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Council grants variance for parking-lot expansion at 4140 S. Nevada Ave., citing drainage plan in lieu of curb and gutter
Summary
The council approved a variance allowing a parking-lot addition at 4140 South Nevada Avenue to proceed without curb and gutter after staff said engineered grading and stormwater measures will address drainage concerns.
The St. Francis Common Council approved a variance request that lets the owners of 4140 South Nevada Avenue add parking for a building expansion without installing curb and gutter along the lot.
Staff told council members the property—s current parking lacks curb and gutter and that adding curb and gutter only to the new half would create a mismatched frontage; engineers said the lot will be graded and meet stormwater recommendations so drainage will be handled without curb and gutter.
City staff explained that curb and gutter is typically required for aesthetics and to direct drainage, but in this retrofit it can be difficult to add curb and gutter where the front half of the building lacks it now. "On new sites, we'd certainly, we typically require that in a case like this where it's a retrofit from an existing lot," a staff member said, adding that the project will still meet engineers' stormwater requirements.
A council member moved to approve the variance; the motion was seconded and the council recorded ayes and passed the measure.
Next steps: The applicant must complete grading and the required stormwater elements identified by city engineers before construction proceeds.
