Planning Report
ADP16-0013 / Aldi Food Market
City Council District 3
Planning & Zoning Commission
September 28, 2016
REQUEST:
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Consider a request for an Alternative Development Plan for the construction of a 19,054 square foot grocery store. The subject property is located on the southwest corner of West University Drive and Ector Street within a Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) District. (ADP16-0013, Aldi Food Market, Julie Wyatt)
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OWNER:
Extra Property Holdings, LLC
APPLICANT:
Bryan Burger of Burger Engineering
BACKGROUND:
The applicant is requesting an Alternative Development Plan (ADP) to deviate from the design criteria within Subchapter 13 of the Denton Development Code (DDC) relating to building and parking orientation. Per Section 35.13.5 of the DDC, an ADP provides the option to address the design criteria of Subchapter 13 of the DDC through a discretionary site plan review process which includes review and consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The subject property is located in a Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) District and the proposed grocery store is permitted within this district. The site is currently undeveloped, however, the owner is proposing to construct a 19,054 square foot grocery store that will be situated toward the rear of the property with a total of 72 parking that will be located between the building and the right of way. The Site Plan, Landscape Plan, and Elevation have been attached for reference.
SITE DATA:
The subject property has a square shape with approximately 300 feet of frontage on both West University and Ector Street. Access will be provided to the site from West University to the north and Ector to the east. West University Drive is classified as a Primary Arterial with 120 feet of right-of-way. Ector Street is classified as a Collector Street with 100 feet of right-of-way.
CONSIDERATIONS:
1. The applicant is requesting an ADP to deviate from the site design requireme...
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