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Home My WebLink About2000 10-12 PCP • PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER OCTOBER 12, 2000 REGULAR SESSION 1. Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - September 14, 2000 4. Chairperson's Explanation The Planning Commission is an advisory body. One of the Commission's functions is to hold public hearings. In the matters concerned in these hearings, the Commission makes recommendations to the City Council. The City Council makes all final decisions in these matters. 5. Mid Continent Management Corporation 2000 -022 • Request for Site and Building Plan approval to construct an 11 stall garage at 6331, 6401 and 6425 Beard Avenue North. 6. Other Business 7. Adjournment • Application Filed on 9 -28 -00 • City Council Action Should Be Taken By 11 -27 -00 (60 Days) Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 2000 -022 Applicant: Mid Continent Management Corporation Location: 6331, 6401 and 6425 Beard Avenue North Request: Site and Building Plan Approval The applicant, Mid Continent Management Corporation on behalf of the owner, Commers- Clover II, LLP, is seeking site and building plan approval to construct an 11 stall garage on the property addressed 6331, 6401 and 6425 Beard Avenue North. The property in question is zoned R -5 (Multiple Family Residence) and is located on the west side of Beard Avenue, south of 65th Avenue North. It is surrounded by 65th Avenue on the north, with single family homes on the opposite side of the street; Beard Avenue on the east with single family homes on the opposite side of the street; the Rainbow development complex which s zoned C -2 on the south; and other R -5 zoned property containing the Garden City Court Apartments on the west. The proposed plan is to replace 12 existing surface parking spaces located in the parking lot between the 6401 and 6425 Beard- Avenue buildings with a 40 ft. by 60 ft. garage structure that will contain 11 garage stalls and a trash enclosure area. Originally the plan was to have 12 • garage stalls but due to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements, one stall is to be handicapped accessible reducing the amount of space available for a 12th stall. The remainder area, which is not large enough for a garage stall, will be a trash enclosure space solving another problem for the complex that being providing screening for trash containers. The applicant has indicated that their plan will provide garage coverage for some tenant automobiles not currently available on the property. They note that the ability to provide garages allows them to upgrade the property increasing their economic level which in turn provides stability of the residents living at the property. The garage construction would be wood frame on a concrete slab with a gabled, shingled roof. Hardi plank siding, which is non - combustible, would be provided and the garage doors would be six paneled steel doors. The elevations and floor plan show six garages facing south and five facing north including a 13 ft. wide stall for handicap accessibility. The dumpster enclosure area would be located along the north bank at the west end of the building. ACCESS/PARKING Access to the site would be unchanged and the location of the garage structure would be in the center of the parking lot shared by the two buildings previously mentioned. Currently the i 10 -12 -00 Page 1 parking lot contains 34 parking spaces. Following construction there would be 33 spaces. • Access around the garages provides space for 24 ft. wide two way drive lanes. The City Engineer has reviewed the proposal and does not anticipate any problems. The existing drainage pattern for the most part will continue. He does not believe it is necessary to require the applicant to provide curb and gutter to assist drainage on the site. No parking lot upgrading, other than that necessary to tie into the new garage, is anticipated. The parking requirement for residential property is two parking spaces per dwelling unit. These two buildings, which share this parking lot, were built in 1959 when the City only required one parking space per dwelling unit. The building at 6331 Beard Avenue, which is a part of this complex but does not share a parking lot, was built in 1960. It has a separate parking facility on the south side of that building. It, too, was built under the parking requirement of one parking space per dwelling unit. There are 12 units in each of the buildings which would require a total of 48 off street parking spaces for the two buildings under the current parking requirements. As previously mentioned, there are currently 34 existing parking spaces. The applicant has indicated that given the mix of tenants they have never had a demand for more parking than is available and even reducing the parking count by one space should not be a problem. It might be possible to add parking spaces on the site to increase the number but we do not believe it is necessary to do so at this time. The question is whether it is reasonable to allow the reduction of one on site parking space given the upgrading that they are proposing. We believe such a request is reasonable. > The City uses opportunities such as this to assure that facilities are compliance with the • minimum requirements of the City's zoning ordinance such as landscaping, curb and gutter, etc. As mentioned previously, the City Engineer does not believe it is necessary to require curb and gutter on the property at this time. The applicant has provided us with an analysis of landscaping at the sites. The three sites combined equal 1.35 acres which would require 121.5 landscape points. Their analysis shows 45 shade trees, 17 coniferous trees, and 22 shrubs equaling 461 landscape points which is well in excess of the total points required for such a multi residential development. Even using the point distribution method of analyzing landscape plans, they exceed the landscape requirements, therefore, no additional landscaping needs to be required. SCREENING The applicant originally proposed to leave the west end of the area devoted as a trash enclosure open with a non opaque gate. We have reviewed this with the applicant and have indicated that due to the residential property located immediately to the west that it is necessary to provide opaque screening on any gate they propose to have for the trash enclosure area. Therefore, the plans should be modified to show an opaque screen gate for this facility and such a condition should be added to any conditions recommended for approval of this application. 10 -12 -00 • Page 2. • RECOMMENDATION All in all we believe this application is in order and would recommend approval subject to the following conditions: 1. The building plans are subject to review and approval by the building official with respect to applicable codes prior to the issuance of permits. 2. Grading and drainage plans are subject to review and approval by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of permits. 3. 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