Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/03/2002

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CASE # REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW OF PLANTS AND THINGS CASE OF LARRY HICKMAN; By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner ti Background: Larry Hickman is proposing to redevelop the existing Plants and Things facility located at the corner of U.S. Highway 10 and Sunfish Lake Blvd. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) Site location map Site plan City Staff review letter dated September 27, 2002 Notification: Site Plans are not required to be subjected to public hearings. Observations: The subject property is 11.87 acres in size and zoned B-3 Highway Business. Plahts and Things is an existing indoor/outdoor furniture and plant sale facility; the existing retail activities are permitted within the B-3 Highway Business district. Plants and Things currently utilizes several accessory structures for their business operations. The applicant is proposing to remove the existing structures from the property and construct a new 49,100 square foot furniture facility. The site plan is also providing for a 40-foot outside display area along the rfont, east, and west side of the facility. The project area consists of two parcels; Plants and Things is currently operating on the no~hwest parcel and Mr. and Mrs. Dillion reside at the home located just east of the retail bus[ness. The .developer is proposing to combine the two parcels into one commercial lot. Mr. Hickman is proposing to shift the Plants-and Things business to the-east and construct a new facility. It is staff's understanding that Mr. and Mrs. Dillion will be residing on the property until December 31, 2003. In the event Mr. and Mrs. Dillion plan to continue to live on the property after the two parcels have been re-platted; Mr. Hickman will have to obtain an Interim Use Permit to maintain two principal uses on the subject property until December 31, 2003. The Interim Use Permit must be obtained prior to the plat of Plants and Things being recorded at Anoka County. City Code restricts building coverage to 35%; the site plan is proposing 9% building coverage. The proposed building meets the required front, rear and side yard setbacks established in the B- 3 Business District. City Code requires a 20-foot landscape area adjacent to all public streets. The site plan is meeting this requirement along Sunfish Lake Blvd. and U.S. Highway #10. The sketch plan for Plants and Things subdivision is providing an' outlot along the northern property line to be utilized as a future public street through the development. At such time when the outlots are turned over to the City, the City will require 20-feet of green space along the public street to comply with City Code. The applicant should take this future green space requirement into consideration since the site plan is proposing 38 parking stalls where the green space will be required when the outlot becomes public street right-of-way.