Reso 23-01 0007 PC Reso 801 Willow

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ATTY/RESO.0007/PC RESO 801 WILLOW REV: 02-07-23 JB Page 3 of 9 4. That the use and facilities will not adversely affect or conflict with adjacent uses or impede the normal development of surrounding property. All operations of the proposed use will be conducted entirely within the existing indoor footprint of the existing building and no additional square footage is proposed to be constructed. Additionally, the proposed recreation-focused commercial use is compatible with surrounding commercial and recreational uses. As such, the proposed use and its associated facilities will not adversely affect or conflict with adjacent uses or impede the normal development surrounding the Property. 5. That adequate public and private facilities such as utilities, landscaping, parking spaces and traffic circulation measures are or will be provided for the proposed use. The existing Property is already fully serviced by public utilities, existing road infrastructure, and mature landscaping. The required number of spaces for the proposed use is 158, while the applicant anticipates 149 individual customers will arrive during the peak hours of 6-7PM Monday through Friday. Survey data from the applicant’s other climbing gym locations suggest that, due to the nature of sport climbing, approximately 19% of customers arrive in pairs or groups and approximately 44% arrive by motorcycle, walking, biking, or transit. As such, the Planning Commission is able to support that the existing 99 spaces are appropriate for the Property. The applicant is proposing to install 12 new motorcycle parking spaces and a new bike corral with capacity for 40 bicycles within the existing parking area and without removing existing auto parking spaces. No traffic circulation improvements are proposed as changes to the off-street parking area are limited. Off-street parking for the proposed use will be accessed via a curb cut on Willow Street, which is a secondary street off of Bay Road, a primary arterial street. As Willow Street is a lightly trafficked street serving primarily light industrial uses and peak hours for the proposed use do not coincide with operating hours of neighboring uses, it is not anticipated that access to and from the proposed use’s off-site parking will impact traffic on adjacent streets. As such, public and private facilities will be adequate to serve the proposed use. NON-CONFORMING PARKING – NON-RESIDENTIAL. The Project request to allow for non-conforming parking meets the findings required by Section 33.19 of the Zoning Code. Specifically, the Planning Commission finds that: A. Additional floor area or other site development does not occupy existing available parking area; The proposed use will not increase floor area or reduce the number of existing parking spaces, nor occupy any existing parking area.