To: Mark Hafner, City Manager
From: Julie Smith, Community Development Director
Subject:
Title
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider an ordinance approving a Specific Use Permit (SUP) for an Automobile Renting Use and Outside Storage, for Shell gas station to also be utilized as a U-Haul pick-up and drop-off location on a 0.9-acre lot on the north side of Keller Parkway, approximately 800 feet west of the intersection of North Pate Orr Road and Keller Parkway, being Lot 9B, Block 2, Meadowlands Addition, zoned R (Retail), located at 797 Keller Parkway. HAR 26 Inc., Owner, Freeway Investment Inc., Applicant/Developer. (SUP-20-0008)
Background:
• 797 Keller Parkway is currently occupied by a Daily Stop Convenience Store and Shell Gas Station. The Applicant is now requesting an additional accessory use by proposing a U-Haul drop off location for this site. This request would be considered an Automobile Renting use as well as outside storage.
• Under the Retail Zoning District, Automobile Rental uses require an SUP. Per the UDC, Automobile Rental is defined as the “renting of automobiles, motorcycles, and light load vehicles”.
• Light Load Vehicles are defined as “A pickup truck having a manufacturer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 14,000 pounds or less; or any other self-propelled vehicle having a manufacturer's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 11,000 pounds or less. Light Load Vehicle also includes any towed vehicle with a manufacturer's Maximum Loaded Trailer Weight (MLTW) of eleven thousand (11,000) pounds or less, and/or having no more than two axles, such as boat trailers, motorcycle trailers, utility trailers, and cargo trailers. A Light Load Vehicle may not have more than two axles. Light Load Vehicle includes Automobiles and Motorcycles, but not Recreational Vehicles or Agricultural Vehicles and Equipment.”
o Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is defined as, “The actual weight of a vehicle plus the manufacturer's maximum allowable weight of passengers, fluids, cargo, and optional equipment that may be carried by the vehicle.”
• Considering this, the only U-Haul equipment that could meet this requirement would need to have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 11,000 pounds or less. After researching the U-Haul fleet, the 26’, 20’, 17’, and 15’ moving trucks all exceed the 11,000 pound requirement. The only U-Haul vehicles that meet this requirement are the following:
o 10’ moving truck.
o 9’ cargo van.
o 8’ pickup truck.
o 4x8 & 5x8 cargo trailer.
o 4x7 & 5x9 utility trailer.
• The Applicant has agreed to limit the truck types to the list above that can be dropped off at this location via the U-Haul app & website.
• This would also be considered outside storage: “the keeping, displaying, or storing, outside a building, of any goods, material, merchandise, or equipment on a lot or tract for more than 24 hours. No outside storage or display is permitted unless approved by a SUP in the Retail Zoning District.
SUP Requests:
1) The Specific Use Permit request to operate an Automobile Rental use in the Retail Zoning District.
2) The Specific Use Permit request to allow outside storage and display in the Retail Zoning district.
Summary:
There are four ‘truck rental and moving equipment’ businesses currently operating in the City of Keller and many other options in the surrounding area (see chart below). This is not an industry that has been identified for active recruitment.
|
Business Name |
Address |
City |
Zip |
|
Penske Truck Rental |
712 N Main St |
Keller |
76248 |
|
Keller Self Storage |
432 N Main St |
Keller |
76248 |
|
Armor Storage |
808 Katy Rd |
Keller |
76248 |
|
Home Depot |
2013 S Main St |
Keller |
76248 |
|
Penske Truck Rental |
6707 Rufe Snow Dr |
Watauga |
76148 |
|
Home Depot |
6411 Precinct Line Rd |
North Richland Hills |
76182 |
|
Trinity Self Storage |
3255 Keller Hicks Rd |
Fort Worth |
76244 |
|
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer |
3588 Golden Triangle Blvd |
Fort Worth |
76244 |
|
Compass Self Storage (Penske) |
4209 Alliance Gateway Fwy |
Fort Worth |
76244 |
|
Home Depot |
300 S Village Center Dr |
Southlake |
76092 |
|
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Roanoke |
1600 Mesa Butte Ct |
Roanoke |
76262 |
|
U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer |
610 E Byron Nelson Blvd #102 |
Roanoke |
76262 |
Section 8.02 (F.2.a) of the UDC states that when considering a SUP request, the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council shall consider the following factors:
1) The use is harmonious and compatible with surrounding existing uses or proposed uses;
2) The activities requested by the applicant are normally associated with the permitted uses in the base district;
3) The nature of the use is reasonable and appropriate in the immediate area;
4) Any negative impact on the surrounding area has been mitigated; and
5) That any additional conditions specified ensure that the intent of the district purposes are being upheld.
Citizen Input:
On November 25, 2020, the City mailed out twenty two (22) letters of Notifications for a Public Hearing to property owners within three hundred feet (300’) of the subject property. Staff also posted a public hearing notice sign on the subject property.
As of December 10, 2020, staff has received one email and three letters of opposition from the public regarding this SUP application. After applying the letters of opposition within the 200’ foot buffer the percent of land opposed was 24.89%. Subsequently, a super-majority vote will be required for approval of this request
The Applicant also provided 8 signatures of support. However, these signatures comprise of employees of businesses in the surrounding area.
Planning and Zoning Recommendation:
The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial by a vote 6-1 on December 8, 2020.
Alternatives:
The City Council has the following options when considering a Specific Use Permit:
- Approve as submitted.
- Approve with modified or additional condition(s).
- Table the agenda item to a specific date with clarification of intent and purpose.
- Deny.