Summary The proposed site plan is a request by Brian Cassidy, P.E., of CPH, Inc., applicant for Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, and First Street Group, L.C., property owners, for the construction of a ±158,562 square foot building, with associated parking, stormwater management facilities, utility infrastructure, and supporting site improvements.
The subject property is ±37.94 acres in area and is located approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the US Highway 441/Interstate-75 interchange. Access to the Walmart Stores East, LP parcel would be provided by a new access road (labelled on the plans as “Entrance Road”) connecting to US Highway 441. Two additional roads (labelled on the plans as “Seller Road 1” and “Seller Road 2”) would connect to the “Entrance Road” and provide the means of access to the Wal-Mart Stores East, LP parcel. The “Entrance Road” is proposed to connect to US Highway 441 approximately 2,000 feet east of the US Highway 441/Interstate-75 interchange. This development would also extend NW 151st Boulevard from its current terminus (approximately 1,100 feet west of the entrance to the One51 Place Apartments) to the proposed “Entrance Road”.
The subject property has a Commercial Future Land Use Map (FLUM) Designation and is zoned Commercial Intensive (CI).
The subject property is located within the Gateway Overlay District, which applies to all lands within 2,000 feet of the US Highway 441/Interstate-75 interchange (unless otherwise exempt pursuant to Section 3.7.2(C)(3) of the City's LDRs). The application has been reviewed for and is found to be in compliance with the applicable Gateway Overlay District standards as set forth in Sections 3.7.2(C)(2) – (5) of the City's LDRs. A complete evaluation and findings of the application’s compliance with these standards is provided in the Staff Report.
Section 4.3.4(G)(7) of the City’s LDRs establishes Use-Specific Standards for large scale retail establishments that are greater than or equal to 80,000 square feet. In addition, Section 6.8.3 of the City's LDRs establishes design standards for single tenant retail sales and services uses greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet. The application has been reviewed for and is found to be in compliance with the applicable standards of Sections 4.3.4(G)(7) and 6.8.3. A complete evaluation and findings of the application’s compliance with the standards of Sections 4.3.4(G)(7) and 6.8.3 is provided in the Staff Report.
The proposed development would convey stormwater runoff to a retention area on the Walmart Stores East, LP parcel. Stormwater runoff from the proposed Entrance Road and Seller Roads 1 and 2 would be conveyed to a stormwater retention area northeast of the Wal-Mart Stores East, LP parcel and to an existing master stormwater management facility located contiguous to the subject property, commonly referred to as the “TK Basin”.
The proposed development requires two (2) Special Exception Permits: (1) for a large-scale retail establishment greater than or equal to 80,000 square feet of gross floor area; and (2) for automobile repair and servicing. Applications for each Special Exception Permit were submitted by the applicant and reviewed concurrently with this Site Plan.
The applicant has also submitted an application for a Variance Permit, which would reduce the number of required pedestrian connections between the on-site pedestrian circulation system and the adjacent public sidewalk or greenway network. The variance is sought from Section 6.8.3(E)(2), which requires single-tenant retail sales and service uses greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet in area to comply with Section 7.3.2(C). Section 7.3.2(C) requires all multiple-family and nonresidential developments to provide at least one improved pedestrian connection between the on-site pedestrian circulation system and the adjacent public sidewalk or greenway network, with an additional connection required for each additional five acres of development area. For the proposed development, seven (7) connections would be required.
On April 18, 2017, the Planning & Zoning Board (PZB) held public hearings on this Site Plan application, as well as the companion Special Exception Permit applications for a large-scale retail establishment greater than or equal to 80,000 square feet of gross floor area and for automobile repair and servicing. During the public hearings for this Site Plan and the aforementioned companion applications, four (4) individuals commented on the applications. Draft minutes of the April 18, 2017, PZB Meeting summarizing public comments, are included within the materials attached to this item. Comments pertained to: previous actions between local and state agencies as related to the proposed development; local media coverage of the applications; small/local businesses as related to the proposed development; the limited availability of certain retail goods within the City; regulation of materials used as part of the automobile repair and servicing use; location of other large-scale retail establishments relative to the subject property; transportation concurrency; the community involvement of the applicant; and the business model of the applicant. Following the close of the public comment period for this application, the PZB voted 5-0 to transmit the Site Plan to the City Commission with a recommendation to approve, subject to the ten (10) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” of the April 18, 2017, Staff Report to the Planning & Zoning Board. The PZB's recommendation was made contingent upon the Board of Adjustment’s approval of the applicant’s companion variance permit application and the City Commission’s approval of the companion Special Exception Permit applications for automobile repair & servicing and for a large-scale retail establishment greater than or equal to 80,000 square feet in area.
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