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Memo to the Board of Adjustments/V 99-5 <br /> April 27, 1999 <br /> Page 2 <br /> • Elk River City Ordinance <br /> Section 900.24, 14B of the Elk River City Ordinance regulating parking reads <br /> as follows: <br /> B. Access - Each required off-street loading berth and overhead <br /> doors shall be so designed as to avoid interference with other <br /> vehicular, pedestrian or rail access or use of public streets, <br /> alleys, or other public transport systems. These areas should <br /> include maneuvering area that does not interfere with parking <br /> stalls and designated drive aisles. <br /> In this case, the 8 parking stalls on the true north side of the building appear <br /> to conflict with the proposed loading dock area. It is also City policy to <br /> prohibit loading docks from facing a public right-of-way, however this is not <br /> specifically written in an ordinance. <br /> Furthermore, Section 900.24, 4A of the Elk River City Ordinance regulating <br /> parking reads as follows: <br /> A. In multifamily, commercial, and industrial districts, no <br /> parking area, drive aisle or loading space shall be located <br /> within ten (10) feet of any property lines except that zero <br /> lot lined developments may have parking that abuts the zero <br /> lot lined property boundaries . Further, non-single family <br /> residential uses located in single family residential or <br /> agricultural conservation districts shall also be subject to <br /> these requirements. <br /> Fire Code requires a fire lane of 20 feet wide, and the City generally asks for <br /> 24 feet wide fire lane. The applicant has proposed at points a 12 foot paved <br /> fire lane and an additional gravel area with grass covering to extend into the <br /> setback area. This gravel area is not intended to be plowed, however it is <br /> requested by the Fire Chief to in effect achieve the 20 foot lane width. Staff <br /> believes that if this area is to be potentially used for a drive aisle for fire <br /> trucks and needs to be clear of trees and the like, then in order to uphold the <br /> intent of the ordinance, it should be subject to the setback requirements and <br /> in this case require a variance. <br /> Granting of Variance <br /> Staff refers the Board of Adjustments to Section 900.40 of the City of Elk <br /> River Code of Ordinances for the five standards to consider when reviewing a <br /> variance. A variance may be granted only if it meets the following five <br /> conditions: <br /> • <br /> \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\v99-5.doc <br />