Lee's Summit

Traffic Correction

Either the two existing driveways along 3rd Street shall be consolidated to one centrally located driveway in compliance, to extent possible, with the Access Management Code; or alternatively, both existing driveways and the existing driveways to/from the eastern adjacent property along 3rd Street may be consolidated to one shared access among both properties with an access easement in substantial compliance with the Access Management Code.

Misc.

Parked vehicles for sale or rent shall not impede access to the building.

Code Statement

Fire Department-All building and life safety issues shall comply with the 2006 International Fire Code and local amendments as adopted by the City of Lee’s Summit.

Traffic Correction

In accordance with the City's Access Management Code the two existing driveways should be combined into one driveway having a standard width not to exceed 30 feet, located approximately halfway across the property frontage. The consolidated driveway will result in better traffic circulation and safety on-site and along 3rd Street. The consolidated driveway will provide additional space on-site to increase parking and greenspace. The consolidated driveway will foster future access compliance and improved traffic conditions and connectivity for adjacent properties.

Provide a narrative outlining the business operations of Sinclair of Lee's Summit. (e.g. hours of operation, number of U-Hauls desired to have on site, number of cars for sale desired on site, etc.)

Provide a site plan showing the display/storage areas for auto sales and U-Haul storage and the maximum number desired. Staff will only support U-Haul storage at this site if the trucks, vans, and or trailers are all stored in the rear parking lot behind the building.

Parking lot screening will be required across the frontage of 3rd street. There are a few acceptable screening methods for parking lots. Section 14.120 of the UDO states: Screening, Parking Lot For any parking lot designed or intended to accommodate five (5) cars or more and any area set aside for loading or unloading of trucks or vans, if such parking lot or loading area is visible from a street right-of-way, a visual screen shall be provided as required below. A. Screening to a height of two-and-one-half (2.5) feet must be provided along the edge of the parking lot or loading area closest to and parallel to the street. A driveway to the parking lot or loading area may interrupt the screening. B. Screening shall be decorative and 100% opaque to a height of two-and-one-half (2.5) feet above the elevation of the parking/loading area or the street, whichever is highest. C. Screening may be provided in any of the following ways: 1. Planted only. A hedge consisting of at least twelve (12) shrubs per forty (40) linear feet that will spread into a continuous visual screen within two (2) growing seasons. Shrubs must be at least eighteen (18) inches tall at the time of planting and be of a species that will normally grow to at least two-and-one-half (2.5) feet in height at maturity and be suitable for the parking lot application. 2. Earthen berm. An earthen berm constructed to a height of two-and-one-half (2.5) feet above the adjacent elevation of the street or parking/loading area, whichever is highest, shall not exceed a slope of 3:1 and shall have a crown of at least two (2) feet. The berm shall be planted in ground covers and other plant materials to achieve a decorative effect to the satisfaction of the Director. 3. Wall. A wall of brick, stone, PVC plastic fencing or finished and textured concrete may be constructed to a height of two-and-one-half (2.5) feet and 100% opacity and landscaped with plant material to achieve a decorative effect to the satisfaction of the Director. 4. Combination. Any combination of hedge, berm or wall that effectively provides a visual screen of the parking lot or loading area to a height of two-and-one-half (2.5) feet and achieves a decorative effect through appropriate use of landscaping and plant material.

Provide photographs of the parking lot in the rear of the property and of the existing landscaping and fencing along the rear property line.

The driveway consolidation (see Michael Parks' comment below) may provide an opportunity for landscaping islands to beautify the frontage as well as guide costomers into the site.

Code Statement

Fire Department-All building and life safety issues shall comply with the 2006 International Fire Code and local amendments as adopted by the City of Lee’s Summit.

Parked vehicles for sale or rent shall not impede access to the building.