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CR 92-200 CUP - EDCO Products September 30, 1992 ,/ '; \ 1 y 0 :m: o P K \ .~. Council Report 92-200 i-"" -j . CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT - EDCO PRODUCTS proposed Action. Staff recommends the following motion: Move to approve Resolution 92- 83 approving a conditional use permit to construct a warehouse addition at 802 2nd Street N.E. Mr. winship moved and Mrs. Reuter seconded a motion to approve Resolution RZ92-23 recommending approval of a conditional use permit to construct a 66,240 square foot warehouse. The motion carried unanimously. Overview. Edco Products is proposing to construct a 66,240 square foot addition to the existing building at 802 2nd street N.E. This building is the ~ormer Massey Furgusson building. The new building addition will be on the site that Dick's Towing was located. Dick's Towing is in the process of moving his operation to st. Louis Park. The applicant will be using the new building as a warehouse. The new warehouse addition will be constructed on the east side of the existing building. . The Zoning Ordinance requires a conditional use permit for any construction over $150,000. The applicant desires to start construction as soon as possible. staff reviewed the proposal with the Commission. David Kirscht representing Edco appeared before the Commission. Mr. Kirscht stated the site plan had been revised to move the majority of the fence back from the Second street alley. There was considerable discussion regarding the placement of the fence on the west part of the site. The Commission recommended that the staff work with the applicant to minimize the exposed fence on the site before the Council meeting. The staff has received a revised site plan which seems to address the concerns of the staff. This site plan is attached. primary o o o Issues to Consider. What are the specifics of the site plan? What are the staff recommendations? Has "the adjacent neighborhood made any comments proposed development? on the . supportinq Documents. o Analysis of Issues o Site Plan o Resolution 92-83 o Letter from Gary Schatz ~ .' CR92-200 Page 2 Primary Issues to consider. o What are the specifics of the site plan? . Fire Marshal The Fire Marshal reviewed the plan and noted that there has to be access around the entire building. currently there is not access around the entire building because Auto Repossessors occupies a space on the south side of the existing building. The app~icant has been notified of this requirement and will change the storage area to conform with this requirement. . Landscaping The site is required to have a 50 foot front yard setback. This setback area is heavily landscaped. The Zoning Ordinance requires 66 trees of the required size on the lot. The landscape plan has more than the required trees of the required size, plus additional shrubs. Staff is. also recommending that additional trees are added near the parking area along Tyler. The landscape plan also shows the existing chain link fence rema1n1ng in front of the landscaped and bermed area. The applicant has stated that the fence is needed for security. Staff is recommending that the fence is moved behind the landscape berm or integrate the fence into the berm. Staff has discussed this issue with the applicant. The applicant is opposed to moving the fence. They have stated they would be willing to replace the existing 'deteriorated fence with a new fence. The revised plan has the majority of the fence 20 feet from the property line. . Access The site plan shows two curb cuts from 2nd street N.E. The westerly access will be the entrance to the site and the easterly access will be the exit to the site. Engineering Considerations One recommendation from the city Engineer is to add a 6 foot sidewalk on 2nd street along the applicants property. The revised site plan shows a sidewalk along the applicants property. The city Engineer has reviewed the drainage plan. be meeting before the meeting to clarify the plan. be at the meeting to review the drainage. Mr. Gustafson will Mr. Gustafson will zoning The site is zoned 1-2. 'A warehouse is permitted in the 1-2 zoning. . Comprehensive Plan The Comprehensive Plan has designated this site for the LRT station. However, since the comprehensive Plan was adopted Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority has reconsidered its interest in this site for a LRT station. . CR92-200 Page 3 The city council in september 1991 passed a Resolution approving a station in the Blake Road area. A specific site was not identified. The reason a specific site was not identified was because there will be redevelopment in this area and at the time redevelopment occurs an LRT station should be considered with the redevelopment plans. Park Dedication There is no park dedication fee required since this property is not being platted. Exterior materials The applicant is proposing is a concrete block on all sides that has a stamped brick face. The building when completed would look like it has a brick exterior. The blocks will be painted a light brown to match some of the brick on the existing building. The grout lines would be a contrasting color. The applicant will bring a sample of the exterior to the m~eting. zoning considerations The following are the required and 1-2 50 feet 20 feet nta . 20 feet 35 feet proposed setbacks Proposed 122 feet 35 feet nta 45 feet 20 feet for the building: e front yard east side yard west side yard rear yard building height Parking The new addition requires 33 spaces. The parking lot on the west side of the building can accommodate 58 cars plus there is a parking area for 7 cars on the east side of the building. The site has the required parking. However, the parking lot shown on the site plan does not meet the zoning requirement of having a paved surface for all off-street parking areas. The existing parking area is not entirely paved. The southern portion of the parking area is not paved. The applicant is required to pave the entire parking area. The existing parking area should be seal-coated and the entire lot will have to be re-striped. surrounding uses The following are the surrounding uses: o north - parking lot o south - railroad tracks o east - Living Water Christian Church o west - Alliant Tech eo Has the adjacent neighborhood made any comments on the proposed development? Gary Schatz, representing the neighborhood, met with Jerry Gustafson of Edco and reviewed the plans. Overall the neighborhood was pleased ,. . . . CR92-200 Page 4 with the new building. They had a few suggestions on changes which are contained within the attached letter. The main areas of concern are the exterior of the building, and the fence. (see the attached letter) o What are the staff recommendations? o that the parking area on the west side of the building is seal-coated within a year of the issuance of the building permit o that the existing building is cleaned up by power washing the brick within 6 months of issuance of a building permit for the addition o that additional trees are added along Tyler Avenue to provide screening of the parking lot and that the applicant provide a plan acceptable to city staff o no outside storage on the north side of the building Alternatives. 1. Approve the conditional use permit. By approving the conditional use permit with conditions, the applicant will be able to construct an addition to his building. 2~ Deny the conditional use permit. By denying the conditional use p~rmit, the applicant will not be able to construct an addition to his building. 3. Continue for further information. 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'. . ~ l r , f 1 ,i ~ , . 1 i i.~ ~[ ~S' \" I'\' ;~ I\' If ;~ ,(' '-( '- \) [ cr "I~ .,~ ~Ij :~ I I !:<~ pp.:oOUc..T<<,. I-'c:... j.-;.Op 1<-,...."'" ,-r-I r-J . .' bf;1O.~G,ell'J? ~~~T-...J!::. . .~ l?~".' R. lL JDHNSON CONSTRUcnON'lflC . 72114 WEST 27TH STRm . ST. LDUIS PMl, M1NNESDll 5542& !S' , + : ."Gar"y . Scherb:: ~ . . ".~ '!o ~.. .. t.. . . : " . .' .: .~ '" '< .:- '.',.', . c. ".,. . .',-c "".". , .- " ,- September 10, 1992 Ms Nancj Anderson Planning City of Hopkins ce: Mr. Jerry Gustafson, Committee Members Dear Ms Anderson, Serving as the spokesperson for the East Hopkins neighbors, I reviewed the Edco plans for a new building on 2nd. St. N.E_ with Mr. Gustafson. 1 then met with representatives from the neighborhood. It is a great improvement for the neighborhood to have a building replace Dick~s Towing, and the neighborhood is certainly behind the . Edeo building project. There are three compeTitively minor lSSUGS about which the neighbors.' a (e co neeI' ned :.../ First, it is not clear from th~ documents I reviewed what kind ot f aca de \;J ill be j::lut. 0 II the h'ont and the roof l:L nE:' of the new bui Idi ng . If they plan on block wall construction. we are hopeful th~t brick or some other attractive surface will be applied to the block. ~rom my expeTience. this can be done at almost no additional cost above painting (with its need for continual upkeep). Also, since Edco is a Company with great expertise in creating attractive roof lines, we are hopeful that a roof facade will be applied that could eventually tie together the new building with their "Massey Ferguson" building. It would look much nicG)" for Edco customers (a visual presentation for their customers to see) as well as for the neighborhood. Mr. Gustafson assured me that Edeo intends to beautify the old building in the future. It would be nice to start that process with an attractive roof line on the new building. Second, is the issue of fencing. Of course, the neighbors would be much more pleased if there were no fence at all. Christian salvenson on Blake Road has no fencing in spite of the fact that there are many trucks parked there. Other examples where no fencing was deemed ~ecessary or desirable are the new Chrysler Plymouth agency on 1I'Washington and Alliant on 2nd. St. N.E. f.: ~ .~ .--";~ . ",. ...... ~... ~,., . ~ . . .. " . .;. '. ~. . My personal business experience (much of which has included storage, trucks, loading docks, etc.,) has convinced me that fences cause more problems t~an they solve. There must be gates -- which must be locked and unlocked, and which al'e often banged into by the Lrucks_ They challenge vandals or thieves who actually feel more secure once they are OVer the fence and ~ble to do mischief. They often become the cent~( of clut~er and debris which collects on and al"ound them. If the use of fencing on new construction meets Hopkins codes, and Edco believes it will be necessary~ then we would like to see new and at,tractive fene:i ngused, and reCjl.J0S1~ that it be placed b<3CK behind Uk' planting area,:; (3th",,:, U'ii'dl in f,'ont. ::.;upef ',)a1u ha:O?; (B.cilit:i.t:;;:s, in Hopkins which ale fenced in. and theil' fencing is placed many feet back from thA curbing and behind ber'mad lawns, trees, and bushes. (~:)uper \/alu has i rrfo'i med us that when they remodel the old" Red Owl" facility that backs on 2nd. St. N.E., they plan to move the useful property back and raise the ground level so th~t th~ landscaping ~ill confonn with theix other propert.ies 5n Hopkins and will allow ro!" e nti rely sc r 6eTli 1"1g theI r t TUC ks t, om t.he st."reet). It appean3 that. Edco is plannin~ a be)"m and some aLtractivG 'a ndscapi ~g a ndpla nti n?s i n front of the bu i .ldi n9 : W; r e~uGs~ that . he plantlng aYeas be placed so that they make a nIce ~ooklng Trant ''-',c1.11 the way to Lhe curbi n9 ( with no inter veni ng f once) as All i a nt flCl2; done in fronL of t.heir buildings 6n 2nd St_N_E. Third, we feel provisi6ns should be made for storing the pallets and oth<-:H junk betU'uIJc:i the building lather than in fl'onL a:::.., ha23 be~"n the cas 8 wit h t he i r " iVJ ass e y Fer 9 u. s c. n" j.:.' r () per t~/ . The r. 8 d ( ec u { j e n t 1 >' p 11 C::':' of debris laying about and pieces of cardboard, plastic, etc. hanging fTom that old fencing. It would be a shame if that problem is not solved wilerl th"': il-::,VJ building goes in. We are very hopeful that these minor concerns can be solved easilY. and expeditiously. LJco is a fine Company that I personally worked with matlY lea rs agol,'.ihef: I was an off leer with J nt.;::;r no. t i onal Dai,1' Queen_ rhey did vel' Y fino leiGl L fo]" us, a lKl they obv 1.0051 >' have e xce llent products, rnanagement, and stayi r,g power. Hopki flS is fortunate to have them as a resident business. When that building is completed it will give a TGal lift to East Hopkins and will show the neighborhood, customet's, and futu,'e businesses and residerlLs that East Hopkins is iJ fine area i rj~\Ihi ch to invest in businesses and resldencet"S --- a 11 of which will continue to help broaden the Hopkins tax bass. ! ~" Sincerely, . .;t~ - :" /,k ~(2~-; bz) j~ y. :,-=-, (, ~to. t z: ..............c .~,. ;'...;"- _... 'c, . CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota RESOLUTION NO: 92-83 RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT EDCO WAREHOUSE ADDITION WHEREAS, an application for a conditional use permit entitled CUP 92-7 made by City of Hopkins is approved. WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. That an application for a conditional use permit CUP 92-7 was filed with the city of Hopkins on July 28, 1992. 2. That the Hopkins Planning Commission reviewed such application on September 29, 1992. 3. That the Hopkins Planning commission, pursuant to mailed and published notice, held a public hearing on September 29, 1992: all persons present at the hearing were given an .opportunity to be heard. 4. That the written comments and analysis of the city Staff and the Planning commission were considered. 5. A legal description of the property is as follows: . That part of Tracts P and L Registered Land Survey No. 561 lying Southwesterly of a line run from a point on the Northwesterly line of said Tract P a distance of 66.79 feet Southwesterly from the most Northerly corner of said Tract P to a point on the Southerly line of said Tract L a distance of 770.15 feet East from the most Westerly corner of said Tract L also that part of Lot 91 Auditor's Subdivision No. 239 lying Westerly of a line run from a point on the North line of said Lot ;~'91 a distance of 31.21 feet west from the most Easterly . corner of said Lot 91 through a point on the Southeasterly lil1e of said Lot 91 a distance of 29.96 feet from the most Easterly corner thereof. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that application for CUP 92-7 is hereby approved based on the following Findings of Fact: 1. That the proposed building is permitted within the 1-2 district. 2. That the proposed use for the building is permitted within the I- 2 district. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that application for CUP 92-7 is hereby approved based on the following Conditions: : 1. That applicant meet the requirements of the Fire Marshal for fire access. . ,,__ J ,.,~ ,-... .- RESOLUTION NO: 92-83 Page 2 2. That.the parking area is paved and striped and also the area behind the new addition is paved. All paving and striping to be done within 9 months of the issuance of the building permit. 3. That additional landscaping is added along Tyler Avenue pursuant to a plan approved by staff. 4. That the existing building is cleaned by power washing the exterior within 6 months of issuance of the building permit~ 5. Applicant shall work with city staff to minimize the exposed fence adjacent to Second street. 6. That there is no outside storage on the north side of the building. 7. Drainage plan meet requirements ofci ty Engineer. .. 8. That the landscape area along Second Street including city right of way is irrigated. Adopted this 6th day of October, 1992. ATTEST: Nelson W. Berg, Mayor " .tltames A. Genellie, City Clerk .