CUP 87-04 s,
^ CITY OF HOPKINS
Application for: Amendment of Zoning Ordinance Date: y��,g �_`"-j"�
Concept Review
Condi ti onal Use Permi t � Case No:�C'�f�' ��;�- ��
Subdivision Approval
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Va r i a nce Fee: ��.--
Waiver of Platting Requirements
Date Paid: ��- .�- 5'J
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2. Legal Description of Property:
3. Owner: Name Address Phone
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Zoning District Use
6. Present Proposed 7. Present Proposed
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8. Reason for Request � ,� �/�Z��i��G'��- �
9. What error, if any, in the existing Ordinance would be corrected by the proposed
amendment? (for Zoning Ordinance amendment only)
10. If request is for a variance, what hardship would justify approval (see 427.04(108) of
the Zoning Ordinance).
11. Exhibits submitted:
f�ap or plat showing the lands proposed to be changed
Other
-�?_. Acknowledgement and Signature: The undersigned hereby represents upon all of the pen-
alties of law, for the purpose of inducing the City of Hopkins to take the action herein
requested, that all statements herein are true and that all work herein mentioned will
be done in accordance with the Ordinances of the City of Hopkins and the laws of the
State of Minnesota.
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Si gnature of Appl i cant: /_ L�l-�'
Siqnature of Owner: -�.' ���� _ ____
RECORD OF ACTION TAKEfJ BY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
Date: 3-31-87
Application for Conditional Use Permit �
CASE N0: CUP87-4
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOP1MENDATIONS
On the 31 day of March 19 87 , the action requested in the foregoing petition
was approved ( � disapproved subject to the following conditions:
1. Permanent parking easements are obtained, recorded and a copy t the ity.
2. Prior to review by Council , northerly access point on llth e. e r ign o restrict
it to an entry only drive, and should this not be accompl to ' fa 'on of staff,
driveway would be eliminated. Chairman:
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Approved X Denied by the Council this 2 day of June 19 87
Approved with following amendment: Approved revised plan with the Condition (1) That the
northerly access point be an ingress only. Resolution No. 87-24
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Following to be filled in by City Action of City Officials
Chronolo Date B -
Rec'd by Bldg Dept.
Published by Bldg Dept.
On P1 . Comm. Agenda 2/24/87 JK
P1 . Comm. Postponement 3/31/87 at request of applicant
P1 . Comm. Action 3/31/87 JK Recommend to Council approval of CUP with
conditions as stated above.
5/26/87 JK Recommend approval of revised plans Res.87-24
On Council Agenda 4 7 87 JK
Council Postponement 4/21/87 , JK Referred back to Z & P
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Council Action 6�2�8� ` JK Approved revised plan - Resolution 87-24
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NOTE: A Conditional Use Permit shall expire one year after it has been issued unless
the use for which the permit has been granted is in effect, except that, upon
written application of the owner of the effected land for which Lhe permit was
granted prior to the end of said year may request and the Council may grant an
extension not to exceed one year.
,� RESOLUTION N0: 87-24
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY , MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP87-4
WHEREAS, an application for a Conditional Use
Permit entitled CUP87-� has been made by Jaok Welch Por a
Conditional Use Permit to eonstruet a convenienee store and
ear wash at the southwest aorner of 7th Street & 11th Avenue
South.
WHEREAS , the prooedural history of the application
is as Pollows :
1 . That an applieation Por Conditional Use
Permit CUP87-4 was filed with the City
of Hopkins on February 2 , 1987 .
2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission
reviewed such application on February
24 , 1987 .
3 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission ,
—' pursuant to published and mailed
notices , held a public hearing on
February 24 , 1987 ; all persons present
at the hearing were given an opportunity
to be heard . Reviewed the revised plans
on May 26 , 1987 .
� . That the written aomments and analysis
oP the City Staff and the Planning
Commission were considered .
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that the Hopkins
City Counoil makes the folloWing Findings of Faet in respect
to CUP87-u :
1 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for a
motor Puel station .
2 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for a car
Wash.
3 . That a motor fuel station and car wash are
permitted uses in a B-3 District .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that application for
Conditional Use Permit CUP87-4 is hereby approved sub�eet to
the following Conditions :
^ 1 . That the northerly access point be an ingress
only.
Adopted this 2nd day of June , 1987 .
Ellen Lavin , Mayor
Citv Counci [ Report
May 27 , 1987
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - CONVENIENCE STORE/CAR WASH
11th Avenue South � 7th Street
PURPOSE: To review and recommend action on a
Conditional Use Permit to construct a convenienee
store/car Wash.
BACKGROUND: See staff report to the Zoning and Planning
Commission. The proposed site plan is the result of
input from Benshoof & Associates that xould allow for a
right-in only at the northerly ingress on 11th Avenue .
Mr. Ogren appeared before the Commission . He reviewed
the neW plans before the Commission and noted that the
car Wash has been reduced from a u-bay car wash to a
^ drive-thru. He stated the northerly ingress on 11th
Avenue will be a right-in only and provide staeking for
two cars . The northerly ingress will provide the
minimum safety standards.
RECOMMENDATION: The Commission recommended unanimously
to approve the Conditional Use Permit with the
following Findings of Faet and Conditions :
1 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for
a motor fuel station .
2 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for
a car wash.
3 . That a motor fuel station and car wash are
permitted uses in a B-3 District .
Conditions:
1 . That the northerly access point be an� ingress
only.
Respectfully submitted ,
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-� Naney . Anderson
Commu ty Development
Analyst
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N O. 87-117
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�P[annin� Cornmission Report�
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
CONVENIENCE STORE/CAR WASH
PLANNING COMMISSION
REPORT: CUP87-4 MAY 21 , 1987
PURPOSE: To review and recommend action on a
convenienee store/car wash.
BACKGROUND•
Name of Applieant : Jack Weleh
Address of Property: Southwest corner of 11th
Avenue and 7th Street South.
Present Zoning: B-3
Reason for Request: To construct a
eonvenience store and car wash.
Nature of Request : Ordinance requires a
Conditional Use Permit for construction over
^ $75 ,000 .
The applicant appeared before the Commission on March
30th with a request to build a convenience store and
four bay car wash. The Commission approved this
request with the condition that the northerly access
point on 11th Avenue be redesigned to restrict it to an
entry only drive , and should this not be accomplished
to the satisfaction of the staff, this drive would be
eliminated . The City Council was also concerned with
the northerly ingress/egress on 11th Avenue South .
Benshoof & Associates were hired as consultants to
review this ingress/egress on 11th Avenue . They
recommended that the northerly ingress/egress on 11th
Avenue be eliminated . That also noted that it might be
possible to have a right-in only at this point if the
site were re-designed . The City Council agreed with
the report and sent them back to the Zoning & Planning
Commission for review. With the idea of keeping the
northerly access point as a right-in only , the
applicant has submitted a new site plan . The new plan
has eliminated the four bay car wash on the west side
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^ of the site and moved the store to the west . The car
wash is a one bay automatic drive-through. The site
has already received approval for an eleven bay car
wash. This site plan would negate that Conditional Use
Permit .
ANALYSIS: The applicant will not be subdividing the
site as previously requested . The front lot line will
now be 11th Avenue South.
The following is a listing of the proposed development
and ordinance requirements :
B� Proposed
Lot Area 3 ,000 sq. ft . 39 ,047 approx.
Lot Width 25 ft . 183 ft .
Front Yard 10 ft . 24 ft
Side Yard 0 ft N 72 ft .
S 10 ft .
Rear Yard 15 ft 20 ft .
Bldg. Height �5 ft . 16 ft . approx.
Parking 15 15
F .A. R. 1 .5 . 14 approx.
Car Wash stacking 3 6
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There will be three ingress/egress aecesses and one
ingress only aecess to the site . The access points on
7th Street will be used for in/out traffic . The
northerly access point on 11th Avenue is a right-in
only while the southerly access point is an in/out .
Appropriate signage will be placed on the northerly
ingress on 11th Avenue to restrict egress .
Sidewalk will be constructed along both 7th street and
11th Avenue .
The parking area for the convenienee store will be
located on the northerly part of the site . This
parking loeation will allow customers not getting gas
an opportunity to park without interfering with the gas
customers and vis-versa.
The landseape plan shows a variety of plantings . A row
of trees will divide the subject site from the adjacent
shopping center. A hedge will be located along 7th
Street . The ordinanee requires 15 plantings . The
applicant will meet the requirements .
The proposed plan shows 2 pump islands covered with a
^ 60x6o canopy. The islands will be 50 feet long. The
applicant at the time of the report did not know the
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^ number of gas pumps per island . Specifie plans
detailing the number of pumps will have to be
presented .
The applicant is required to have six stacking spaces
per island . The applicant appears to have the required
stackinq.
The site is surrounded by a small shopping center to
the south , an empty lot to the west , Westbrooke
condominiums to the east and an industrial distriet to
the north.
The site plan is showing two signs , one on the
northeast corner of the site and the other along 11th
Avenue . All signage will be reviewed when the
applicant requests a sign permit and will be required
to meet the sign ordinanee .
The delivery area for the store will be next to the car
wash stacking. This area is separate from the other
activities on the site .
The Director of Engineering has reviewed the site plan
and noted that the plan shows 6/ 12 curbing around the
� site , 6/18 curbing is required . The draina�e will
remain the same as the previous site plan .
The exterior of the building will be brick .
The Fire Marshal has reviewed the site plan and found
it aceeptable at this time .
Benshoof & Associates have reviewed the new site plan
and has found that the new site plan will meet minimum
requirements .
The applieant has done everything to satisfy the
coneerns of the staff with the northerly ingress on
11th Avenue . Although the necessity of the northerly
access on 11th is questionable , the applicant has
revised the plans to a point where it is a safe access
with minimum confliet points . No variances are
required with this site plan .
The applicant has indicated that the site would not
meet their needs if the northerly aecess on 11th Avenue
is not approved for ingress only , at a minimum.
ALTERNATIVES•
1 . Approve . the Conditional Use Permit
^ 2 . Deny the Conditional Use Permit
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^ 3 . Approve the Conditional Use Permit with the
condition that the northerly ingress is
closed .
� . Continue for further information
RECOMMENDATION: I recommend Alternative �1 . The
following are Findings of Fact and Conditions should
the Commission recommend approval :
1 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for
a motor fuel station .
2 . The proposed plan meets the requirements for
a car wash
3 . That a motor fuel station and car wash are
permitted uses in a B-3 district .
Conditions :
1 . That the northerly access point be an ingress
only.
Respectfully submitted ,
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Nancy Anderson
Communi y Development
Analyst
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: May 5 , 1987
T0: Honorable Mayor & City Council
FROM: Steven C. Mielke , Community Development Director
SUBJECT: Convenienee Store/Car Wash CUP Application
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The applicant for the Conditional Use Permit for a
Convenience Store/Car Wash is requesting that the City
Council refer the item back to the Planning Commission for
their May regular meeting .
As outlined in the packet information , the northerly access
point on 11th Avenue to the proposed convenience store site
is not being recommended for approval by the traffic
engineer hired by the City to conduct the site review. The
^ applicant has indicated , at this point , that the lack of
entrance at that point is unacceptable and would not be
pursuing the pro�ect without at least a right-in on that
site .
The traffic engineer has indicated that it may be possible
to allow a right-in only on the site if the car wash was
eliminated and the entire site plan moved further to the
west . Since this would require a substantial ehange to the
site plan , staff has recommended to the applicant that it be
referred back to the Planning Commission with new submittals
and a new staff report , therefore , referring it back to the
Planning for review and recommendation to the City Council .
This would allor+ for the proper channels to be followed in
analyzing this new request .
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 29 , 1987
T0: City Council
FROM: Nancy S. Anderson P�,�A
SUBJECT: Traffic Analysis for Proposed Minute Man
Development
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� At the April 7 City Council meeting , there was a concern by
the staff, Council and CCDC of the necessity/desirability of
the northerly access on 11th Avenue for the proposed
convenienee store/gas station . Sinee that meeting , Benshoof
& Associates did a traffic study addressing the
necessity/desirability of the northerly access on 11th
Avenue . Basically the analysis indicates that the northerly
access on 11th Avenue should be eliminated . The staff
concurs with this reeommendation .
The Conditional Use Permit should not be granted unless the
applicant agrees to the elimination of the northerly
ingress . As of the date of this memo the applieant has not
indicated if he will close the northerly access on 11th
Avenue .
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