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Valley View planning board approves variances for Hub Parkway site plan after parking compromise
Summary
The planning board approved multiple variances and a modified site plan for a proposed training center at 7465 Hub Pkwy, contingent on a new landscape plan; the applicant said the facility could draw 30–40 cars and rely on overflow parking at an adjacent property.
The Village of Valley View Planning Board on Jan. 21 approved a set of variances and a modified site plan for a proposed regional plumbing and electrical training center at 7465 Hub Parkway, while requiring the applicant to submit an updated landscape plan.
Sam Messina, who appeared for the applicant, said the training facility could attract "30 to 40 cars at any given time" and that a walkway to the neighboring Mr. Rooter site was intended to provide overflow parking. Mayor Matthew March and Village Engineer Todd Sciano objected to two parking stalls sited close to the public right-of-way and noted a gas-company access point in that area. The board asked the applicant to remove the two southeast stalls; the final site-plan approval was conditioned on a new landscape plan.
Messina told the board the parking layout had been altered since the last submission and that the applicant preferred its original configuration, but that stormwater considerations and the gas-company access influenced stall placement. Commissioners and staff discussed maintenance of the parcel strips along Alexander Road, future road improvements and tree plantings; Messina said the gas company has future upgrade plans and that neighbors sometimes store items across property lines.
On motions during the meeting’s official session, the board approved four variances tied to the project: a 69-foot variance from the Hub Parkway right-of-way, a 76-foot variance from the south property line, a 62-foot variance from the west property line, and a one-foot parking-stall width variance. All motions carried on recorded roll calls with the present members voting in the affirmative. The board also approved the overall site plan as modified to eliminate the two southeast parking stalls and made final approval contingent on submission and approval of a revised landscape plan.
Officials said the approvals do not remove other regulatory requirements; Engineer Sciano noted the location of a utility access point and the need to coordinate with utility providers. The board did not set a date for filing the revised landscape plan in the meeting record.
What happens next: the applicant must file the revised landscape plan for staff review before the site plan becomes final. The planning board’s approvals apply to the variances and the modified site plan as described at the Jan. 21 meeting.
