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70- early stages of the new building construction. The two buildings to the north will be demolished in the fall of 2001. The site plan is proposing to construct a two-story 60,280 square foot building. The building will have a mix of office, warehouse, and showroom area. The rear of the building will have both grade and dock overhead loading doors. The building is divided into 16 separate bays for warehousing uses on the first floor and about 15,000 square feet devoted to office use on both floors. The principal structure meets the front yard, rear yard, and side yard setbacks established in the I Industrial District. The Industrial district restricts lot coverage to 35%; the site plan is proposing to construct a building footprint of 50,062 square feet on 9.7 acres, which equates to approximately a 11.8% lot coverage. The development will be constructed on three lots of record that is owned by the City and sold to Sharp and Associates. It is expected that some time in the future that the land will be subdivided and platted into several lots to facilitate construction of additional buildings. The site will derive one access from McKinley St. and one from Sunfish Lake Blvd. As Sunfish Lake Blvd. is CSAH 57, Anoka County has been supplied a copy of the site plan. Their review comments have not been received to date. The off-street parking area will have a bituminous surface with concrete curbing. The parking stalls are sufficient in numbers and dimensions. The rear of the building will be used for loading. In order to preserve existing trees, there will be two "islands" in the loading area with raised medians. The exterior building materials for the building are proposed to consist of rockface concrete block, brick, and glass, which meets the architectural standards established in the Industrial District. The landscaping plan has been reviewed and is generally acceptable.' A couple of modifications are needed as described in the attached review letter. The facility will be served.by City sewer and water services. The site plan is absent of a lighting plan. A lighting plan will need to be submitted and is subject to the City Engineers approval. Anoka County has reviewed the proposed site plan and indicates that no access points for the development should be allowed from CSAH 57. The developer has indicated that the access is necessary for the development and indicates that the new development will close several driveway accesses on CSAH 57. Recommendation: The Planning Commission reviewed the site plan at its February 6, 2001 meeting and unanimously recommended that the site plan be approved subject to the City Staff review letter. I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I I I