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-46- intersection of 153~d Avenue and State Highway #10. The applicant is proposing to construct a multi-tenant office facility on a 1.7-acre parcel. The property is zoned B-1 Business, office facilities are a permitted use. The office facility will consist of two levels, the first floor will be 9,379 square feet in size and the second floor will contain 2,956 square feet for a total office building area of 12,335 square feet. The proposed building exceeds the required front, rear and side yard setbacks established in the B-1 Business District. City Code restricts lot coverage to 35% of the lot area; the site plan is proposing a 16% lot coverage. In accordance.-V~th City Code, all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed tO_;~¢!:"~surfaced with bituminous pavement and finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. City code're,hires a minimum of 55 parking spaces for the proposed office facility. The site plan is prYb~sir~§~':62 customer and employee parking stalls. City code specifies that exterior wall finishessliall_ con~i~st:~of~. _ natural or prefabricated brick or stone or integrally treated pre-cast concrem..p'anels or oth~mater/als as approved by City Council. The building elevation plan indicat~s~':ith~tt the exterior wa'll~imaterials... wilt consist of rock face concrete block and vinyl siding..Tti¢ pi'opose concrete block ~t~fild be integrally treated with color. The proposed vinyl siding.'i~ 'h deviation~from city code a~t~ill require City Council approval. The grading plan is proposing to excavate and utilize City owned property located to the north of the subject property. 'Thel;proposed: drainage plan would be maximizing the ponding capacity on City property and thdr. ef6re limiting future development's drainage options. Staff is requesting pre~ and post devel'¢Pment capacity calculations to determine the effect of the proposed drainage;plan on the City~oVCned property and also on surrounding properties. The devetopmenf':-~spropo~ingm derive'on~e: access point from 153rd Avenue, no access points will be derived fr~m Stat~' Hi:ghW~y ~10. 'Staff sent a copy of the proposed site plan to MnDOT for their rev~¢~ and C~6~{~i ~ince the parcel boarders State Highway #10 along the southern' edge of the b~tmda~--Iine, urban Services are not available to the site and the facility, is:proposed to be "i'~ed by an on-site septic system. If the comprehensive plan is a'doPt4d witl~.,~.' policy statement requiring urban services for commercial development, Staff is recbmmending that the dev¢Iopment permit require connection to urban services with/n 2 years of availabilityc:-:-:The-Landsca~52g Plan is generally acceptable. The site plan should be reviged"ito include- a'-~eeP~Zei'erv~{ion plan. City Code requires commercial developments }o. comply wi'tlx.park and trail dedication requirements. The park and recreational trail plan_:i{~Pr-0Oiding for ~'-_iPedestrian trail along the-southern boundary line of the subject prope~c-it is' {h~'Cityes intefidorLto have the trail on the subject property link to the existing North FOrk pedestria~n-:,tf~!. The'sit?plan should be revised to include the required pedestrian ~! ilong the southern:~--b0undary "t'ine and it will be the responsibility of the developer to cofistmct the pedestrian-tmi1 to City standards. City staff recommended site plan approval contihgeht upon compliancelwith City Staff Review Letter dated May 25,2001. Motion bY'~0ib, missi0~er Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that the City Council aPProve'the proposed site plan. for a multi-tenant office building contingent upon compliance with City staff review letter dated May 25,2001. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Reeves, and Watson. Voting No: None. Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 24 of 30 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I