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BoardofAdjustmentRegularMeeting <br />March26,2015 <br />FairfieldInn&SuitesDrivewayVariance <br />PlanningandDevelopmentDepartment <br />StaffReport <br />ISSUE <br />ShouldtheBoardofAdjustmentapprovetherequestedvariancebyLaPorteLodgingHospitality <br />LLCtoallowconstructionofadrivewayforanewFairfieldInn&Suiteshotelat711Highway146 <br />Souththatis26.5feetfromtheintersectionwhenSection106835,Figure103oftheCodeof <br />Ordinancesrequiresaminimumdistanceof40feetfromtheintersection(case#1593000003)? <br />DISCUSSION <br />Applicant: <br />LaPorteLodgingHospitalityLLC. <br />!ƦƦƌźĭğƓƷ͸ƭRequest: <br />Theapplicantisseekingapprovalofvariancerequest#1593000003,toallowconstructionofa <br />newhotelbrandedasaFairfieldInn&Suites.Theproposedhotelis55,140squarefeetoffloor <br />areawithatotalof68guestrooms.Thebuildingwillbefourstoriesinheight. <br />TheapplicantisseekingapprovalofvariancetoallowforconstructionofadrivewayonW.G <br />Streetthatis26.5feetfromtheintersectionoftheHighway146andW.GStreetrightsofway. <br />TheattachedExhibitAisacopyoftheapplicationandsiteplanshowingthelocationofthe <br />proposedhotelbuildingaswellasspecificsonthedistanceofthedriveway. <br />SubjectSite: <br />Thesubjectsiteisa1.266acrevacanttractoflandlocatedatthenortheastcornerHighway146 <br />andW.GStreet.Thepropertyhasbeenaddressedas711Highway146Southandisfurther <br />describedasLot1,BlockA,FairfieldAddition.TheattachedExhibitBisanareamapthatshows <br />theexistingconditionsofthesiteaswellasthesurroundingarea. <br />NoticeofPublicHearing: <br />Section106194oftheZoningOrdinancestipulatesthevariousrequirementsforpublicnoticeof <br />thepublichearing.Thisvarianceincludedallofthenecessarycoderequirementsforapublic <br />hearingincludingthefollowing: <br />Noticeofpublichearingwaspostedinthenewspaperofgeneralcirculationtendays <br />priortothedateofthehearing. <br />Mailednoticesweresenttoallownersofpropertylyingwithin200feetofthesiteten <br />dayspriortothedateofthehearing. <br />Asignwaspostedonthesitetendayspriortothehearingdate. <br />Additionally,incompliancewithstatelaw,noticeofthepublichearingwaspostedatCityHall <br />andonthe/źƷǤ͸ƭwebsiteatleasttendayspriortothedateofthepublichearing. <br />1 <br /> <br />