Minutes - Planning Commission - 03/03/1994

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Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Terry to recommend that City Council approve the issuance of a CUP to William Dubats and declare terms of same as amended, contingent upon certification of the variance by the Commissioner of DNR. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Vice Chairperson Hendriksen, Chairperson Bawden, Commissioners Deemer, Terry, Holland, LaDue, and Thorud. Voting No: None. Case 02: Request for Site Plan Approval for a Self-Service Storage Facility in the B-3 Highway Business District; Case of William Dubats Zoning Administrator Frolik advised that Mr. William Dubats has applied for site plan approval to construct self-service storage facilities on Lot 3, Block 3, Riverside West. Ms. Frolik explained this would be an expansion of the self-service storage facilities currently existing on Lots 1 and 2 of Riverside West and the new buildings would receive access via the main entrance on Lot 1. She advised Mr. Dubats has applied for a variance to the side yard setback as he is proposing to construct the first building on Lot 3 at the north property line in order to maintain spacing consistency with the buildings on Lots 1 and 2. The construction of 3 self-service storage facilities is proposed for a total structure area of 18,700 square feet. City Code requires 100% of the exterior facing finish, exclusive of doors and windows, be other than metal. In accordance with City Code, the storage facilities are a series of overhead doors supported by decorative pillars. Also in accordance with City Code, Mr. Dubats proposes to apply a bituminous surface to all maneuvering areas. Continuous concrete curbing would not be required on the north property line because it would prohibit entrance to the facilities from Lots 1 and 2. Six-inch concrete curbing has been proposed along the east property line and concrete edging along the west and south property lines, City Code also requires a 20 foot wide landscape area along all streets and along those areas where a commercial use is adjacent to a residential use; this applies to the west, south and east property lines of subject property. City Staff is recommending waiving the 20 foot landscape requirement on the east property line (Ebony Street side) due to the intense commercial activity generated across the street by Superbowl. The maximum landscape area that can be achieved along the south property line is 15 feet, and City Staff does not object to a 5 foot reduction in the requirement as long as the neighbors to the south have no objection. It has also been determined that waiving the 20 foot landscape area along the west property line could be accommodated if Mr. Dubats is willing to plant the required screening on the park trail corridor which runs parallel with the west property line and agree to a 2 year maintenance agreement. Ms. Frolik explained it is Staffs recommendation that trees be planted in a triangular formation a maximum of 10 feet apart along the west and south property lines. The trees should have a minimum 1 inch trunk diameter, and two out of every three should be Spruce or Pine to provide year around screening. Ms. Frolik added that the property is in the Critical River Overlay District and is restricted to a 30% impervious surface area which includes structures and pavement. She advised that the site plan proposes approximately 90% impervious surface area and, therefore, a variance has been properly applied for. City Engineer Jankowski stated that drainage is a major concern with this site plan. He advised that if the capacity of the storm sewer were to be allocated based upon area, the discharge from the proposed development should be limited to 1.7 cfs. As proposed, the run-off from this facility from a 2 year storm would be 3.8 cfs. Mr. Jankowski explained that the amount of volume needed to achieve a discharge of 1.7 cfs could be attained by constructing a two foot deep vee sump area along the eastern property line. Such a sump could be made mowable by utilizing a maximum side slope of 4:1 and would occupy a width of approximately 20 feet. Mr. Dubats stated that this was unacceptable as he had a limited amount of space. He felt he could achieve the ~same reduction in cfs discharge by providing a detention volume consisting of a trench lined with blocks. He added that for safety purposes the trench will also be fenced in with six foot chain link. Planning Commission/March 3, 1994 Page 4 of 6