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CR 93-50 CUP - Minnegasco ( '\ ,~ # "{ Y I - , - , 0 I I V ~ I :-m! 1- "0 . March 22,1993 0 P K , · I council Report 93-50 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - MINNEGASCO ProDosed Action. staff recommends the following motion: Move to approve Resolution'93-29 approving a conditional use permit to construct a 10' x 30' buildinq at 11522 Minnetonka Boulevard. Mr. Winship moved and Ms. Reuter seconded a motion to approve Resolution RZ93-6 approving a conditional use permit to construct a 10' x 30' building at 11522 Minnetonka Boulevard. Overview. 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 station. Minnetonkahas 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. Staff . reviewed . the applicants request wi th . the Planning Commission. Dave Henisgar, representing Minnegasco, appeared before the Commission. There was little discussion on this item. Staff noted that the building would be painted with an earth tone color. 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? sup~ortinq Documents. o Analysis of Issues o site Plan o Resolution 93-29 .-" .~ ,. '> CR93-50 Page 2 . primary Issues to Consider 0 What is the site zoned? The site is zoned R-l-D, single family low density. 0 what is the site designated in the comprehensive Plan? The site is designated as open space in the comprehensive Plan. Most of the area is open space. 0 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. LandscaDinq ,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. . Drainage . 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. parking 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. . . --- -- ~-- ,. -. CR93-50 Page 3 . What is the staff recommendation? 0 staff is recommending approval of the conditional use permit to construct a gas regulator station. Alternatives. 1. Approve the-conditional use permit. By approving the conditional 'use permit, the _ City Council will allow construction of the building as proposed by the applicant. 2. Deny the conditional use permit., __ By denying the conditional use permit the city Council will not allow the applicant to build the proposed building. 3. Continue for further information. If the City Council indicates that further information is needed, the item should be continued.. . . . _._-~-~~-- . Location Map - - ,. ------ ----- J . .---------- ------- J ------ ~\ .~ \ "'- ~ ---- ------- - ~ -----'" .--- -- -- ----- ----- ---- ~ - \ - 0 \ <{ 0 (Ii \ 0:: LOT (f) (f) . \ tOl 0 . 0:: \ (7) U TRACT C l_-4 \ . \ --.. -- --- -- --- -- --- \ ,- ' (~) I 6 \ (6) I 1/l1i I.. .--J - . .::.:. . .:....:......:... -------- -- . ._._:_,-..0.-... ------ . . ... e. .... y>- . . I 8 f' , \ " "- I' .- -~--------- :f ~... .. CITY OF HOPKINS , Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO: 93-29 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT WHEREAS, an application for a conditional use permit CUP 93-3, made by Minnegasco is approved. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follo~s: 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 application 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 fo~lows: 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: e.' Beginning at the intersection with a line 150.00 feet . Easterly of and parallel with the West line of said SE 1/4 ------...- -.0\ <: .. RESOLUTION NO: 93-29 Page 2 ~ 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 approved 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. .. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for CUP 93-3 is hereby approved based on the following conditions: 1. That the proposed building's exterior is painted with an earthtone color. Adopted this 6th day of April, 1993. Nelson W. Berg, Mayor ATTEST: James A. Genellie, city Clerk .