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Home My WebLink About5.1 PCSR Pace Supply CUP 60j,Dpi !9i z STAFF REPORT d �� PLANNING COMMISSION DATE: July 12, 2016 TO: Planning Commission SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING: PLPA-2016-00026 Pace Supply Conditional Use Permit application to create an Equipment and Materials Storage Yard at 6400 Sierra Court Report prepared by: Robert Paley, Assistant Planner EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to create a 40,000 square foot Equipment and Materials Storage Yard along the northern portion of the site. The yard will include the construction of an 8-foot fence surrounding an area where materials and equipment for the business (Pace Supply) will be stored. 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 Conditional Use Permit to create an Equipment and Materials Storage Yard at 6400 Sierra Court. Submitted By Rev': . •-d By Assistant Planner Assistant Community Development Director COPIES TO: Applicant File ITEM NO.:Nir. Page 1 of 6 DESCRIPTION: The Project site is located at 6400 Sierra Court. The site has a General Plan designation of Business Park/Industrial and is zoned M-1 (Light Industrial). Access to the site is provided from existing driveways and sidewalks on Sierra Court. Adjacent and nearby uses include light industrial, warehousing to the north and east, general commercial uses to the south, and a single-family residential neighborhood to the west across the Alamo Creek canal that is approximately 170 feet from the storage yard. The site is approximately 10.94 acres in size and has an existing 205,515 square foot light industrial building consisting of an 183,084 square foot ground floor and a 22,431 square foot mezzanine. A Site Development Review Permit for a facade remodel and related site improvements was approved for this building; however, these improvements have yet to be constructed. The owner is in the process of dividing the currently unoccupied single occupancy building into four separate tenant spaces as shown in Table 1 below. Pace Supply will occupy approximately 38,694 square feet of the northern section of the building (Suite G) and proposes to use a 40,000 square foot outdoor storage area. Table 1 - Tenant Space Tenant Suite Size Vacant Suite A 16,157 Square Feet K-1 Speed Suite B-C 48,066 Square Feet AMP Printing _ Suite D-F 80,167 Square Feet Pace Supply Suite G 38,694 Square Feet The property location is as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Project Site �w ;...* etc '" ,/~ I � _. j;. /, r _ 4 / 0. i's_ 1! r•-- mot'+?, a'.. . ; _ s , ,_ �: is-f-:A# .-- -, 7 1, -.11 0,,., *or 5,...4 0 6400 Sierra Court t _ . • t 4111-?; i v II ii 1 ,� / •r- +,�. f E ,I v,'p' I -fi.:` r t ■ The Dublin Zoning Ordinance classifies the Applicant's wholesale business as Warehousing and Distribution, which is a permitted use; however, the establishment of an Equipment and Materials Storage Yard requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Therefore, the applicant is 2 of 6 requesting approval of a CUP to allow the use of an outdoor equipment and materials storage yard enclosed by an 8-foot high fence. ANALYSIS: Conditional Use Permit A Conditional Use Permit enables the City to place Conditions of Approval on a project to ensure that the operating characteristics are compatible with surrounding uses. The proposed Project has been reviewed for issues related to operating characteristics and parking. Conditions of Approval have been placed on the Project, where appropriate, to ensure compatibility with the surrounding light industrial, commercial, and residential uses. Equipment and Materials Storage Yard The Applicant is proposing to operate a 40,000 square foot outdoor Equipment and Materials Storage Yard that will be connected to the existing 38,694 square foot suite. The fence material used to create the Equipment and Materials Storage Yard is proposed to be AEP Span architectural metal panels. The details of the fence 1``\1� are shown in Exhibit A to Attachment 1. An example \�\11�I of the reverse box rib style of the metal panel is shown in the image to the right. The fence at the project site 1;-- will be painted to match the existing building. Condition of Approval No 18 states the proposed n� fence is subject to a Site Development Review Waiver, ` which is a Staff-level review. Staff intends to approve the Site Development Review Waiver if the Planning Commission approves the Conditional Use Permit to '••4v allow the establishment of the Equipment and Material Storage Yard. The most common item being stored in the yard will be various pipes, and other various boxed plumbing supplies on secured pallets. The hours of operation for the business will be Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and will not operate on Saturday and Sunday. Condition of Approval No. 11, however, states that the outdoor storage yard can only be active between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Condition of Approval No. 12 will ensure that materials will not be stacked so they are visible above the fence of the yard. Furthermore, Section 8.28.020.B.3b of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance prohibits the stacking of materials above 6-feet high inside open areas used for storage. Condition of Approval No. 12 also states that no materials, boxes, pallets, or other items can be placed outside of the Storage Yard or in any other location that is visible from public view or from adjacent properties. Parking The City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance contains parking standards by use type (Section 8.76.080). The site currently has 428 parking spaces available for use. The applicant is proposing to eliminate 28 of the available spaces along the western boarder of the storage yard perimeter to create a required emergency access lane as shown on the approved site plan and as identified 3 of 6 by Condition of Approval No. 17. Removal of the parking spaces would bring the total number of available spaces down to 400. The combination of all of the indoor uses and the proposed outdoor uses requires a total of 261 parking spaces. This leaves a surplus of 139 available spaces, and therefore an adequate number of parking spaces exist to meet the City's parking standards, as shown in the table 2 below. Table 2— Parking Tabulation Square Parking Parking Tenant Use Footage Standard l Spaces Required Equipment/Materials Yard 40,000 1 per 10,000 SF 4 Pace Supply Warehouse/Showroom 33,543 1 per 1,000 SF 33 Office 5,151 1 per 250 SF 21 Recreational 8,141 1 per 200 SF 41 K-1 Racing Race Track 38,613 1 per Kart 12 Office 1,312 1 per 250 SF 5 Warehouse 71,986 1 per 1,000 SF 72 AMP Printing Office 8,181 1 per 300 SF 27 Mezzanine Storage Area 22,431 1 per 1,000 SF 22 Vacant Warehouse 13,507 1 per 1,000 SF 13 Office 2,650 1 per 250 SF 11 Total Number of Parking Spaces Required 261 Total Number of Spaces Removed for Storage Yard 28 Total Number of Parking Spaces Available 400 Surplus Spaces 139 A resolution recommending approval of the proposed CUP is included as attachment 1 to this staff report. CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE: The Project site is designated Business Park/Industrial in the General Plan, and is located in an M-1 (Light Industrial) Zoning District. Equipment and Materials Storage Yards are allowed in the M-1 Zoning District subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The Project, as conditioned, is consistent with the General Plan and M-1 Zoning District. REVIEW BY APPLICABLE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES: The Building Division, Fire Prevention Bureau, Public Works Department, and Dublin San Ramon Services District reviewed the Project and provided Conditions of Approval where appropriate to ensure that the Project is established in compliance with all local Ordinances and Regulations. Conditions of Approval from these departments have been included in the attached Resolution (Attachment 1). ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State Guidelines and City Environmental Regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts 4 of 6 and when applicable, environmental documents prepared. Staff is recommending that the Project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, In-Fill Development. The Project consists of a Conditional Use Permit for an Equipment and Materials Storage Yard that will include the construction of an 8-foot fence on a parcel that is developed for light industrial uses. 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 East Bay Times and posted at several locations throughout the City. To date, the City has received no objections from surrounding property owners regarding the Project. A copy of this Staff Report has been posted to the City's website and provided to the Applicant. ATTACHMENTS: 1) Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit to create an Equipment and Materials Storage Yard at 6400 Sierra Court, with the Project Plans included as Exhibit A. 5 of 6 GENERAL INFORMATION: APPLICANT: David Hopkins, Architect, 7901 Stoneridge Drive #550, Pleasanton, CA 94588 PROPERTY OWNER: Michael Skunda, Dublin Sierra LLC c/o Covington Group, Inc., 14180 Dallas Parkway, Suite 730, Dallas, TX 75254 LOCATION: 6400 Sierra Court ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBERS: 941-0205-043-00 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION: Business Park/Industrial ZONING: M-1 (Light Industrial) SURROUNDING USES: LOCATION ZONING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE CURRENT USE OF PROPERTY • North M-1 Business Park/Industrial Light Industrial/Warehouse South C2 General Commercial General Commercial East M-1 Business Park/Industrial Light Industrial/Warehouse West R-1 Single Family Residential Single Family Residential 6 of 6