Agenda - Council - 05/11/1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Observations: The office/warehouse use is consistent with the permitted uses in the Industrial District. The site is approximately I 1 acres in size and the building will be 12,960 square ..feet in size. This converts to a lot coverage of 2.6% which is well within the 35% lot coverage restriction. The exterior walls of the building are proposed to be pre-cast concrete panels which is in compliance with City Code. The building is proposed to be 24 feet in height, which complies with the Code restriction of 35 feet. The plan shows sharing an existing access onto Armstrong Blvd. with Adolfson-Peterson, the adjacent parcel to the south. The existing gravel driveway would be paved a distance of i50 feet west from its intersection with Armstrong Blvd. It has also been confirmed with the Anoka County Highway Department that the future extension of County Road #116 to the west is proposed to follow the common property line between Mr. Bumham's site and that of Adolfson Peterson. At that time, the County is requesting that the access onto Armstrong be replaced with access onto #116, as far west as possible from the Armstrong/Il6 intersection. Staff has incorporated language into the proposed development permit accordingly. The County is also requesting that 75 feet, versus the existing 60 feet, be preserved along the common property line of Burnham and Adolfson for the future improvements to County Road #116. The additional 15 feet requested by the County is not impacted by Mr. Bumham's site plan. City Code states that loading docks should be located at the rear of the building. Considering the frontage to Armstrong Blvd. and the potential future extension of County Road/ti 16 along the south property line, either the west or the north could be considered rear walls. However, the Comprehensive Plan draft to date proposes residential development to the north and west and places to work to the south. Given this information, Staff is recommending that the plan be approved with a loading dock on the south wall. The number of off-street parking spaces proposed (39) is in compliance with City Code. The driveways and customer/employee parking areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous and finished with concrete curbing; also in compliance with City Code requirements. Waste storage areas will be provided for inside the building. The lighting plan is in compliance City Code. The sedimentation pond is located in the proposed corridor for the extension of County Road #116. The applicant is in the process of redesigning the grading and drainage plan to relocate the sedimentation pond. Urban services are not available to the site and the facility is proposed to be served by an on-site septic system. There are wetlands on the site and the septic system would have to be designed by a licensed septic system .designer. If the Comprehensive Plan is adopted with a policy statement requiring urban services for commercial development, Staff is recommending that the development permit for Mr. Burnham require connection to urban services within 2 years of their availability. I I I I I