TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Tim Stillings, Director of Planning, Zoning, and Building
THROUGH: Mark R. Lauzier, City Manager
DATE: November 7, 2017
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THE RAMEN @ HILO, LOCATED AT 181 NE 2ND AVE, IN LIEU OF PARKING FEE REQUEST FOR 2 SPACES (QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to approve the in lieu of parking fee request in the amount of $20,280 for 2 parking spaces for 181 NE 2nd Avenue, by adopting the findings of fact and law contained in the staff report, and finding that the request is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and meets the criteria set forth in Section 4.6.9(E) of the Land Development Regulations, subject to the condition that full payment be paid upon issuance of a building permit.
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Background:
The property is at 181 NE 2nd Ave, located on the east side of NE 2nd Avenue and south of NE 2nd Street and is zoned Central Business District (CBD). The subject property is located within In Lieu Area 2 which requires $10,140 per in lieu of parking space. The total in lieu fee required for this request is $20,280. The in lieu parking request is required due to a change of use from retail to restaurant.
The current use is retail at 726 sq. ft. which is 1.45 spaces (726/500). Pursuant to Land Development Regulations (LDR) Section 4.4.13(L), the required parking for retail use in the CBD is 1 space per 500 sq. ft. of gross floor area. The proposed restaurant requires 4.36 (726/1,000 x 6) parking spaces. The required parking for the restaurant in the CBD district in the Pineapple Grove Area is 6 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area. Given the credit of 1.45 spaces, the parking deficiency is 2.91 spaces, rounded up to 3 spaces. One handicap space will be provided on-site located in the rear (east) of the building.
Pursuant to LDR Section 4.6.9(E)(3), In Lieu Fee, new development, use conversion to existing buildings, building additions and/or renovations, that result in the requirement...
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