Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/04/1996

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CASE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR AN EXPANSION TO ALLOY RECOVERY; CASE OF JON SCHWARTZMAN By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Jon Schwartff~n- an of AHoy Recovery Company 'at 7060 142nd Avenue N.W. has applied for site plan approvalifor a 9,000 square foot expansion to thc existing aluminum processing facility. The purpose of thd addition to the principal structure is to get more of the site operations indoors. · I The following items are enclosed: a) i Site location map b) ~ Site plan and building elevations c) I City Staff review letter dated February 21, 1996 Notification,: Site plans are pot required to be subjected to a public hearing. However, there is also a conditional use permit an~endment request relating to this case and that does require a public hearing. The public hearing~ notice was mailed as far east as the Bury & Carlson site, north to the AEC site, west to Rarnsey Bl~d. and south to Hwy. #10. Observations: Alloy Recove ,fY is proposing an expansion to their building to get more of the site operations and storage indor/~rs. The proposed expansion meets City Code requirements for lot coverage, setbacks, and #umber of off-street parking spaces· The site plan issued in 1991 for the initial construction o~the facility waived the 50% other than metal requirement for exterior f'mish. In accordance wiih the previously approved site plan, the lower half of the front wall of the expansion will have horizontal vinyl siding and brick molding applied to it; the remaining walls will be ribbed metal panels, r When the on##hal building was constructed m 1991, the City wmved the reqmrement for curbing the perimeter cl~ bitnminous behind the building but required that pavement be finished with B-612 curbing from the front of the building to the street. To date, that curbing has not been installed. Staff is recommending that the current site plan be modified to include curbing the perimeter of all bituminous fro~ the front of the building to the street. The site plan approved in 1991 also proposed to establish some plantings: 5 Spruce, 1 Maple and 2 Ash trees. I~doesn't appear that those trees have been established on the site or if they were, they have not s.~tived. Staff visited the site on February 20 and it is apparent that even with the building expansion bringing more[of the site operations indoors, some substantial screening is necessary to screen outside opera~ions from public view at 142nd, Ramsey Blvd. and Hwy. #I0. Staff is recommending pat the landscape plan from 1991 be voided and the applicant be required to submit a new plan that!would address the need for screening on the south, east and west sides of the lot City Code alsol requires at least 50% of the exterior facing finish on buildings to be other than metal. The exit. ting building consists of fibbed metal panels and the applicant is proposing the same finish on ~e expansion area and the cold storage warehouse. The applicant has also declined to consider up .g~fiding the buildings with the use of tax increment funds. q7