Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/1999

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REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW; CASE OF C.R. CONCRETE By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Case Background: On September 10, 1998, Rick Burnham applied for site plan apprqval for an office/warehouse on Lot 1, Block 1, HY-10 Ramsey 2na Addition. On September 28, 1998, a 6 month moratorium became effective, which included Mr. Bumham's site, that prohibited any application approvals and development during the comprehensive planning process. At the October, 1998 Planning Commission meeting, a recommendation was forwarded to City Council to reject Mr. Bumham's site plan and uphold the moratorium. At that point, the Comprehensive Plan draft proposed a land use change on the subject site and contained language requiring urban services for commercial/industrial development. At Mr. Bumham's request, the recommendation of the Planning Commission was not presented to'City Council until January, 1999. At that meeting, it was reported by City Staff that the draft Corr/prehensive Plan no longer proposed a land use change for Mr. Burham's site, but.. that the language establishing a policy of commercial/industrial development with urban services was still in the draft. It was also noted .that the moratorium that included Mr. Burnham's site was due to expire at the end of March. The City Council advised Mr. Burnham that he could resubmit his site plan to the Planning Commission and City Council for review and approval, provided he recognizes that the City is under no obligation to approve his plan because the moratorium may be extended and the draft Comprehensive Plan still requires urban services for industrial development (subject site is outside of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area). On February 23, the City Council introduced an ordinance to extend the moratorium another 6 months in order to allow sufficient time for the City to complete the Comprehensive Plan process and adopt official controls to implement the new Plan. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Site plan c) City Staff Review Letter dated February 25, 1999 Observations: The office/warehouse use is consistent with the permitted uses in the Industrial District. The site is approximately 11 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.