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Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting <br />May 28, 2015 <br />th <br />Oakland Land & Development 11 Street Conservation Area Setback Variance <br /> <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Staff Report <br />ISSUE <br /> <br />Consideration of a variance request by Oakland Land and Development to allow construction of <br />th <br />a driveway that is 15 feet from the intersection of Adams Street and N. 12 Street associated <br />th <br />with the development of a 5,000 square foot office/warehouse facility at 211 N. 11 Street, <br />contrary to the provisions of Section 106-835, Figure 10-3 of the city’s Code of Ordinances which <br />requires a minimum 40 foot distance between a driveway and right-of-way intersection (case <br />#15-93000005). <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Applicant: <br />Oakland Land & Development. <br /> <br />Applicant’s Request: <br />The applicant is seeking approval of variance request #15-93000005, to allow construction of a <br />driveway that is 15 feet from the intersection of Adams Street and N. 12 Street (unimproved <br />R.O.W.) associated with a one-story, 5,000 square foot metal office/warehouse building. At this <br />time there is not a tenant for the building; the applicant is developing this building to lease. <br /> <br />The attached Exhibit A is a copy of the application and site plan showing the general proposed <br />layout of the subject site. <br /> <br />Subject Site: <br />The subject site is a portion of a .763 acre tract of land located at the southwest corner of N. <br />th <br />11Street and Adams Street. The property is currently undeveloped and is addressed 211 N. <br />th <br />11Street. The legal description of the site is Lots 1-5 and 28-32, Block 72, Town of La Porte. <br />The attached Exhibit B is an area map that shows the existing conditions of the site as well as <br />the surrounding area. <br /> <br />Background Information: <br />The site is currently zoned LI, Light Industrial. The following table summarizes the surrounding <br />zoning and land uses: <br />Zoning Land Use <br />North LI, Light Industrial Light industrial; office, warehouse, storage <br />South LI, Light Industrial Light industrial; office, warehouse, storage <br />West LI, Light Industrial Cemetery <br />1 <br /> <br />