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CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR JOLLEY ADDITION (INCLUDING A REPLAT OF OLIVET BAPTIST MISSION) AND WAIVER OF ALLEY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF 36TH AVENUE N.W. AND CASCADE BOULEVARD)
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BACKGROUND: This item is a preliminary plat for Jolley Addition (including a Replat of Olivet Baptist Mission) and is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of 36th Avenue N.W. and Cascade Boulevard. The property currently consists of 6.32 acres and has an existing church building with parking and the remainder of the property is vacant. The church will retain 4.16 acres and the remaining 2.16 acres of proposed commercial property with retail shops will comprise the eastern portion of the site.
Planning Commission, at its meeting of August 11, 2016 recommended to City Council the amending of the NORMAN 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan from Institutional Designation to Commercial Designation for a portion of the property. Planning Commission recommended that this property be placed in the C-1, Local Commercial District and removed from RM-2, Low Density Apartment District. In addition, Planning Commission, at its meeting of August 11, 2016, recommended to City Council that the preliminary plat for the Jolley Addition (including a Replat of Olivet Baptist Mission) be approved with alley waiver for the commercial property.
DISCUSSION: The 21,700 square feet of commercial space in this preliminary plat are expected to generate approximately 2,598 trips per day, 164 trips during the AM peak hour, and 183 trips during the PM peak hour. The traffic capacity on the affected roadways exceeds the demand for existing and proposed trips as a result of this development. No negative traffic impacts are anticipated on these facilities.
Because of the development's size and traffic generation potential, the applicant was required to conduct a comprehensive traffic impact analysis. The study w...
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