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Floor & Decor to occupy former Ashley Furniture at Fountain Park; staff flagged signage, landscaping and ADA checks
Summary
Floor & Decor plans to remodel the vacant Ashley Furniture building at 1516–1530 US 41. Representatives said interior renovation will occur, landscaping will be added where feasible, signage will be reviewed for ordinance compliance and staff will check ADA and striping; staff and owner expect a Sept. 8 public hearing in the overlay district.
Don Toringa of Toringa Engineering appeared on behalf of Floor & Decor and described plans to remodel the former Ashley Furniture building in Fountain Park at 1516–1530 US 41. The applicant plans an interior remodel, modest exterior changes to the storefront and a minimal landscaping plan in identified islands of asphalt.
Toringa said a tenant currently in the southern portion of the building, DBAT, will move out to allow Floor & Decor to occupy the entire building. Jeff Keith, the managing owner of the property, said Floor & Decor is a national retailer comparable in scale to Home Depot or Menards and that property owners are pleased to have a stable, large tenant return to the site.
Staff and commissioners reviewed signage and curbside/temporary signs. The applicant submitted a signage package that staff said met the size requirements for the main east-facing sign on a roughly one-for-one basis, but staff said they had not completed review of smaller directional or curbside signs and that temporary grand-opening signage would be evaluated for compliance.
Commissioners discussed parking-lot resurfacing, striping and handicap-space layout. Staff noted that current handicap space locations may not meet ADA requirements and emphasized the importance of re-striping and accessible routes across the front of the store. The applicant said they plan to refresh striping and address drainage and landscaping islands as part of the repaving.
The applicant and staff indicated they plan to appear at the Sept. 8 meeting; staff noted the overlay-district items may not require formal advertisement but confirmed staff would verify procedural requirements. No formal vote was taken at the study session.
