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Planning commission recommends approval of Phase 2 of Volker Commons with parking requirement
Summary
Garden City Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend city council approve a Phase 2 planned unit development for Volker Commons, contingent on future site-plan approval and a requirement for at least 73 off‑site parking spaces and a combined minimum of 167 parking spaces.
The Garden City Planning Commission on July 10 recommended that the City Council approve Phase 2 of the Volker Commons planned development, a 1.14‑acre parcel proposed for a parking component to support a four‑story mixed‑use building previously approved in Phase 1. The commission's recommendation passed 7‑0.
Planner Ortega told commissioners the Phase 2 submittal is intended to provide additional parking for the mixed‑use building at the southeast corner of Ford Road and Middlebelt, supplementing 93 on‑site spaces from Phase 1. Ortega said the parcel in question is vacant and that Phase 2 "will supplement that Phase 1" and is consistent with the city's master plan for downtown mixed‑use development.
The commission focused discussion on the number and location of parking spaces. Commissioners and staff discussed that the Phase 2 concept shows the southern portion of the lot developed for parking and that the northern portion fronting on John Hawk could remain vacant for a potential future Phase 3. During deliberations a commissioner requested the recommendation require a minimum of 73 off‑site spaces; the motion included that figure and a combined minimum of 167 parking spaces for the project, subject to final site‑plan review and approval.
The commission also reviewed whether the Phase 2 plan required any deviations from design standards. Ortega said the developer is not requesting regulatory flexibility for Phase 2 and proposed to meet the city's current parking and design requirements. He summarized the staff review criteria — conformance with the master plan, availability of public services, and compatibility with adjacent uses — and advised the commission that Phase 2 meets the standards contingent on later site‑plan approval.
The commission opened a public hearing; no members of the public spoke. Following discussion, a motion to recommend approval to the City Council, with the conditions that final site plan approval be required and the minimum parking counts be met, passed by roll call 7‑0.
The commission's recommendation now goes to the City Council for final action; staff noted detailed site‑plan and construction drawings will return to the commission for review as the next procedural step.
