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Planning commission approves variance and final plat for Weigel site near I-40
Summary
The planning commission approved a variance reducing the required Interstate 40 setback from 50 feet to 30 feet for a small utility building and approved a combination plat to join two parcels for a proposed Weigel development, staff said.
The planning commission voted to approve a variance reducing the required Interstate 40 setback and to approve a combination plat that joins two parcels for a proposed Weigel development near the I-40 eastbound on-ramp.
City planner said the site plan for the proposed development originally showed a utility building approximately 23 feet from the edge of right of way next to the I-40 eastbound on-ramp and that staff had missed the setback requirement. The city classifies interstates as arterial roads with a 50-foot setback; the applicant asked for a 30-foot variance. "Staff recommends the approval of the variance and the plat," the city planner told the commission.
The commission approved the variance on a motion and second, with no recorded roll-call tally in the transcript. Commissioners then moved to approve the final combination plat with the updated variance; that motion also passed. Commission remarks noted the building in question is a small utility building and that the pumps and canopy for the proposed development are outside the setback. One commissioner said the location is at an on-ramp and change of elevation, which lessened expressed safety concerns.
No state statute or specific code section was cited in the hearing transcript; commissioners discussed only the city's 50-foot setback standard for interstate-adjacent development and found no state law that would prohibit a closer structure. The approvals were recorded as motions that carried after members responded "aye."
