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Board approves variance to allow dumpster and utilities at 1600 Church Street
Summary
The Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance allowing a dumpster enclosure and utility equipment to be located in the corner front yard of a Parker’s Kitchen site at 1600 Church Street, with conditions for screening landscaping.
The City of Conway Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday granted a variance allowing a dumpster enclosure and utility equipment to be placed in the corner front yard of the Parker’s Kitchen site at 1600 Church Street. The board voted to approve the variance after staff, the applicant and several board members discussed alternatives and screening measures.
The variance request sought relief from the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) requirements in sections 6.6.0.2 and 6.3.0.5 that require ground-level trash-handling facilities and mechanical equipment to be located in side or rear yards and fully screened from the public right-of-way and adjacent properties. City staff told the board the parcel is a corner lot in the Coastal Center redevelopment and that underground storage tanks and multiple driveway access points limited placement options.
In his presentation, applicant representative Daniel Ben Israel, representing Drayton Parker Companies LLC, said the dumpster initially encroached the setback by about 10 feet but was reduced by structural changes to about 6–7 feet. “We were able to make some changes, structural changes to the dumpster enclosure. And now I think we shrunk that down to where it's probably approaching between 6 to 7 feet,” Ben Israel said.
Staff confirmed sanitation has no objection to the location and said the city can require additional landscaping to screen the dumpster from Sixteenth Avenue. During debate board members noted the parcel’s corner-lot constraints and that the location would functionally appear as a rear yard when the building faces the primary street. The applicant agreed to additional shrubs and an aluminum powder-coated gate for the enclosure.
Chair (Board of Zoning Appeals) closed the public input and the board voted to grant the variance. The applicant indicated willingness to add screening plantings and to make the enclosure design consistent with other site details. The board recorded no opposition during the hearing.
Why it matters: The decision lets the Parker’s Kitchen franchise proceed with site construction without relocating underground storage tanks or reconfiguring drive aisles. The board retained the ability to require additional on-site screening.
The board approved the variance with a motion and second; board members voted in favor and the motion carried.
