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CONSIDERATION OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR WOODCREST ESTATES PLAZA ADDITION, A REPLAT OF LOT 2, BLOCK 1, WOODCREST ESTATES PLAZA ADDITION. (GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PORTER AVENUE AND ROCK CREEK ROAD)
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BACKGROUND: This item is a preliminary plat of Woodcrest Estates Plaza Addition, a Replat of Lot 2, Block 1, Woodcrest Estates Plaza Addition and is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Porter Avenue and Rock Creek Road. The property consists of approximately 6.83 acres and five (5) commercial lots for retail and office and four (4) residential lots that will consist of duplexes.
City Council, at its meeting of October 7, 1969, adopted Ordinance No. 2213 placing a portion of this property in RM-6, Medium Density Apartment District and removing it from R-3, Multi-Family Dwelling District. City Council, at its meeting of March 11, 1976, placed the remainder of this property in C-2, General Commercial District and removing it from C-1, Local Commercial District. The final plat for Woodcrest Estates Plaza Addition was filed of record with the Cleveland County Clerk on March 25, 1970. Planning Commission, on November 12, 2015, recommended to City Council that the preliminary plat be approved for Woodcrest Estates Plaza Addition, a Replat of Lot 2, Block 1, Woodcrest Estates Plaza Addition.
DISCUSSION: The proposed 24,000 square feet of commercial space, 9,820 square feet of office space, and 8 residential apartment units in this addition are expected to generate approximately 1,186 trips per day, 42 AM peak hour trips, and 109 PM peak hour trips. Being slightly above the threshold for when a traffic impact study is required, a traffic impact study was submitted with this application and was received on October 5, 2015. The development is proposed for location on the northeast corner of the intersection of Porter Avenue and Rock Creek Road. Traffic capacities on the existing streets exceed the demand for ...
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