Title
Request for Site Plan Approval - File No. PSP2024-0026 - to renovate/modify the existing grocery store to be utilized for a Meijer grocery store with an accessory drive-through for a pharmacy, located at 1495 N. Rochester Rd., located at the southwest corner of Rochester Rd. and Tienken Rd., Parcel 15-10-226-041, zoned NB Neighborhood Business with the FB Flex Business Overlay, Meijer Inc., c/o Paul Furtaw, Colliers Engineering & Design, Applicant
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Resolved, in the matter of City File No. PSP2024-0026 (Meijer Inc.), the Planning Commission approves the proposed Site Plan, based on plans received by the Planning Department on August 2, 2024, with the following findings and subject to the following conditions:
Findings
1. The site plan and supporting documents demonstrate that all applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, as well as other City Ordinances, standards, and requirements, can be met subject to the conditions noted below.
2. The proposed project will be accessed from Tienken and N. Rochester Road through the existing driveways for the shopping center. Further, the main driveway along the front of the proposed Meijer will be modified to restrict turning movements both for entering and exiting traffic, thereby promoting current and future safety and convenience of vehicular traffic both within the site and on adjoining streets.
3. The parking lot has been modified to increase the number of parking lot islands and the amenities for pedestrians to help further define maneuvering lanes and increase overall maneuverability, thereby avoiding common traffic problems and promoting customer safety.
4. The proposed development and associated improvements should have a satisfactory and harmonious relationship between the development on-site, the existing development in the adjacent vicinity, and the overall development pattern along N. Rochester Road.
5. The proposed landscape improvements help bring the site closer to compliance with requir...
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