TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Dustin Anderson, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Ordinances Associated with the Development of 1701 Drauden Road
Ordinance Approving a Special Use Permit to Allow a Self-Storage Facility, Located at 1701 Drauden Road (ZBA 2025-51)
Ordinance Approving a Variation of Use to Allow a B-3 (general business) use in the B-1 (neighborhood business) Zoning District, Located at 1701 Drauden Road (ZBA 2025-52)
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BACKGROUND:
The applicant, Ronald Schelling, is requesting a Variation of Use and a Special Use permit to allow a self-storage facility in a B-1 (neighborhood business) District. This proposal was brought before the Zoning Board of Appeals in 2021 and in 2023. In 2021, the Zoning Board of Appeals recommended approval, but the petitions were not approved by the City Council. In 2023, the motion to approve the petitions by the Zoning Board of Appeals failed by a vote of 3-4. The petitions were subsequently withdrawn prior to City Council consideration. Primary concerns from neighborhood residents in opposition to the petition in 2023 included concerns over squatters living in the facility and increased traffic and noise in the area. Meeting minutes of the Zoning Board of Appeals and City Council meetings from previous years are attached, and videos of these meetings are available on the City's website.
The 3.86-acre subject property is Lot 2 of the of the 10.41-acre two-lot commercial subdivision at the northwest corner of Drauden Road and Theodore Street that the City Council approved on December 1, 2020. A Gas N Wash fueling center was constructed on Lot 1. The property is zoned B-1 (neighborhood business) District. Access to the subject property would be from Drauden Road. The storm water detention system for Lot 1 would be expanded and shared to accommodate the proposed facility.
The petitioner proposes building an indoor, climate-controlled storage facility with accessory outdoor mini-storage units ...
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