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Memo to Mayor and City Council?ZC 02-06 and CU 02-I6 <br />June 17, 2002 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />Overview <br /> <br />Located on the property is the vacant Ron's Foods facility that is 24,000 square feet in area. <br />The parking lot is paved and provides 114 spaces. The interior will be altered to support the <br />go-kart track. Cosmetic improvements such as parking lot repair and painting of the <br />building are proposed for the exterior. <br /> <br />Rezoning Request <br /> <br />It appears that there is a discrepancy between the land use designation and the zoning <br />designation of the site. The land use designation is clearly Highway Business with the zoning <br />indicating multiple family. Ron's Foods, a retail facility, has occupied the site for a number <br />of years, including prior to the most recent update to the City's Comprehensive Plan. It <br />appears that the zoning designation of R4 Multiple Family is in fact a map error and <br />approval of this rezoning request would make the zoning and land use designations <br />consistent with each other. <br /> <br />Conditional Use Permit <br /> <br />The applicant proposes to convert the existing interior of the building into a motorized Go- <br />Kart facility. Proposed is a Go-Kart track, pit area, bathrooms, meeting room, and <br />ticket/concession area. Packaged foods such as pop and chips will be sold at the concession <br />area. Video games are also proposed along one wall of the facility. The applicant anticipates <br />the following hours of operation: <br /> <br />Monday -Thursday: <br />Friday: <br />Saturday: <br />Sunday: <br /> <br />11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. <br />11:00 a.m. to 12 midnight <br />9:00 a.m. to 12 midnight <br />9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The applicant should be required to enforce the City's curfew requirements as the age of the <br />clientele will be those 16 years and older. <br /> <br />The zoning code does not identify the specific number of spaces required for this proposed <br />use. General recreation parking standards require one space four each four patrons when <br />full. <br /> <br />During the staff review, there were no adverse comments other than a concern in regards to <br />adequate ventilation in order to remove the exhaust of the Go-Kart motors. The applicant <br />will be required to comply all building code requirements in this regard. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Action <br /> <br />The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing at its May 28, 2002 meeting. Several <br />persons spoke for and against the proposal. Mr. Robert Hall, owner of 723 3r~Street <br /> <br />S:\PLANN1NG\Case Files\CU 02-16 Austin\6-17CC.doc <br /> <br /> <br />