Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/2011

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Gable Pines Seniors Housing Proposal 28 March 2011 Page 11 Also, as noted above, the residential character of the proposed building would help it coexist with the housing to the east. This building would make a much better neighbor, in my opinion, than type of building possible under the Office zoning district, which could be a four-story building with a commercial architectural facade. Grading, Ponding, Drainage and Utilities: Please refer to the memo prepared by the City Engineer. Lighting: Lighting and photometric plans have been submitted. The proposed McGraw -Edison Generation Series luminaire is shown here. The color was not specified. All of the overhead lights would be around the parking lot. The photometric model shows that there would be no light escaping the site to the east. Fire Code and Building Code: Please refer to the review provided by the Fire official. In a supplemental e-mail message, Fire Technician Christopher Hearden stated that the Depaitment does not object to the plantings south of the Memory Garden, an issue raised by the City Planning Commission. Fire truck access is shown from the parking lot and the underground garage. There would also be a fire lane from County Road E to the eastern patio built with a system that would support trucks but could be overlaid with gravel or grass. I would prefer the grass option for the sake of appearance if that is acceptable to the Fire Department. Fire truck access to the southern end of the building would be provided via the northwesterly RPM parking lot. A fire hydrant should be located near the northeastern corner of the existing RPM parking lot on the Gable Pines property. Fire Chief Leier requests that if the northwesterly RPM parking lot (south of Gable Pines) should ever be removed by redevelopment a fire lane should be built by the Gable Pines owner along the southern edge of their site from Judson Road to the middle of the building, possibly centered on the southern property line. Chief Leier concurs that the Development Agreement should indicate that the City and the owner of Gable Pines will work to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution if that event ever transpires. Development Proposal for the Reel! Precision Manufacturing Site Proposal: A parking lot with 95 stalls and concrete curb would be built on the southern end of Parcels A and B and connected to the existing RPM parking lot. The parking lot would be set 55 feet from the eastern property line (which abuts the residential neighborhood). Site Conditions: The eastern half of the site is mostly covered with mature conifers, most of which would be removed. The parcel for the new parking lot will be almost exactly the same size as the parcel being transferred to Gable Pines, LLC, which is 0.88 acre. 3824 Huntington Avenue St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416 952.451.4818 bill@weberplanning.com