2925 Amend Zoning Prescott Add
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EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED TO APPLICATION
OF PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
FOR A..v.ENDMENT TO TilE CITY ZONING MAP
Prudential Savings Association is going to move
from its present location in Kraft Manor Shopping
Center to a location which is n~ar the central business
district of Salina.
There are various business reasons
which compel this change of location, but the most
cogent one is a genuine purpose to be more centrally
located for the convenience of its customers.
A financial
institution such as Prudential Savings Association has
customers who live and work in all parts of the county
and a new centrally located office is essential for its
continued growth.
Prudential Savings Association has encountered
a major problem in selecting a site for the construction
of its new building for the reason that there is a complete
lack of available locations south of Iron on Santa Fe
Avenue that are suited for the proposed constructi~~and
which are presently zoned "DO".
Consequently, it has
been necessary for the Association to enter into a
--._~~ contract to purchase the property for which
t;.is "DD" zoning is requested.
When this requested
c:.ë:.nçe to a "DD" zoning classification is authorized
a~¿ a??roved, construction of a new facility will be
co~"enced i~~ediately.
The building to be constructed has been §esigned
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specifically for this location and is comp~tible in
ev~ry respect with the adjoininq rosi~onti~l areas.
It
will add beauty and dignity both to the adjoining areas
and to the southern approach to the central business
àistrict.
The project has been fully explained to many
of the adjoining property owners, and there has been no
objection to the proposed rezoning.
In fact, it is
probable that construction of a residential type
office building at this corner location will enhance
the value of the adjoining areas as residential property.
~he proposed building will harmonize beautifully with
the entire neighborhood and will be an obvious improve-
ment over the present structure situated on the lot.
Nor should the proposed use of this property
causc any significant increase in traffic in the area.
All four corners of this intersection are already
exposed to commercial traffic because of the Sears Shopping
Ce:\te::::.
Furthermore, ~~ple off-street parking is planned.
W~ereas, the pertinent regulations require one parking
space for each 200 square feet of builàing area, the
?~~~s for the proposed building provide for one parking
sp¿ce for each l60 square feet.
Thus, the proposed use
should not contribute to traffic conjestion in the gèneral
area.
The applicant is fully aware that less than
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two years ago an application to rezone the subject
property to "D" was disapproved for the reason that
the central business district should not be further
extended to the south in strip-like fashion.
It is
submitted that this application for "DD" zoning should
be approved for the same reason that the earlier applica-
tion was disapproved because, rather than an extension,
the proposed "CD" zoning represents a natural and
logical buffer or transition zone at the southern edge
of tho business district.
In addition, it can be fairly stated that
the highest and best use of this property is for those
purposes permitted in a "DD" zoning classification.
The
location is no longer attractive for strictly residential
purposes since it is exposed to the "D" zoned corner
across the street to the north.
Therefore, authorization
for a ;jigher use not obnoxious to the adjoining residential
areas is in order.
A residential type office building
does not belong in the middle of a commercial area, but
utilizing such a structure as a transition from
cou~ercial to residential is sensible and reasonable and
truly represents the maximum use of the property.
For the foregoing reasons, it is requested
that this application be favorably acted upon.
Respectfully subMitted,
PRUDE~TIAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATION
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