By Carol Walker
As 2015 draws to a close, the city is looking at a potential business that has been in the works for the better part of the last year. A Planned Unit Development (PUD) by Vaquero Ventures on the south end of Hill City would include a proposed Dollar General Store, provided it moves successfully through the approval process.
According to Brett McMacken, city administrator, this process will include a minimum of four meetings. The first was the preliminary request, which came before the Hill City Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z), has already been accomplished. The second one took place on Monday night when Ron Bengs, president of the Advanced Engineering and Surveying, appeared before the city council to explain the development. After recommendations from the council, the concept will go back to P&Z, the body to set a hearing, notifying anyone within 150 feet of the project. It is set to come back to the city council for possible final approval on Jan. 18.
“They’re asking for two things. The backside of the property borders the Forest Service. A corner of the building does not meet the 25 foot setback requirements and they would like that dropped to 10 feet. Secondly, the building itself is 9,100-square feet, which according to parking requirements, would need 43 spaces. They would like to put in 30 spaces,” said McMacken.
A letter written by Bengs and duplicated for each council member stated that Ventures provided calculations for necessary parking spaces based on three stores in Weatherford, Texas, with a population of 27,021.
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As 2015 draws to a close, the city is looking at a potential business that has been in the works for the better part of the last year. A Planned Unit Development (PUD) by Vaquero Ventures on the south end of Hill City would include a proposed Dollar General Store, provided it moves successfully through the approval process.
According to Brett McMacken, city administrator, this process will include a minimum of four meetings. The first was the preliminary request, which came before the Hill City Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z), has already been accomplished. The second one took place on Monday night when Ron Bengs, president of the Advanced Engineering and Surveying, appeared before the city council to explain the development. After recommendations from the council, the concept will go back to P&Z, the body to set a hearing, notifying anyone within 150 feet of the project. It is set to come back to the city council for possible final approval on Jan. 18.
“They’re asking for two things. The backside of the property borders the Forest Service. A corner of the building does not meet the 25 foot setback requirements and they would like that dropped to 10 feet. Secondly, the building itself is 9,100-square feet, which according to parking requirements, would need 43 spaces. They would like to put in 30 spaces,” said McMacken.
A letter written by Bengs and duplicated for each council member stated that Ventures provided calculations for necessary parking spaces based on three stores in Weatherford, Texas, with a population of 27,021.
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