HomeMy WebLinkAboutApplication Files_85051_pg0040 Appl #11-03P, Medical Office Building
February 8, 2011
Planning Department Report
1. Request for site plan approval to construct a new medical office building, 15,870 sf,
at 1559 Sullivan Ave and 29 Community Road as well as minor modification to the
site at 1720-1750 Ellington Road (Colonial Cornere), RC zone. . The minimum lot
size for the RC zone is 30,000 sf; the applicant is combining three undersized
properties for a total of 1.9 acres. The existing vacant house on 1559 Sullivan is
proposed to be removed. 11 bWJ
2. Maximum impervious coverage allowed is 60%, including a 5%bonus for creating
a consolidated parcel from two nonconforming lots. Applicant is proposing 59%;
65% allowed. Frontage requirement is 150 feet minimum along the Sullivan Ave.
corridor; applicant has 317 feet. Front yard building setback is 76 feet, 65 feet
required.
3. The parking calculations for a medical office building requires 1 space for each 200
sf; requiring a total of 64 spaces. The applicant is showing 73 spaces, including 4
handicap spaces on this site.
4. Pedestrian access is provided with the inclusion of a sidewalk along the Sullivan
Ave and Community Road frontage with a linkage to the site in the southeastern
corner. A sidewalk is also proposed along the access drive to the property at west
into the adjacent property. Additional parking is available on this site if needed for
overflow.
5. The proposal calls for the access drive and parking area to be reconfigured within
the existing Colonial Comere complex and a crosswalk has been added between the
new parking area and sidewalk in front of the existing office building. Staff would
request these improvements be completed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy.
6. A 50 foot buffer is required along the westerly property boundary as it abuts up to a
residential zone. The applicant has proposed a double row of plantings and
provided a cross section at 5 year growth and maturity. Those cross-sections are
shown on the detail sheet DN-2. This plan must be sealed by a landscape architect.
7. Parking lot landscaping requirements have been addressed, with 12% of the
interior of all parking areas landscaped and 10 shade trees proposed. Additional
landscaping is required along the Sullivan Ave side of the parking area to break up
the view of the parking area in conformance with Table 6.4.6.A.
8. Other landscaping includes street trees along the Sullivan Ave/Community Road
frontage in keeping with the Wapping Landscape theme. Landscaping screening is