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Urban Planning and Land Use 701 North 7 th Street, Room 423 Phone: (913) 573-5750 Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Fax: (913)

GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: Patrick Lenahan Status of Applicant: Representative Yaeger Architecture, Inc.

1 Urban Planning and Land Use 701 North 7 th Street, Room 423 Phone: (913) Kansas City, Kansas Fax: (913) planninginfo@wycokck.org To: From: City Planning Commission City Staff Date: February 9, 2015 Re: Petition #PR (070547) GENERAL INFORMATION Applicant: Patrick Lenahan Status of Applicant: Representative Yaeger Architecture, Inc West 119 th Street Overland Park, KS Requested Action: Approve Preliminary Plan Review Date of Application: June 27, 2014 Purpose: To build a 248 room hotel with ballroom Property Location: 777 Hollywood Casino Boulevard Existing Zoning: CP-2 Planned General Business District #PR February 9,

2 Surrounding Zoning: North: A-G Agriculture District South: A-G Agriculture District East: CP-2 Planned General Business District West: A-G Agriculture District Existing Uses: North: South: East: West: Kansas Speedway Undeveloped land Hollywood Casino parking lot Kansas Speedway parking lot Total Tract Size: acres Master Plan Designation: The Prairie Delaware Piper Master Plan designates this property as Planned Entertainment District. Major Street Plan: The City-Wide Master Plan classifies Village West Parkway as a Class A Thoroughfare. Advertisement: Property Owner Letters July 15, 2014, August 14, 2014, October 3, 2014, October 10, 2014 and November 20, 2014 Wyandotte Echo Not required Public Hearing: February 9, 2015 Public Opposition: None to date PROPOSAL Detailed Outline of Requested Action: The applicant, Patrick Lenahan with Yaeger Architecture, Inc. on behalf of Kansas Entertainment LLC wants to build a 248-room, 143,180 square foot hotel and 18,179 square foot ballroom located at 777 Hollywood Casino Boulevard. City Ordinance Requirements: Article VIII Sections FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED 1. Neighborhood character. The character of the neighborhood in the immediate vicinity is dominated by The Kansas Speedway. The Kansas Speedway is part of the larger Village West Tourism District development. 2. The extent to which the proposed use would increase the traffic or parking demand in ways that would adversely affect road capacity, safety, or create parking problems. #PR February 9,

3 The proposed use will increase parking demand, but not in ways that would adversely affect road capacity, safety or create parking problems. 3. The degree of conformance of the proposed use to the Master Plan. The proposed use conforms to the Master Plan. 4. The extent to which utilities and public services are available and adequate to serve the proposed use. a. Water service Available b. Sanitary sewer service Available c. Storm water control See Public Works comments d. Police Police service is provided by the West Patrol, District #225 e. Fire Fire service is provided by Station #6 located near 95 th and State Avenue. Additional fire equipment may be necessary to fight high-rise fires. f. Transit Kansas City ATA does not provide transit service near this property. The closest transit stop is on Village West Parkway, north of State Avenue. g. Schools Bonner Springs USD The capability of the proposed use to meet applicable ordinance and other requirements. The proposed use is capable of meeting applicable ordinance and other requirements. PREVIOUS ACTIONS None #PR February 9,

4 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING The Kansas Speedway owns all of the property within 200 feet of the property in question, therefore a neighborhood meeting was not necessary. KEY ISSUES Initial landscaping Sidewalk connections STAFF COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS Urban Planning and Land Use Comments: 1. Provide peak parking numbers for the casino and hotel and the total net loss of parking spaces after construction of the hotel and ballroom. Applicant Response: The current total count of parking stalls is 3,329 garage and surface lot spaces. Construction of the hotel/ballroom project will remove 237 existing surface stalls and add back 148 new surface stalls, for a total net loss of 89 stalls, or 2.6% of the total. Peak occupant load of the building is limited in practice by the total number of gaming positions, which can be no more than 2,300 slot machines and about 400 table game positions, or 2,700 positions final. The typical car to-gaming position ratio averages 1.3 people per car, as reported by the facility management based on long history with this and other gaming facilities. 2,700 persons at 1.3 persons per vehicle, plus 425 employees at peak shift, results in 2,502 parking spaces needed. The ballroom is designed for banquets of 400 persons. The hotel has up to 248 keys. Assuming no diversity here, at a 1 stall per room ratio and a 1.3 person per vehicle ratio for the ballroom, plus about 50 hotel/ballroom employees, the additional requirement would be 606 stalls. Adding 606 stalls to the 2,502 stalls noted above results in 3,108 needed. In addition, the casino reports that their count record of peak period of peak day records 1,341 guests at the property, plus employees. Again using the 1.3 persons per vehicles average, this would require 1,457 stalls, or 2,063 with the above hotel/ballroom stalls. Therefore, the 3,240 parking stalls in place at the end of this project are anticipated to be adequate for the facility. #PR February 9,

5 2. Connect sidewalk to Village West Parkway and internal sidewalk connection. Applicant Response: The sidewalks design provides connectivity within the site between buildings and parking areas, and includes connectivity to the main entrance of the casino. The design is consistent with the sidewalk design approach employed in the initial casino project, which included no connection to Village West Parkway, since there is no public sidewalk along Village West Parkway. The casino remains remote from the other Village West developments in this respect. The addition of the hotel and ballroom is a project internal to the site, which is already developed otherwise. Staff Response: The sidewalk should extend from the west property line from the main entrance along Village West Parkway, north to the Cerner property line. The lighting should cover that same area. 3. Street lights must be installed along Village West Parkway to illuminate the sidewalk. Applicant Response: See response to Item 2 above. Staff Response: Install per staff response #2. 4. The grass planting areas along (on) Village West Parkway is not established as initially advertised during the Hollywood Casino planning review process. Please explain how this will be completed. Applicant Response: The turf grass along Village West Parkway was designed and installed as a turf type fescue lawn. In attempts to develop a more sustainable site in accordance with the sustainability goals of the Development Agreement, this area was designated as a non-irrigation area. At initial construction the area was seeded and established with a thick stand of turf grass free of weeds and bare spots. However, severe drought immediately following did cause some die-off. To maintain a sustainable turf grass lawn that is not irrigated, a spring and fall over-seeding program would need to be completed along with weed control applications and fertilization. This process will rely on natural rainfall and cooler temperatures to establish the turf grass. During drought conditions the turf grass may die, but will be over-seeded the next spring or fall planting season. This will be an ongoing maintenance issue depending on weather conditions year-to-year. Staff Response: We agree, but the Development Agreement included a professional appearance. The renderings that were shown do not reflect the current state of the landscaping along Village West Parkway. Either provide temporary irrigation measures or some other measure, so we do not have the landscaping in its present condition. The entire site should have an updated landscape plan. #PR February 9,

6 5. All deciduous trees shall be at least 2 caliper when planted. All evergreens must be at least 6 in height when planted. All shrubs must be planted at a minimum of 5 gallons. Applicant Response: Acknowledged. 6. Landscaping shall be irrigated. Applicant Response: All new landscape work associated with this project is planned within the property zone that is designated for (and currently incorporates) irrigation. The new landscaping in the area of work will be irrigated. 7. The hotel and ballroom materials, glass, stucco, stone and tile meet the Commercial Design Guidelines. Applicant Response: Acknowledged. 8. Utility connections (including transformer boxes) shall be screened with landscaping or an architecturally designed screen wall. All utilities mounted on the wall shall be painted to match the building. All rooftop mechanical equipment shall be screened from public view on all sides by a parapet. Applicant Response: Acknowledged. Current building design/planning is consistent with this requirement and will be compiled with as the design is developed and construction completed. Public Works Comments: A) Items that require plan revision or additional documentation before engineering can recommend approval: 1) None B) Items that are conditions of approval (stipulations): 1) None C) Comments that are not critical to engineering s recommendations for this specific submittal, but may be helpful in preparing future documents: 1) None Staff Conclusion: The hotel will be a welcome addition to the Kansas Speedway and Hollywood Casino. There remain three (3) issues that the applicant must work with staff to resolve and implement through the final plan review process: (1) Connect sidewalks internally and externally to and along Village West Parkway to meet the City-Wide Sidewalk and Trails Master Plan. (2) Install street lights along Village West Parkway. Coordination with Public Works and Board of Public Utilities will be necessary. (3) Ongoing and more routine maintenance of the landscaping along Village West Parkway. #PR February 9,

7 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Planning Commission make the findings contained within the staff report related to Factors to be Considered, and Key Issues and recommends APPROVAL Petition #PR subject to all comments and suggestions outlined in this staff report. ATTACHMENTS Applicant Response Letter Site Plan Landscape Plan Building Elevations REVIEW OF INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE Action Planning Commission Board of Commissioners Public Hearing August 11, 2014 Preliminary Held Over Plan February 9, 2015 February 26, 2015 STAFF CONTACT: Byron Toy, AICP MOTIONS I move the Kansas City, City Planning Commission recommend APPROVAL of Petition #PR to the Unified Government Board of Commissioners as meeting all the requirements of the City code and being in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare subject to such modifications as are necessary to resolve to the satisfaction of City Staff all comments contained in the Staff Report; and the following additional requirements of the Kansas City, City Planning Commission: OR 1. ; 2. ; And 3.. I move the Kansas City, City Planning Commission recommend DENIAL of Petition #PR , to the Unified Government Board of Commissioners as it is not in compliance with the City Ordinances and as it will not promote the public health, safety and welfare of the City of Kansas City, Kansas; and other such reasons that have been mentioned. #PR February 9,

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Urban Planning and Land Use

Urban Planning and Land Use 701 North 7 th Street, Room 423 Phone: (913) 573-5750 Kansas City, Kansas 66101 Fax: (913) 573-5796 Email: planninginfo@wycokck.org www.wycokck.org/planning To: From: City Planning