Board/Committee Agenda Item

MEETING DATE:  1/14/2020

SUBJECT:  Site Plan – Dreyer’s DKI: A request by Craig Hedgecock, P.E., P.S.M., applicant and agent for Dreyer’s Cleaning & Restoration, Inc., for a consideration of a Site Plan to construct a ±7,500 square foot building addition with parking, stormwater, landscaping, and site improvements on a ±1.96 acre subject property, located at 14619 NW US Highway 441; Consisting of Tax Parcel Number 03211-003-000; FLUM: Commercial; Zoning: Commercial Intensive (CI) (Quasi-Judicial Hearing).

PREPARED BY:  Justin Tabor, AICP

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Staff recommends that the Planning & Zoning Board approve the Site Plan for Dreyer’s DKI, subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and located on page 18 of the January 14, 2020 Staff Report to the Planning & Zoning Board, upon making the following motion:

Based upon the competent substantial evidence presented at this hearing, the presentation before this Board, and Staff’s recommendation, this Board finds the application to be consistent with the City of Alachua Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the Land Development Regulations and approves the Site Plan for Dreyer’s DKI, subject to the five (5) conditions provided in Exhibit “A” and located on page 18 of the January 14, 2020 Staff Report to the Planning & Zoning Board.

Summary

This application is a request by Craig Hedgecock, P.E., P.S.M., applicant and agent for Dreyer’s Cleaning & Restoration Inc., property owner, for the consideration of a Site Plan to construct a ±7,500 square foot building addition with parking, stormwater, landscaping, and site improvements. 

The subject property is ±1.96 acres in size and is located at 14619 NW US Highway 441. There is one (1) existing building located on the subject property, which is approximately 4,400 square feet in size. This Site Plan proposes an addition to the rear of the existing building, with a new loading dock and loading zone for the building addition. Other site improvements include additional landscaping to bring the site into full compliance with the landscaping standards of Section 6.2 of the Land Development Regulations (LDRs), fencing and landscaping to provide additional screening between the site and residential areas to the north, and new stormwater basins to accommodate the additional stormwater runoff.