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Board of Adjustment Regular Meeting <br />May 28, 2015 <br />Jacobs Container Variance <br /> <br /> <br />Planning and Development Department <br />Staff Report <br />ISSUE <br /> <br />Consideration of a variance request by Jacobs Vehicle Management to allow placement of up to <br />21 metal containers off-chassis for storage of supplies for the company, contrary to the <br />provisions of Section 106-751(c) of the city’s Code of Ordinances which allows for a maximum of <br />two containers for storage of materials/supplies for a business, for the property located at 1801 <br />Sens Road (case #15-93000007). <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Applicant: <br />Jacobs Vehicle Management. <br /> <br />Property Owner: <br />Buzbee-Weathersby-Cloy Co. Staff received a letter from the property owner authorizing the <br />applicant to apply for the variance. <br /> <br />Applicant’s Request: <br />The applicant is seeking approval of variance request #15-93000007, to allow for the placement <br />of up to 21 metal shipping containers off-chassis to be used as material storage. The applicant <br />asserts that they intend to utilize these containers for tools, consumable supplies and materials <br />that are shipped to various jobsites throughout the U.S. They indicate that they anticipate <br />having eighteen 40’ containers and three 20’ containers on site at any given time. The applicant <br />indicated that they propose to locate the containers on the eastern portion of the property that <br />is zoned LI, Light Industrial. <br /> <br />The attached Exhibit A is a copy of the application and site plan showing the general location of <br />the proposed storage containers. <br /> <br />Subject Site: <br />The subject site is a 7.6 acre tract of land located on Sens Road just south of N. P Street. The <br />property is addressed 1801 Sens Road and is further described as Tracts 5 & 11, Enoch Brinson <br />Survey, Abstract 5. The site currently houses a 2-story office warehouse facility and other <br />ancillary buildings where Jacobs runs their operations. The attached Exhibit B is an area map <br />that shows the existing conditions of the site as well as the surrounding area. <br /> <br />Background Information: <br />The site is currently split-zoned with the western portion of the site along Sens Road zoned BI, <br />Business Industrial, and the eastern portion zoned LI, Light Industrial. The following table <br />summarizes the surrounding zoning and land uses: <br />1 <br /> <br />