Mr. George Mize has submitted an application for the Special Exception Use
cited above. The property is located in a NC (Neighborhood Commercial) zoning
district. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to permit an ambulance
service in a Neighborhood Commercial Zone:
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Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Calvin Drive is classified as a collector road with two lanes that will provide
access for the proposed use. The existing access will have to be improved and
brought up to current standards set forth in the Unified Development Ordinance
for commercial driveway access.
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Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
The proposed use will not affect pedestrian safety or access by emergency
vehicles. Furthermore, the site plan indicates one ingress/egress point, which
will maintain adequate flow of traffic to and from the subject property. The
existing parking area in the front and rear of the site will serve the proposed
use in order to maintain off-street parking requirements.
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Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
Public facilities such as water, sewer utilities, and police and fire
protection will be adequate to serve the proposed use. Public schools will not
be affected by the proposed use of the subject property.
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Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
The applicant has proposed to address buffering the proposed use from adjacent
property owners. As indicated in the site plan, an 8-foot wooden privacy fence
accompanied by a substantial number of bushes and shrubs would be planted along
the northern property line bordering SFR3 (Single Family Residential 3) zoning.
Furthermore, at maturity the proposed plantings may range from 8 feet to 25
feet in height and 8 feet to 10 feet in width. Parking requirements, loading
zones, external dumpsters/compactors design and location standards, and
lighting standards are addressed in Chapter 4, General Development Standards,
of the UDO. The aforementioned development requirements will have to be met
prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The applicants will also have
to adhere to Section 14, Article V, Noise, as addressed in the City Code of
Ordinances.
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Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
The hours of operation will be 24 hours with one ambulance operating from 9 AM
until 9AM and another ambulance operating from 8 AM until 5 PM. There will be
a maximum of 8 employees on site between the hours of 9 AM and 6 PM handling
administrative duties. After 6 PM, there will be 3 employees on site. There
will be two ambulances operating out of this location. There will be some
dispatching at this location. The applicant has indicated that at no time will
lights or sirens be used while exiting this location.
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Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
The height, size and location of the existing structure will not be altered to
accommodate the proposed use. Furthermore, the existing structure is compatible
with other structures on neighboring properties in the immediate area.
