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March 22, 1993 tio p K1N � Planning Report CUP93-3
CONDITIONAL IISE PERMIT - MINNEGABCO
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends the following motion: Move to approve
Resolution RZ93-6 recommending approval of a conditional use
permit to construct a 10' x 30' buildinct at 111522
Minnetonka Boulevard. �
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Minnegasco is proposing to construct a 10' x 30' building to
house a natural gas district regulator station at 11522
Minnetonka Boulevard. The subject site is located in the
City of Hopkins but owned by the City of Minnetonka. Part
of the site is used for a Minnetonka lift s,�ation.
Minnetonka has approved the proposed building.
The purpose of the regulator station is to reduce the gas
pressure for transmission pipeline pressures to a lower
^ pressure that can be used in neighborhood distribution
systems.
The Zoning Ordinance requires a conditional use permit for
public or private utility structures within the residential
district. The Zoning Ordinance does not detail any specific
conditions.
Primary Issues to Consider.
o What is the site zoned?
o What is the site designated in the Comprehensive
Plan?
o What are the specifics of the site plan?
o What is the staff recommendation?
supportinq Documents.
o Analysis of Issues
. o Site Plan
o Resolution RZ93-6
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Primary Issues to Consider
o What is the site zoned?
The site is zoned R-1-D, single family low density.
o What is the site desiqnated in the Comprehensive Plan?
The site is designated as open space in the Comprehensive
Plan. Most of the area is open space.
o What are the specifics of the site plan?
Access
• The access to the site will be from the parking lot of the
City of Minnetonka Maintenance Building. There will be no
access from Minnetonka Boulevard to this facility.
Landscapinq �
The applicant will be putting in no additional landscaping.
The Zoning Ordinance allows a credit for existing
landscaping. The existing landscaping provides more than
the requirements and will screen the building from
'� Minnetonka Boulevard in the summer.
DrainaQe
The Watershed District has approved the proposed building
subject to the City of Hopkins approving the proposed
building. The building will be constructed at 2 .5 feet
above the flood elevation. The flood plain ordinance
requires at least one foot above the flood elevation.
Fire marshal
The Fire Marshal has reviewed the proposed building and has
found the preliminary plans acceptable.
ParkinQ
There will be a driveway on the north side of the proposed
building. If more than one space is needed the parking lot
to the west will provide additional parking.
Exterior
The exterior will be concrete block. The exterior is
proposed to match the exterior of the Minnetonka Operations
and Maintenance Building. The exterior of the operations
and maintenance building is painted white. The staff at
Minnetonka has recommended that the building is painted an
earth tone color, to match the surrounding area.
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o What is the staff recommendation?
Staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit
to construct a gas regulator station.
Alternatives.
1. Recommend approval of the conditional use permit. By
recommending approval of the conditional use permit,
the City Council will consider a recommendation of
approval of the conditional use permit.
2 . Recommend denial of the conditional use permit. By
recommending denial of the conditional use permit the
City Council will consider a recommendation of denial
of the conditional use permit.
3 . Continue for further information. If the Commission
indicates that further information is needed, t�e item
should be continued.
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO: RZ93-6
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
WHEREAS, an application for a conditional use permit CUP 93-3 ,
made by Minnegasco is recommended for approval.
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows:
1. That an application for a conditional use permit CUP 93-3 was
filed with the City of Hopkins on February 25, 1993 .
2 . That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant to published and
mailed notices, held a public hearing on the applicati�on and
reviewed such application on March 30, 1993 : all persons present
at the hearing were given an opportunity to be heard.
3 . That the written comments and anaysis of the City staff and the
"� Planning Commission were considered.
5. That the legal description of the property is as follows:
That part of Tract C, Registered Land Survey number 291,
according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the Office
of the Registrar of Titles in and for said Hennepin County, as
memorialized on Certificate of Title number 642115, described as:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Tract C; thence
Northerly along the West line of said Tract C, a distance of
82 . 83 feet; thence Easterly, measured at right angles, a
distance of 101. 00 feet; thence Southerly, measured at right
angles, to the intersection with the Southerly line of said
Tract C, said point also being the Northerly right-of-way of
County State Aid Highway number 5 (A.K.A. Minnetonka
Boulevard) ; thence Southwesterly along the Southerly line of
said Tract C to the point of beginning and there
terminating.
And:
That part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SE
1/4 of the NE 1/4) of Section 14 , Township 117 , Range 22 , said
Hennepin County, as memorialized on Certificate of Title number
` 479477, described as:
Beginning at the intersection with a line 150. 00 feet
Easterly of and parallel with the West line of said SE 1/4
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of the NE 1/4 and the Northerly right-of-way of said
Minnetonka Boulevard described above; thence Northerly along
said line 150. 00 feet Easterly of and parallel with the West
line of SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 a distance of 82 .83 feet;
thence Westerly along a line parallel with the North line of
said SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 a distance of 37. 00 feet; thence
� Southerly, parallel with the West line of said SE 1/4 of the
NE 1/4 to the intersection with the Northerly right-of-way
of said Minnetonka Boulevard; thence Northeasterly along the
Northerly right-of-way of said Minnetonka Boulevard to the
point of beginning and there terminating.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the application for
conditional use permit CUP 93-3 is hereby recommended for approval
based on the following Findings of Fact:
1. That the proposed building meets the requirements for the R-
1-D Zoning District. ,.
2. That the proposed building meets the requirements for the
conditional use permit.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for CUP 93-3 is hereby
recommended for approval based on the following conditions:
1. That the proposed building's exterior is painted with an
earthtone color.
Adopted this 30th day of March, 1993 .
John T. Hutchison, Chairman
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