Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/22/2021

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July 12, 2021 Page 3 Sidewalks/Trail Trail currently exists along Sunwood Drive. No other public sidewalks and/or trail or trails are planned for this area. Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) The NRI indicates that the land included in this proposed development is not located in an area considered to be either an exceptional, high, moderate, or low area of natural quality. In addition, the area is not a part of the Anoka County Greenway Corridor or indicated by the National Wetland Inventory (NWI) to contain any wetlands. SITE AND BUILDING PLAN REVIEW: Block 1 Lot 1 of Knoll Properties Second Addition is proposed to be occupied by a 64,416 square foot (244' x 264') and 45-foot-tall building for manufacturing, fabrication, and office use by Anderson-Dahlen, Inc. Within the E-2 Zoning District the proposed industrial uses are allowed as permitted uses. Plans also show a future building expansion of 51,983 square feet (229' x 227'). The building features a main entrance on the south facade facing Sunwood Drive, and roll -up / loading doors on the other elevations. A large retention pond is proposed east of the building. While intended to be built in phases; the site plan anticipates full construction of the ponding and paving for the parking and loading areas with phase 1 construction. The following review addresses the full build out of both phase 1 and 2. Setbacks: As illustrated in the table identifying the lot area, width and setbacks, the proposed building and its future expansion meet exceed all of the minimum E-2 district setbacks. Building Coverage Within the E-2 District the maximum Building Coverage is 45% of the total lot area. In review of the site and building plans (phase 1 and 2) will have a total floor area of 116,399 sq. ft. with a lot coverage of 29% of the total lot area. Parking/Site Access: The site plan shows two curb cuts onto Sunwood Drive. Each curb cut his 30 feet wide at the property line with curb radii sufficient to accommodate semi- truck with trailers. Per the city code, one parking stall is required for every 300 square feet of office space and one parking stall per 1,000 square feet of industrial space. The site plan shows a 64,416 square foot building (116,399 square feet including future Phase Two) with 192 parking stalls, six (6) of which are shown as disability parking stalls. The site plan provides a parking calculation for the phase 1 building: 43 stalls are required for the 12,922 square feet of office use, and 52 stalls are required for the 51,972 square feet of warehouse/industrial use, giving a total of 95 required stalls (Phase One). The applicant indicates that there will be 10 office employees and 45 industrial employees in Phase One. Assuming a similar ratio of office and warehouse/industrial space in the future Phase Two building expansion (51,983 square feet), 192 total stalls will be more than sufficient. All parking stalls measure 9 feet in width and 18 feet in depth width drive aisle being 24 feet or more in width. The parking lot will be paved with bituminous and have a continuous concrete curb around the entire perimeter of the paved parking and loading areas. The driveway and truck maneuvering area at the rear of the building are proposed to have heavy duty bituminous Knoll Properties Second Addition