Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/22/2023

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Regular Planning Commission 6.3. Meeting Date: 06/22/2023 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Bunker Lake Industrial Park 4th Addition Final Plat and Site Plan for BLIP Building 5 (Project No. 23-106): Case of PSD LLC Purpose/Background: The City has received an application from PSD, LLC (the "Applicant") for review of a Final Plat for Bunker Lake Industrial Park (BLIP) 4th Addition as well as a Site Plan for BLIP Building 5 for the property generally located south of Bunker Lake Boulevard and east of Puma Street (the "Subject Property"). Notification: Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected in the Anoka County Property Records, of the request for final plat and site plan review, as well as the Public Hearing the Planning Commission would hold on June 22, 2023. A notice of the Public Hearing was published in the Anoka County UnionHearld newspaper and a Land Use Application sign was also placed on the Subject Property. Observations/Alternatives: General Project Overview The Applicant is proposing to final plat the remainder of the BLIP land into two (2) lots, approximately eight (8) acres and eleven (11) acres in size. An 84,000 square foot building is proposed to be constructed on Lot 1 (western lot) currently, while building improvements on Lot 2 would likely occur no sooner than 2024 (a Site Plan review will occur at that time). Site improvements, such as paving, curb and gutter, stormwater management, etc. will be completed on both lots. The Applicant has indicated the probable uses will be offices and manufacturing. Zoning and Land Use The Subject Property is zoned E-3 Employment District, as are the properties to the east, north/northeast, and south/southeast. One parcel north of the Subject Property is zoned R-3 Residential (High Density) and the properties to the west are zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD), with small lot single family residential homes (Riverstone North). The E-3 Employment District includes offices and manufacturing as permitted uses. Both lots meet all bulk standards prescribed for the E-3 District (lot size, lot width, setbacks, building coverage, etc.). The Subject Property is guided as Business Park in the current Comprehensive Plan, as are the properties to the east, north/northeast, and south/southeast. One property to the north is guided for high density residential (HDR) and the properties to the west are guided for medium density residential (MDR). Lands guided as Business Park are reserved for office and industrial development. Building Design The proposed building will be approximately thirty-six (36) feet in height (maximum building height allowed in the E-3 Employment District is sixty-five [65] feet). The exterior finish of the building consists of precast concrete wall panels of three (3) different colors, prefinished metal canopies over the various entrance points, numerous windows on three (3) sides, and loading docks along the fourth (western) side. The trash enclosure will consist of rockface concrete block colored to match the building and vertical composite wood siding. Access, Parking and Maneuvering There are a total of five (5) access points proposed, four (4) off of Bunker Lake Boulevard and one (1) off of 147th Lane. The Applicant has modified the plan in response to Staff comments such that the access points,