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. . Minutes - Plan Commission Page 5 January 25, 1989 7. The granting of this Conditional Use Permit shall not be construed as approval or authorization for the second phase of the development described in the application supplements. Mr. Kendall seconded the motion which passed by a vote of 6-0. REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION OF WESTOVER CENTER TRACT - REVIEW OF RECORD PLAT Chairman McCauley informed Commission members that Mr. Gary Berutti of KBR Engineering, Inc., and representing the Westover Center Partnership, requests Plan Commission review and approval of a record plat for subdivision of the Westover Center property in the 7900 block of Olive Boulevard. Mr. Berutti explained that the property, the former site of the Westover Nursery, is approximately 6.1 acres and has been approved by the City Council as the site of a retail center and a freestanding grocery store. Lot 1 is to be the separately owned site for the grocery and Lot 2, north of the 10' wide MSD easement, will be the site of the retail center. Much of the land south of the MSD easement is floodplain and will not be developed at this time. Ms. Elwood indicated that the attached Subdivision Plat of Westover Center meets the requirements of the University City Subdivision Ordinance, Section 29-3(b). Both Lots 1 and 2 exceed the minimum lot area for the "GC" zoning district in which they are located. The subdivision and subsequent separate ownership of Lots 1 and 2 presents a situation typical of development along Olive Boulevard. Specifically, one business will be located on a lot which does not contain the code-required parking for that business and, therefore, must rely on an adjacent, separately owned lot to provide its parking needs. At Westover Center, this dilemma will be rectified by the provision on Lot 2 of a parking area easement and an ingress and egress easement for the specific benefit of Lot 1 (the grocery store property). Ms. Elwood went on to explain that the easements had been specifically located as had the new entrance/exit on Mount Olive Avenue pursuant to a study by a qualified traffic engineer as required by the City Council under the Westover Site Plan approval. Mr. Berutti and Dan Steuber, representing the Westover Partnership, presented a site plan showing the location of the entrance/exit on Mount Olive as it had been approved by the Director of Public Works as well as a plan locating all proposed easements on the property. Chairman McCauley asked if the parking and access easements were non-exclusive, reciprocal easements. Mr. Berutti understood that they would be. Mr. Rice wanted to make sure that the parking area easement would run with any sale of Lot 1. Mr. Steuber replied that this would be the case. After a brief discussion, Ms. Kreishman recommended that the Plan Commission approve the Record Plat for the Westover Center Tract subject to the following conditions: 1. The approximate parking area easements and ingress/egress easements shall be recorded on the Subdivision Plat of Westover Center prior to the secretary and Chairman's signatures on the plat. 2. Location of the Mount Olive Avenue driveway shall be finalized in accordance with the study by a qualified traffic engineer, and dedication of the additional right-of-way to the City of University City necessary to relocate the driveway shall be accomplished by the plat.