The property is generally located at the southwest corner of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue. The properties to the north (across Bethany Drive) are zoned Planned Development No. 3 Shopping Center. The properties to the west and south are zoned Light Industrial. The properties to the east (across Greenville Avenue) are zoned Planned Development No. 4 Shopping Center.

The property is currently zoned Light Industrial. The applicant is requesting to change the zoning by creating a Planned Development with a base zoning of Shopping Center for a mix of uses including retail, restaurant, fueling station, and mini-storage uses, and adopting Development Regulations, a Concept Plan, and Building Elevations for the property.

The Concept Plan shows approximately 8.472± acres with five proposed lots: Lot 1 for a 2,500 square foot restaurant building; Lot 2 for a 7,000 square foot retail building; Lot 3 for a 180,000 square foot mini-storage building; Lot 4 for a fueling station and an associated 5,773 square foot convenience store; and Lot 5 for a 6,750 square foot retail building.

The mini-storage building on Lot 3 will be climate-controlled with a maximum height of 5 stories and 55'. It is strategically located in the interior of the property and behind the retail, restaurant, and fueling station buildings. A loading space is shown on the southeastern portion of the building with enhanced landscaping provided for screening. The property will adhere to the "Mini-Warehouses/Public Storage" regulations as listed in the Development Regulations and the ALDC.

Lot 4 depicts a fueling station and convenience store located at the hard corner and oriented at an oblique angle to face the intersection of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue. The fueling station is further subject to the recently adopted ALDC requirements, including that the vent stacks are enclosed in masonry canopy columns and that the fueling station canopy be designed with a mansard roof.

Landscaping meets ALDC standards. Parking provided also meets ALDC standards per lot, with an additional regulation for a cross-access easement for vehicle and pedestrian travel as well as cross-easements for parking to be granted between and among all lots.

There are a total of six (6) access points for the site; one (1) on Bethany Drive, one (1) on Greenville Avenue, and four (4) on the south and west sides of the property through a Fire Lane/Mutual Access easement. For efficient vehicular access and circulation, several traffic improvements will also take place including deceleration lanes and turn lanes on both Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue.

All of the proposed buildings will be 100% masonry with primary exterior building materials consisting of stone, brick, and concrete. The maximum height of the retail and restaurant buildings will be one (1) story and 45'. The mini-storage building will be five (5) stories and 55'. The convenience store for the fueling station will be one (1) story with a maximum height of 22' and the fueling station canopy will be one (1) story with a maximum height of 19' (and 23' to the top of the canopy).

The development regulations include design standards to establish the Planned Development, including additional permitted uses, setbacks, parking and access easements, traffic requirements, and special zoning provisions for the Mini-Warehouses/Public Storage use.

The request has been reviewed by the Technical Review Committee and meets the requirements of the Allen Land Development Code.

On September 5, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of the request.

LEGAL NOTICES:

Property Owner Notices - Mailed August 25, 2017
Sign Installed - Installed August 25, 2017
Newspaper Notice - Published September 7, 2017

Staff recommends approval.

I make a motion to adopt Ordinance No. ____________ to establish a Planned Development with a base zoning of Shopping Center and to adopt Development Regulations, a Concept Plan, and Building Elevations for an 8.472± acre tract of land generally located at the southwest corner of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenue, for the Bethany Greenville Retail Center.