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Special Review Use Staff Report
December 2, 1997 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting
Report date
December 20, 2019
Special Review Use type
Medical Clinic
Legal description
Lot 2, Phase 2, Avon Town Square
Zoning
TC-Town Center
Address
070 Benchmark Road
Introduction
The applicant is requesting approval for a Special Review Use Permit to establish a medical center on Lot 2, Phase 2, Avon Town Square. The medical center is the Steadman Hawkings clinic.
The clinic will inlcude physicians offices, physical therapy, urgent care and an orhopedic surgery center.
The center will be located in a third building to be constructed as part of the Avon Town Square project, and will occupy the entire buiding. The building received final desing approval
in October of 1995 and a one year extension through October of 1998. The application includes a modification to final design to add a fourth story to the buiding. The applicant proposes
to add a level of parking that will be ground level, with the three floor medical center located above two levels of parking. The design of the buiding will remain essentially the
same. Minor modifications are proposed to the parking lot, trash enclousures and loading areas to add additional parking spaces.
Criteria for Review, Recommendation and Approval
According to section 17.48.040 of the Avon Municipal Code, the Planning & Zoning Commission shall consider the following criteria when evaluating an application for a special review
use permit:
Whether the proposed use otherwise complies with all requirements imposed by the zoning code.
The proposed meidical center complies with all requirements of the zoning code including setbacks, building height, parking and landscaping. Snow storage will be hauled off-site. An
interim snow storage collection area needs to be designated. THe project complies with the parking requirements of 5 spaces per 1000 square feet for medical offices.
Whether the proposed use is in conformance with the town comprehensive plan.
The use is supported by the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy A3.3 encourages “Commercial, public and other uses that generate employment and customer traffic should be located to minimize the need for automobile travel.
Policy B2.3 is to “encourage a range of uses in the Town Center, including retail, offices, hotels, recreation, tourism and entertainment.
Goal B3 is to “maintain a balanced, diverse economic base that provides employment opportunities for residents and a sustainable tax base for the Town.
Policy B3.1 “Promote development of facilities and activities which strengthen the Town’s year round tourism base, and relationship to the resort community.
The zoning code amendment would allow medical centers/hospitals to locate in Avon’s Downtown. This would help to diversify the town’s economic base by allowing larger employers in the
downtown area. Medical centers and hospitals would likely be larger employers and would benefit from the centrally located transit facilities available in the center of the TC zone
district.
Whether the proposed use is compatible with adjacent uses.
Staff believes the proposed center will be compatible with adjacent uses, including the the Seasons Building and Lodge at Avon Center.
The four story buildng is less than the 80 foot maximum height allowed in the TC zone. Thus, it is not expected to signifcantly impact vies.
The use meets parkign requirements and will therefore not have off-site parking impacts.
Urgent Care will be on a walk-in basis. Ambulances will not deliver patients to the site.
There may be occasional ambulance use to transport a patient off-site that needs a greater level of care. According to the letter submitted, this will be on an infrequestn basis.
THe use is expected to generate traffic similar to that on-site already in terms of turn over. Staff will be there ffor shifts, unless they leave for lunch. There will be patients
spending large blocks of time, and some visiting for shorter periods for appointments including physical therayp.
The clinic’s hours will be 7:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m. This will help to limit impact on surrounding residential uses.
Staff Recommendation
Based upon the proposed medical center’s compliance with the above criteria, staff recommends approval of the Special Review Use Permit with the following conditions:
The office hours be no longer than 7:00 am to 7:00 p.m.
Recommended Motion
I move to approve Resolution # 97-16, granting a Special Review Use Permit for Lot 38B, Block 2, Benchmark at Beaver Creek Subdivision, to operate a Residential Bed and Breakfast as
described in the application dated October 22, 1997, for a permanent duration as specified in Section 17.48.020 of the Town of Avon Municipal Code, with the following condition:
That ownership of both duplex units is retained by the Bed and Breakfast operator to ensure the allowance of parking in front of the east unit, thus satisfying the west unit’s residential
parking requirement.
If you have any questions regarding this or any other project or community development issue, please call me at 949-4280 (extension 139), or stop by the Community Development Department.
Respectfully submitted,
George H. Harrison
Planner