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Commission approves Nor Topeka PUD expansion for vehicle storage with landscaping, stormwater conditions
Summary
The commission approved PUD2601, allowing Nor Topeka Properties to expand a PUD by about 3 acres for vehicle storage with no public access; approval included conditions on landscaping, stormwater plan sign-off and adherence to lighting standards.
The Topeka Planning Commission approved a planned-unit-development amendment (PUD2601) to expand an existing Nor Topeka Properties site by roughly 3 acres to create an outdoor vehicle storage lot for new and unused vehicles. Staff recommended approval with conditions addressing landscaping, stormwater management and lighting.
Staff noted the expansion area is adjacent to land owned by USD501 and includes stream buffers and a nearby historic district roughly 500'700 feet to the south. "This is an extension of an existing development," staff said, and recommended conditions in the staff report to improve screening and clarify stormwater and landscaping requirements.
Commissioners pressed staff on runoff and stormwater controls and on the potential visibility and lighting impacts to the nearby historic district. Staff said a stormwater management plan must be signed off by the city's stormwater engineers before final approval to paving and that the zoning code limits lighting to three foot-candles at the property line. Applicant engineer Travis Hazelip said the team had reviewed landscape and lighting requirements and limited the expanded C4 zoning to automotive uses.
The commission moved and seconded approval and recorded the motion as passing 9'0. Conditions noted in the staff report require substantial landscaping along the south boundary to screen the lot, adherence to the city's lighting standard, and final stormwater plan sign-off by engineering staff prior to paving.
The approval allows Nor Topeka Properties to consolidate vehicle storage for inventory from other locations; staff and the applicant said final site work, stormwater acceptance and landscaping will be completed as conditions of the approval.
