7 NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: In accordance with State law, a Public Notice was mailed to all property owners and occupants within 300 feet of the proposed Project. A Public Notice was also published in the Valley Times and posted at several locations throughout the City. To date, the City has received no objections from surrounding property owners regarding the Project. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The Eastern Dublin Specific Plan/General Plan Amendment Program EIR was approved by the City Council in 1993. An Initial Study, dated June 30, 1998, was prepared for the greater General Motors Auto Mall project to determine whether there would be additional environmental impacts occurring as a result of this project beyond or different from those already addressed in the Program EIR. The Initial Study resulted in the conclusion that no additional significant impacts are expected and no new mitigation measures were needed for site-specific environmental effects. The project is within the scope of the Program EIR and further environmental analysis is unnecessary. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Planning Commission meeting minutes dated June 14, 2011. 2) Project Plans Approved on June 14, 2011. 3) Resolution 11-19 approving a Conditional Use Permit to operate an Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Service Facility (Kia Dealership) at 4300 John Monego Court in the PD (Planned Development) Zoning District. 4) Resolution approving a Site Development Review Permit for the Kia Dealership located at 4300 John Monego Court, with the project plans attached as Exhibit A. 5) Photo Rendering. 6of7 GENERAL INFORMATION: PROPERTY OWNER/: APPLICANT LOCATION: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: ZONING: SURROUNDING USES: Inder Dosanjh, Dublin Real Estate, LLC 4200 John Monego Court Dublin, CA 94568 4300 John Monego Court General Commercial PD (Planned Development) Location Zoning General Plan Land Use Current Use of Pro e Site PD (Planned General Commercial Vacant Develo ment North PD (Planned General Commercial Automobile Develo ment Dealershi South PD (Planned General Commercial Automobile Develo ment Dealershi East PD (Planned Stream Corridor Tassajara Creek Develo ment West PD (Planned Campus Office Koll Center Develo ment 7 of 7