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CUP 94-03 � t Y O , G T � August 22, 1994 y y Planning Report CUP94-3 � P K \ t� CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - THERMOTECH Proposed Action. Staff recommends the following motion: Move to a�prove Resolution RZ94-11 recommendin�approval of an amendment to conditional use permit to construct an addition to the existing building,at 1320 Sth Street South. Overview. Last fall Thermotech was given approval for a conditional use permit to construct a 50,000 square foot addition to their building at 1320 Sth Street South. Since the approval of the conditional use permit Thermotech has scaled down the proposed addition and is now proposing to construct a 35,600 square foot addition. Thermotech manufactures molded plastic products. Since the new proposal is a major change to the original conditional use permit, an amendment to their conditional use permit is needed to allow the new proposed addition. Thermotech has two buildings on their site. The easterly building will remain as is and the proposed addition will be located on the westerly building. The area of the proposed addition '� was located in the flood plain. The building addition is possible because of the work scheduled to be made to Nine Mile Creek, which will lower the flood plain elevation from 898 to 894. The work on Nine Mile Creek is now completed. The new addition will be used for office, manufacturing and warehouse areas. The office area will have a mezzanine level. The addition will provide Thermotech with needed space to prevent them from moving to another location out of the City. Primarv Issues to Consider. o What are the specifics of the site plan? o What approvals need to be secured from the Watershed District? o What approvals need to be secured from the DNR? o What is the staff recommendation? Supnorting Documents. o Analysis of Issues o Site Plan o Resolution RZ94-11 o Resolution 93-123 � � � Nancy . derson, AICP Planner .._. .. _. .,,. . . .�,.- -..: '�`,�.,.,._ -�:.-_.,..i - ' - - �, . sz� fi�, . . . -> „ . �. . . .. ... . ._ .. . . . . . .. _ . . _.. . . " .. . _._ . . . ...... . . - � •-i:..':. �`� ��t '' 4�. -'i- - � . - :? i " �' ,_ Au, � .. ��' { 'v�.,� . -i;3. �wa . . . - . �.;,'1. . . . ��-.�.. �Z .ti�Y CUP 94-3 --� Page 2 Primary Issues to Consider. o What are the specifics of the site plan? Zoning The site is zoned I-2, General Industrial. The applicants use is a permitted use. Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan has designated the site as "Industrial." Setbacks The following are the setbacks for the I-2 district and the proposed addition: I=2 proposed addition front yard 20 feet 253 feet side yard - west 20 feet 96 feet east 20 feet N/A rear yard 20 feet N/A height 45 feet 30.5 feet minimum lot area 12,000 sq ft 377,894 sq ft � Floor area ratio 60°/a 33% Surrounding Uses The following are the sunounding uses: west - CliffLamberts landscaping business south - railroad tracks north - industrial uses east - automotive accessory installation business City Engineer The Engineering Department has reviewed the proposed addition. The following are the comments: o require curb and gutter in the parking lot o storm water must be discharged into on-site pond unless 9 Mile Watershed District permits direct discharge into creek. o storm sewer access easements are needed Fire Marshal The Fire Marshal has reviewed the plans and found them acceptable. ,--. CUP 94-3 Page 3 Landscaping The site requires 35 trees. The landscape plan shows 42 new trees added to the site. The size � of the plantings on the landscape plan meets the size requirements of the Ordinance. The staff would also recommend that the site is irrigated. Access There will be three access points from Sth Street to the subject site. On the east side of the site the access will remain. The existing west access will be removed and two new entrances will be located on the west side of the site. Staff is recommending that the two new entrances on the west side of the property are signed as an entrance only - exit only access points. Exterior The exterior of the proposed addition will be several different combinations. The warehouse area will consist of stucco like exterior. The office area will have glazed aluminum windows and a stucco like finish. Because of the way the building is situated, the office area will be the most visible from Sth Avenue. Lighting The applicant has submitted a lighting plan. The new parking lot will be lit with pole mounted lights. The existing building has some building mounted lights, which will remain, plus one new building light will be added on the new addition. Examples of the lighting type is attached. Trash � The trash compactor will be located on the west side of the building. The compactor is not visible from the street Loading Docks The proposed new building has five loading docks. These loading docks are located on the west side of the building. The new building is required to have five loading docks. Easements Easements will be needed for the storm sewer, that is located on the rear of the site and for Nine Mile Creek that runs through the site. Utility easements will also be needed for the vacated portion of 14th Avenue. Utilities Utilities will be obtained from Sth Street. The e�cisting building has utilities from Sth Street. Parking The site is required to have 279 parking spaces. The site plan shows 350 parking spaces. � CUP 94-3 ,,.1 Page 4 o What approvals need to be secured from the Watershed District ? The improvements to Nine Mile Creek will lower the flood plain in the area from 898 to 894. By lowering the flood plain Thermotech can construct their addition. Approvals from the Watershed District include the City submitting for approval a DNR protected waters perrnit. This permit was submitted by an engineering firm, RCM last fall. This pernut must be granted before Thermotech can begin construction. The Thermotech site includes at the northwest corner a small wetland. Braun Environmental, Inc., has surveyed this wetland, established its size at approximately 16,600 square feet or .38 acres, and classified it as a "degraded Type III Shallow Cattail Marsh" (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Circular 39), or "PEMF" (Cowardin et al, 1979) See wetland delineation map prepared by Braun attached. The parking required by the Zoning Ordinance to service the expanded Thermotech facility necessitates filling of this wetland. The Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 requires mitigation of this filling by the creation of a wetland of equal size within the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District or other watersheds in Hennepin County. This Act is administered by the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Representatives of Thermotech, the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District, and the City have worked jointly to identify a suitable area for development of the replacement wetland. Agreement has been reached on expanding the sedimentation basin planned on Nine Mile � Creek south of the Thermotech facility to include .38 of wetland. This location is on City property. Thermotech and the City entered into a development agreement for the replacement of the wetlands in conjunction with the City's sedimentation pond. This project now under construction. Thermotech will be responsible for the costs of developing the .38 acre wetland, including project design and construction. No approval is required from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources because this wetland is not a DNR designated wetland. Approval to fill this wetland has been obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to Nationwide Permit No. 26. The applicant will need approval of the drainage plan for the proposed project. � CUP 94-3 Page 5 o What approvals need to be secured from the DNR? � The City will also need to get the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map revised. This map revision does not have to be completed before construction takes place. The conditional use permit will be conditioned upon the completion of a map revision. RCM will submit the map revision amendment for the City. The DNR has also placed an additional condition on the conditional use pernut, that the building can not be occupied until the flood reduction project has been completed, which now is completed. The map revision is in the process of being completed. o What is the staf�'recommendation? The staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit with the conditions outlined in the Resolution. The staff is making this recommendation because the proposed development meets requirements of the I-2 zoning district. Alternatives. 1. Recommend approval of the conditional use permit to construct an addition to the existing Thermotech building. By recommending approval of the conditional use permit, the City Council will consider a recommendation of approval. 2. Recommend denial of the conditional use permit to construct an addition to the existing Thermotech building. By recommending denial of the conditional use permit, -- the City Council will consider a recommendation of denial. 3. Continue for further information. If the Planning Commission indicates that further information is needed the item should be continued. � --� CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO: RZ94-11 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMNENING FOR APPROVAL AN APPLICATION TO AMEND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING BUILDING AT 1320 FIFTH STREET SOUTH WHEREAS, an application for a conditional use permit CUP94-3 , made by Thermotech, a division of Menasha Corporation, to amend CUP93-10 for construction of an addition to the existing building at 1320 Fifth Street South is recommended for approval. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. That an application for a conditional use permit CUP94-3 to amend CUP93-10 was filed with the City of Hopkins on July 29 , 1994 . 2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on the application and reviewed such application on August 30, 1994 : all � persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard. 3 . That the written comments and analysis of the City staff and the Planning Commission were considered. 4 . A legal description of the subject property is as follows: Parcel 1 Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, 36, That part of Lots 7 and 11 to 17 inclusive, Block 36, lying East and Northeasterly of the center line of Nine Mile Creek; All of the alley in Block 36 lying between the center line of Nine Mile Creek and the extension Westerly across it of the North line of Lot 1; That part of the adjoining West Half of 12th Avenue South, vacated, lying between the extensions Easterly across it of the North line of Lot 1 and the Southeasterly line of Lot 7, Block 36, All in "West Minneapolis" , according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 2 Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 36; That part of Lots 7 and 11 to 17 inclusive, Block 36, lying West and Southwesterly of the center line of Nine Mile � Creek; RESOLUTION NO: RZ94-11 Page 2 Al1 of the alley in Block 36 lying between the center line of Nine Mile Creek and the Southeasterly line of Lot 7, � Block 36; That part of the adjoining East Half of 13th Avenue South, vacated, lying between the extensions Westerly across it of the North line of Lot 17 and the Southeasterly line of Lot 8, Block 36; Al1 in "West Minneapolis" , according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 3 Lots 7 to 18, inclusive, Block l; That part of the vacated alley in said Block 1 lying between the extensions across it of the South line of said Block 1 and the North line of said Lot 12 ; also that part of the West Half of vacated Thirteenth Avenue lying between the extension across it of the North line of said Block 1 and the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company; and also that part of vacated Sixth Street South lying between the extension across if of the West line of said Lot 13 and the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company; Also that part of the adjoining East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between extensions across it of the north line of said Lot 18 and the south line of said plat; Al1 in L.P. Crevier' s First Addition to West Minneapolis, according to the recorded plat thereof. `' Parcel 4 That part of the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4, Section 25, Township 117, Range 22 , lying North of the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company and East of a line drawn North parallel to the West line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 25 from a point on the South line of said Northwest 1/4 distant 1039 . 5 feet East along said South line from the Southwest corner of said Northwest 1/4 . Parcel 5 Lots 1 to 6, inclusive, and Lots 19 to 24 , inclusive, Block 1; The vacated alley in said Block 1 lying between the extensions across it of the North line of said Block 1 and the South line of Lot 19, said Block 1. Also that part of the adjoining East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between extensions across it of the north and south line of said Lot 19; All in L.P. Crevier's First Addition to West Minneapolis, according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 6 That part of the East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between the extensions westerly of the north � RESOLUTION NO: RZ94-11 Page 3 ^ line of Lot 19 and the north line of Lot 24 , Block 1, L.Pe Crevier' s First Addition to West Minneapolis. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the application for conditional use permit CUP94-3 is hereby recommended for approval based on the following Findings of Fact: l. That the applicant meets the requirements for the I-2 zoning district. 2 . That the applicant meets the requirement for a conditional use permit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for CUP94-3 is hereby recommended for approval based on the following condition: l. That the conditions of Resolution 93-121 apply. 2 . That the Nine Mile Watershed District and the City Engineer approve the drainage plan Adopted this 30th day of August, 1994 . � Dan Johnson, Chairperon r� �� �\ � � CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO: 93-121 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING BUILDING AT 1320 FIFTH STREET SOUTH WHEREAS, an application for a conditional use permit CUP93-10, made by Thermotech, a division of Menasha Corporation, to construct an addition to the existing building at 1320 Fifth Street South is approved. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: l. That an application for a conditional use permit CUP93-10 was filed with the City of Hopkins on September 21, 1993 . 2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on the application and reviewed such application on October 26, 1993 : all persons present at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard. ---� 3 . That the written comments and analysis of the City staff and the Planning Commission were considered. 4 . A legal description of the subject property is as follows: Parcel 1 Lots 1 to 6 inclusive, 36, That part of Lots 7 and 11 to 17 inclusive, Block 36, lying East and Northeasterly of the center line of Nine Mile Creek; All of the alley in Block 36 lying between the center line of Nine Mile Creek and the extension Westerly across it of the North line of Lot 1; That part of the adjoining West Half of 12th Avenue South, vacated, lying between the extensions Easterly across it of the North line of Lot 1 and the Southeasterly line of Lot 7 , Block 36, All in "West Minneapolis" , according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 2 Lots 8 , 9 and 10, Block 36; That part of Lots 7 and 11 to 17 inclusive, Block 36 , lying West and Southwesterly of the center line of Nine Mile Creek; _ All of the alley in Block 36 lying between the center line of Nine Mile Creek and the Southeasterly line of Lot 7 , Block 36; • RESOLUTION NO: 93-121 Page 2 That part of the adjoining East Half of 13th Avenue South, vacated, lying between the extensions Westerly across it of the North line of Lot 17 and the Southeasterly line of Lot `� 8 , Block 36; All in "West Minneapolis" , according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 3 Lots 7 to 18 , inclusive, Block 1; That part of the vacated alley in said Block 1 lying between the extensions across it of the South line of said Block 1 and the North line of said Lot 12 ; also that part of the West Half of vacated Thirteenth Avenue lying between the extension across it of the North line of said Block 1 and the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company; and also that part of vacated Sixth Street South lying between the extension across if of the West line of said Lot 13 and the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company; Also that part of the adjoining East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between extensions across it of the north line of said Lot 18 and the south line of said plat; Al1 in L.P. Crevier' s First Addition to West Minneapolis, according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 4 That part of the South 1/2 of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 , Section 25, Township 117 , Range 22 , lying � North of the Northwesterly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company and East of a line drawn North parallel to the West line of the Northwest 1/4 of said Section 25 from a point on the South line of said Northwest 1/4 distant 1039 . 5 feet East along said South line from the Southwest corner of said Northwest 1/4 . Parcel 5 Lots 1 to 6, inclusive, and Lots 19 . to 24 , inclusive, Block 1; The vacated alley in said Block 1 lying between the extensions across it of the North line of said Block 1 and the South line of Lot 19, said Block 1. Also that part of the adjoining East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between extensions across it of the north and south line of said Lot 19 ; All in L.P. Crevier 's First Addition to West Minneapolis, according to the recorded plat thereof. Parcel 6 That part of the East Half of vacated 14th Avenue South lying between the extensions westerly of the north line of Lot 19 and the north line of Lot 24 , Block l, L.P. Creviers First Addition to West Minneapolis. � RESOLUTION NO: 93-121 • Page 3 ---� NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the application for conditional use permit CUP93-10 is hereby approved based on the following Findings of Fact: l. That the applicant meets the requirements for the I-2 zoning district. 2 . That the applicant meets the requirement for a conditional use permit. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for CUP93-10 is hereby approved based on the following conditions: l. The applicant provide the necessary easements required by the City for Nine Mile Creek at no cost to the City. 2 . That the east 1/2 of 14th Avenue is vacated. 3 . That the proposed addition is not occupied until the Nine Mile Creek flood reduction project is completed. 4 . That a DNR protected waters permit for the Nine Mile Creek Flood Reduction project is approved by Nine Mile Creek � Watershed District before construction starts. 5 . Due to the need to mitigate the filling of a wetland, Thermotech shall apply to and receive all necessary approvals from the Nine Mile Creek Watershed District and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and any other necessary permits. 6 . That if City staff concludes that the replacement wetlands can be constructed separately on City property or in conjunction with a City construction project, Thermotech shall enter into a development agreement with the City acceptable to City staff for this purpose. This contract shall be submitted to the City Council for approval. 7 . That the Park Board approves the proposed wetland replacement if the site is on City park property. 8 . That the parking lot has concrete B612 curb and gutter. 9 . That the applicant supply the City with utility easements for the vacated 14th Avenue at no cost to the City. 10. That the applicant cannot occupy the proposed addition until the CLOMR is approved. -- 11. That the applicant provide a landscape bond as required by the zoning ordinance. - RESOLUTION NO: 93-121 � Page 4 12 . That all new green areas or landscaped areas are irrigated. 15 . That the new landscaped area abutting Fifth Street is � bermed. Adopted this 2nd day of November, 199 . � Charles . Rede ennin May . ATTEST: � . �� �4,�, • Jam A. Genellie, City Clerk / �... �./ I H 'all 'Umlww IFWF HV"Id DNKMF"o SNUI-SIARU :Jl 31111 133HS JJM�dj I H --il Fillu Ili �� 31531 aY HER LU IL FNRE�flIll SaoI;=NO1S=1A3=8U --il Fillu Ili LU IL --il Fillu Ili as Ilk I I Hil! + I'CLLI 'alomww man] [1� Mil I fli SPOSIAMN 31111 J-333HS Au--mjL-Jl BHA m MOOIJ Ift 11 SNOISIARMI WNyLII 1.33HS =uTr=xz-l== ' NOISIABU 9T k3l.LI.L ] Pj�� Ei B� all IS 9T