The Fenton City Planning Commission tabled a special land use request at its March 25 meeting to convert the old granary and former Red Fox Outfitters building into a banquet facility. Planners determined this would allow the applicant time to do a parking study, along with other items the planning commission requested.
The planning commission’s meeting minutes were included in Fenton City Council’s packet for its May 25 meeting.
At the planning commission’s meeting in October 2020, planners initially recommended the city not approval a special land use permit, mostly due to parking concerns.
After sitting empty for years, Red Fox Outfitters opened in November 2015 after it was rehabilitated for $1,950,000. SkyPoint Ventures, the real estate/capital development arm of Phil Hagerman and Jocelyn Hagerman invested in rehabilitating the historical granary, which was built in 1856. The store closed in March 2020 and sits empty.
According to the planning commission, there is an 11-space parking lot to the east of the building and a 49-space city-owned parking lot with a mini-park area immediately east of that.
The applicant, Luc Birchmeier of Fenton, indicated he would like to turn the building into a wedding venue ballroom/event center. The facility could be used for corporate parties, anniversaries, business meetings, bridal showers and more.
Parking in the downtown area is a concern, however, Birchmeier said a shuttle service could help alleviate the problem.
In March, the planning commission found the special land use permit request is in compliance with the city ordinance’s standards. The property is located in an area intended for a mixture of uses and the use of the building as a banquet facility should not change the character of the areas. Food for the facility would be catered.
Planners determined there would not be a negative impact from excessive production of noise and traffic, however, there would be a negative impact of parking during peak times. The planning commission also tabled this request at its December 2020 and January 2021 meetings so the applicant could address the parking issue.
According to city ordinance, one parking space per every two persons of capacity authorized by the State Building Code would be required. The original application indicated that maximum capacity is 250 persons with 10 percent or 25 guests, consisting of the wedding party who would be dropped off. The remaining 225 guests would equate to a demand for 113 cars. From this number, 60 parking spots are onsite and 35-50 would stay in local hotels and utilize the shuttle service. Based upon these numbers, the remaining cars (fewer than 60) could be accommodated within a six-minute walk of the site.
The applicant has since submitted a floor plan layout showing a capacity of approximately 120 people, but the city ordinance requires that parking be calculated based on maximum occupant capacity.
The city building department indicates maximum capacity is 253. This means 127 spaces are required while approximately 60 are onsite spaces and the abutting parking lot. The remaining 67 would be dependent on other parking spaces either on the street or in nearby public lots.
Although The State Bank submitted a letter of approval for use of its parking lot at N. LeRoy Street and Silver Lake road, the lot is owned by the city and was leased to the bank for a 40-year term. Per that agreement, the lot cannot be committed or made available to other uses in the downtown area.
Due mostly to parking concerns, the planning commission recommended denial of the special land use request at this time.
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