Agenda - Council - 09/11/2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

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-296- The City Engineer has reviewed the traffic pattern for the proposed development and has stated there is a potential for traffic conflicts between the car wash exit and fast foo'd drive thru line. City Code specifies that exterior wall finishes shall consist of natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or some other material approved by City Council. The structure will be constructed with a stucco and brick finish; this complies with City Code. The site will derive one access from Sunfish Lake Blvd. The applicant and the owner of Sunfish Commons retail center should discuss providing an access easement across Lot 1 and Lot 2 to allow ingress and egress traffic between the lots. The site will be serviced by municipal sewer and water facilities. It should be mentioned that construction of the proposed facility will not be permitted to commence until the developer of Sunfish Commons, Sunfish Commons. LLC, has recorded the approved plat of Sunfish Commons at Anoka County. The applicant applied for a variance to the 20-foot green space requirement along Sunfish Lake Blvd. The Board of Adjustment reviewed the variance request on August 29, 2002. The Board of Adjustment felt the variance request was driven by the actions of the. applicant and does not qualify as a unique situation and therefore the Board of Adjustment denied the variance. Recommendation: The Planning Commission reviewed the site plan on August 29, 2002. The consensus of the Commission was the site plan contained a lot of activity for a small site. The Planning Commission was concerned with the amount of traffic that would be generated from ali of the proposed users and raised issue with the tight maneuvering areas around the gasoline pumps. The Planning Commission recommended the City Council deny the site plan based on the variance being denied and the proposed development containing too much activity for the subject property. Subsequent to the Planning Commission meeting the applicant revised the site plan to include the required 20-foot of green space along Sunfish Lake Blvd. and they angled the gasoline pump canopy in an attempt to provide additional maneuvering area around the gasoline pumps. Site plan approval shoUld be contingent upon the applicant providing an ingress/egress easement in recordable form between the owners of Lot 1 and Lot 2 of Sunfish Commons, and upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated September 6, 2002. I I I I I I I I I I .I I I I I I