7.7. SR 12-19-2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

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(Regulation 1.) CUP will be detrimental to the use and enjoyment, as well as the convenience and general welfare of the neighborhood and city. My commercial property at 11044 Industrial Circle will no longer be marketable as the commercial space it was designed to be. Having shared By -Laws that are controlled by a dissimilar use (school vs. other business entities) creates a risk and uncontrollable variable to any prospective buyer or tenant. The dramatic increase in the pedestrian foot traffic of students will make navigating the business park as a whole, especially my property, very dangerous to both employees, commercial truck traffic that is inherent to the zoning district, and most notably, the students themselves. (Regulation 3.) CUP will impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding property. The approval of this CUP will cause me to lose my tenant, a lease that is worth approximately $480,000. Beyond this personal impact, I can tell you that the school, even in its current, much smaller state, has deterred at least two other businesses from purchasing, improving, or expanding within the business park. One was the potential purchaser of a 25,000 square foot manufacturing space, the other a prospective buyer of a 50,000 square foot building across the street from my building. Although the area is developed, the willingness of businesses suitable to business park zoning to locate in the proximity to a school is nearly non-existent, and will be less so should this expansion be approved. (Regulation 4.) CUP will create traffic congestion and interference with traffic on adjacent and neighboring public thoroughfares. This business park was not designed for daily busing, or the drop-off and pick-up of hundreds of students by personal vehicles. This queuing of excessive traffic at least twice daily creates incredibly difficult navigation of the business park. This mass of buses and vehicles entering and exiting the business park via two uncontrolled intersections onto a divided 40 mph thoroughfare, during peak business and commuting hours creates an incredible, and entirely avoidable public safety risk. This issue is known by the applicant, and has been highlighted by them approaching city staff and elected officials to add additional crosswalks and signaled intersections to service this hindrance. (Regulation 5.) CUP will be detrimental to persons and property because of excessive traffic. The additional traffic resulting from the continued expansion of the applicant will be routed through the shared parking lot. This traffic congestion, staged buses and parent pick-up vehicles, creates twice daily impasses to normal business traffic through the shared lot. This inhibits the ability for patrons to utilize businesses, severely impacts the ability of employees, owners, and deliveries to service my building in a timely and expected manner. The increased foot traffic of gym classes, and sports teams as pedestrian traffic in and around the business park are not in harmony with the intended