The
Dollar General store at US27 and Summerlake drive is now open for
business.
I
am concerned about several issues;
1. The
building is not completely bricked, and equipment is still in the parking lot,
posing a hazard to customers.
2. The
lighting is not set correctly in violation of section 4.18 subsection F #3 of
the 2009 City of Alexandria zoning ordinances.
3. Trees,
shrubbery and fencing promised to shield the store from the neighborhood are
not in place in violation of section 3.18 of the 2009 City of Alexandria zoning
ordinances.
4. The
dumpster is not in a corral or screened from adjacent property in violation of
section 4.18 subsection F #2 of the 2009 City of Alexandria zoning ordinances.
5. The
monument sign at the entrance is not bricked as promised it would be.
6.
They have outside sales without a permit in violation
of section 3.29 of the 2009 City of Alexandria zoning ordinances.
In regards to number 2, light from the south side
of the building shines directly onto Summerlake Drive. Lights from in front of the building and
behind the building shine directly on the first 2 houses in the Summerlake
Subdvision. (see attached photos)
I
believe that they will get the building completed and everything else taken
care of eventually, but my question is how long will they be permitted to
operate without these violations being enforced?
Isn’t
there someone appointed by the city who inspects new construction of businesses
to deem them safe and up to code before they can be opened for business? Someone dropped the ball on this one. If we don’t have rules set forth to inspect
buildings before they are opened to the public, then our system needs a major
overhaul.
In
my opinion they should not be permitted to be open for business until they are
in compliance with all ordinances, all landscaping is complete, the building
exterior is finished, and all heavy machinery is gone from the property.
I
have attached photos depicting the issues discussed in this email, and copies
of the ordinances cited above.
Please
respond as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time and attention with this matter.
Respectfully,
Andy
Schabell
1176
Summerlake Drive
Alexandria,
KY 41001
859-###-####
Photos,
Here is the side of the store without side finished and heavy equipment.
Another view, dumpster not in a corral and landscape not even started.
Items for sale outside without the required permit.
No landscaping done at back of store.
Sign not finished, no landscaping done.
Lights from front of building shining over building onto Summerlake drive.
Glare on bedroom window and half of the house lit up from Dollar General lighting.
Ordinances cited;
Section 4.18 subsection F;
2. No
outdoor storage of any objectionable material (useable or waste) shall be
permitted in this zone, except within enclosed containers, and all dumpsters,
etc. shall be screened from adjacent property.
3. No
lighting shall be permitted which would glare from this zone onto any street,
road, highway, deeded right-of-way or into any adjacent property.
Section 3.18;
Screening
areas shall be provided for the purpose of minimizing the friction between
incompatible
land uses and improving the aesthetic and functional quality of new
development. All screening areas shall be approved and inspected by the Zoning Administrator
(or Planning Commission, where required by this ordinances) for compliance with
a submitted development or site plan as regulated by the applicable
requirements of SECTIONS 3.20 and 3.21 of
this ordinance.
A. Screening areas shall be designed, provided, and
maintained according to the
following:
1. Where
natural vegetation and/or topographical conditions exist prior to
development,
every effort shall be made to retain said condition, particularly where
it provides a natural screening or buffer from adjacent properties. In such
cases, additional screening may not be required, provided that provision is
made
for
maintenance of such condition to the satisfaction of the City of Alexandria.
SECTION 3.29
PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK SALES AND DISPLAYS
All Sidewalk Sales and displays shall require a
permit to be issued by the Zoning
Administrator,
and only if the application indicates compliance with all of the following
requirements:
A. Sidewalk sales and displays shall be operated as a
use which is at least incidental to
the
principal business of the applicant, and the merchandise offered for sale at
the sidewalk sale shall be such that is ordinarily offered for sale at the
business premises
of the applicant;
B. Sidewalk sales and displays shall be conducted
only during normal business hours of
the applicant.
C. All sidewalk sales and displays shall be conducted
on the sidewalk associated with
the
business applicant; no sidewalk sale or display shall be permitted on any
parking lot, parking area, drive or
roadway; and no displays, merchandise or equipment to be used in the sidewalk sale and display shall block
access to doorways, walkways,
ramps and driveways;
D. Minimum ADA and Fire Department requirements for
access, ingress, egress and
walkways shall be
maintained at all time
E. Each applicant for a
sidewalk sales and displays permit shall complete an application
provided
by the Zoning Administrator at least one week in advance of the day the proposed sidewalk sale will begin. The Zoning
Administrator may require the Applicant
to prepare a plan to illustrate the location of the displays, merchandise and equipment to be used in the sidewalk sale and
display, and to demonstrate compliance with
this ordinance.
F. No merchandise, displays, equipment or other
material used in conjunction with the
sidewalk sales and displays shall be stacked up
higher than the Zoning Administrator
deems safe under all of the circumstances;
G. Each business shall
be entitled to participate in a maximum of Four (4) sidewalk sales
and displays per
calendar year;
H. Each sidewalk sale and display permit shall be issued
for a period not to exceed three
(3) days. Each permit shall be issued for a
period of up to three (3) consecutive days. However, if inclement weather interrupts one or more of those days, the
Zoning Administrator may exercise his discretion and extend the permit
for a period of time
equal to the weather interruption;
I. No merchandise, displays or other materials or
equipment shall be left or stored on
the
sidewalk prior to the first day of the sidewalk sale and display permit period,
nor
after
the expiration of the sidewalk sale and display permit;
J. The permit fee shall be set by the City of
Alexandria
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