Minutes - Planning Commission - 10/05/2006

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Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner VanScoy, to recommend that City Council deny the applicant's request for an Interim Use Permit to operate a daycare facility on the ground floor of the existing property at 6575 141st Avenue NW based on the findings of fact. Motion Carried. V oting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, Cleveland, Trites Rolle, and Van Scoy. Voting No: Commissioner Hunt. Absent: Commissioner Levine. Case #3: Request for Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Site Plan Approval of Northfork Office Condos; Case of St. Andrews Investment Group, LLC Chairperson Nixt closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 8:05 p.m. in order to call the public hearing to order. Public Hearing Chairperson Nixt called the public hearing to order at 8:05 p.m. Presentation Associate Planner DaInes stated the City has received a preliminary plat application from Steve Ness at St. Andrew's Investment Group to develop multiple office buildings with individual units for sale at the property located north of Highway 10 and southwest of the railroad right-of- way, legally described as Outlot A and Lot 2, Block 1, West Ramsey Industrial Park. The applicant is seeking to develop Outlot A, B, and Lot 2, Block 1, West Ramsey Industrial Park. Outlot A would be developed into 15 lots, with one building on each. Outlot B would be replatted as right-of-way for 156th Avenue, and Lot 2, Block 1 would be the site for the community septic and well and would be encumbered with drainage and utility easements. The buildings are proposed to be 5,380 square feet in size, for a total of approximately 80,000 square feet of office/warehousing space. A zoning amendment application to Planned Unit Development is being processed in conjunction with the preliminary plat application in order to allow for a common-interest-community plat (CIC). Associate Planner DaInes explained this area is not served by sewer and water facilities, and is proposed to be serviced with a community septic system and well within the two acre lot to the south of 156th Avenue. Ms. DaInes indicated because there are no fire hydrants to service the development, sprinklers will be required in all buildings. A community well must be sized to accommodate fire suppression needs. The well system must also provide water for daily use and irrigation. Staff has reviewed the submitted specifications regarding the fire suppression system, and it appears that the applicant is proposing to meet all state and national standards. Details regarding the design of the system will be submitted with other building details, and would be subject to review by the Fire Marshal. Associate Planner DaInes advised access is proposed to be gained from two points on 156th Avenue. The construction of 156th Avenue to Alpine Drive will be required as part of this development in order to provide a second access to the site. A Landscape Plan has been Planning Commission/October 5, 2006 Page 10 of 20