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Home My WebLink About2001 02-15 PCP 4 • PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER FEBRUARY 15, 2001 REGULAR SESSION 1. Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes - January 11, 2001 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. Harry S. Johnson Company, Inc. (For Medtronic, Inc.) 2001 -002 • Request for Preliminary Plat approval to combine three contiguous parcels of land at 6700 thru 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway into a single parcel. 6. Architectural Alliance (For Medtronic, Inc.) 2001 -003 Request for Site and Building Plan approval for a 9,974 sq. ft. addition to the building located at 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway. 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment I • Application Filed on 1 -25 -01 City Council Action Should Be Taken By 3 -26 -01 (60 Days) Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 2001 -002 Applicant: Harry S. Johnson Company, Inc. (For Medtronic, Inc.) Location: 6700 thru 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Preliminary Plat The applicant, Thomas Hodorff on behalf of Harry S. Johnson Company, Inc., is seeking Preliminary Plat approval to combine three contiguous parcels of land owned by Medtronic, Inc. at 6700 thru 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway into a single parcel of land approximately 19 acres in area. The properties under consideration are zoned I -1 (Industrial Park) and are currently described as Tracts B, C and D, RLS 1360. They are located on the east side of Shingle Creek Parkway between 67' and 69' Avenues North. The Hiawatha Rubber site and the Earle Brown Farm Apartments abut these properties to the east and a speculative industrial building lays to the west of the building at 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway. Tract B is 477,595 sq. ft. (10.94 acres) in area and contains a 168,239 sq. ft. office /industrial building (6800 Shingle Creek Parkway). Tract C is 196,096 sq. ft. (4.59 acres) in area and contains a parking lot serving the Medtronic Promeon facility. Tract D is 156,967 sq. ft. (3.59 acres) in area and contains the 78,133 sq. ft. Medtronic Promeon building (6700 Shingle Creek Parkway). The combination of these three parcels will create a two building campus for Medtronic in this area. Section 35 -540 of the zoning ordinance requires multiple parcels of land to be combined through platting or Registered Land Survey when they are contiguous, under common ownership and serve a single development. This is the case and it's one of the reasons Medtronic is pursuing this platting. BACKGROUND In 1979, under Planning Commission Application No. 79057, Medtronic received approval to expand its building at 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway. The expansion comprehended an approximate 53,000 sq. ft., two -story addition to the north side of their then existing building. Medtronic owned the adjacent lot to the north (Tract C, RLS 1360) and the proposed expansion went slightly on to that property and parking for the expansion also took up a portion of the adjacent lot. There was, and still is, a 40 ft. wide drainage and utility easement running along the south side of the north lot (Tract C) and a portion of the north part of the existing Medtronic site (Tract D). This easement contains water main and sanitary sewer lines. The plan in 1979 was to relocate the water main to the north and redescribe the easement. Medtronic had also filed a companion application at that time (Planning Commission Application No. 79058) for Preliminary Plat approval combining the two parcels 2 -15 -01 Page 1 y i (Tract C and Tract D) into a single parcel. The platting also comprehended a new description for the location of the 40 ft. utility easement reflecting the relocated water main. A condition of approval at that time required filing the final plat prior to occupancy of the expanded building. A final plat had been approved but, for some reason, never was filed with Hennepin County. Therefore, the two separate lots still exist, as does the old utility easement. The water main was relocated with the 1979 project and the building expansion was made. The building addition now encroaches over the property line and into the easement. The proposed platting, which is the subject of this application, will correct these encroachments and establish the proper location for the 40 ft. utility easement located between the Promeon building and the north parking lot. Medtronic has also acquired 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway and currently occupies over 50 percent of the space in that building. They plan, over time, to possibly occupy the entire facility for manufacturing and office activities related to Medtronic functions. They are currently planning a 9,900 sq. ft. building expansion on this site. They want to combine this building site with their other lots so that surplus parking at the Medtronic parking facility could be used to off set expanded building area or increased parking demands associated with expanded office occupancies in that building. Their proposed building expansion is the subject of their companion application (No. 2001 -003). The City Engineer is reviewing the preliminary plat and his written comments are attached. He has indicated that no Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission review is required with this plat or with the site plan proposed under Application No. 2001 -003. He notes that this platting and easement dedication will properly describe the easement containing the public utilities. In addition to the 40 ft. utility easement previously mentioned, there are a number of existing and proposed easements indicated on the preliminary plat. An existing 30 ft. utility easement is located along the east side of Tract C and a new 15 ft. utility easement is proposed to be dedicated in this area also. An ingress, egress and cross access easement exists between the 6800 building site and the adjacent property at 6820 Shingle Creek Parkway that lies to the west. This easement will continue in the future. A new 10 ft. wide drainage and utility easement is proposed over a sanitary sewer line lying east of the ,6800 building. Ten foot wide easements are, or will be, provided along 67' Avenue North, Shingle Creek Parkway and the property line between 6820 Shingle Creek Parkway and the 6800 building. A 14 ft. roadway and utility easement exists along 69" Avenue North also. A public hearing has been scheduled and notices of the Planning Commission's consideration have been published in the Brooklyn Center Sun/Post. 2 -15 -01 Page 2 RECOMMENDATION The proposed preliminary plat appears to be in order and approval is recommended subject to the following conditions: 1. The final plat is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer. 2. The final plat is subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of the City Ordinances. • 2 -15-01 Page 3 NI i2 " mammon ��■ m om MENNEN i d f all F. ► 1i u 1/►/ ►►► �� E r g s F 111 = If- `� � ■� Hill 1111►. �j� 1� 11 ... /1 // �� visa UM sil # ��U11 ►� 111 Islamist - !1 /�j ► ►11► as assists may a again S� a� F F IF CIA *.J MOM mm Mm Aim a�mn .� t t_ mO ioi o o ul Jl �� .,�. ,� '�§'$� .e ""•• (t .., i NP m s • i P ' �,\\\WNMENENENI S URVEY PREPARED BY: Pro&" ��/ ,� • = =_ I ; ==_ PRELIMINARY PLATCOWF 70 W 79TH ST. ha F[)TF:ONIC SHINGLE CREEK ice= ADDITION (952) 884-5341 MEMORANDUM DATE: February 8, 2001 TO: Ron Warren, Planning and Zoning Specialist FROM: Todd Howard, City Engineer' SUBJECT: Preliminary Plat of Medtronic Shingle Creek Addition The Engineering Department has reviewed the subject preliminary plat dated January 18, 2001 and the grading and drainage plan dated February 5, 2001. Comments are as follows: • The existing 40' easement located between Tract C and Tract D does not adequately describe the location of public utilities. An attempt was made in 1980, and again in the early 1990's, to correct this oversight, however, the necessary easement dedication never occurred. The subject preliminary plat does address and correctly dedicate an easement over the existing public utilities. • Storm water runoff from 69 Avenue is routed through a storm sewer located near the eastern property boundary of Tract B. The preliminary plat shows a 10 -foot drainage and utility easement over this storm sewer. • Ed Mathieson of the Shingle Creek Water Management Organization has been contact regarding the platting and building addition. No formal review of the plan is required due to the limited scope of the project and that there is no change in site hydrology. • Copies of the Preliminary Plat have been submitted to Hennepin County. Per Dave Zetterstrom, Permits Coordinator, Hennepin County has no comments on the subject plat. • Any recommendations or comments of the City Attorney will also need to be considered. • Application Filed on 2 -1 -01 City Council Action Should Be Taken By 4 -2 -01 (60 Days) Planning Commission Information Sheet' Application No. 2001 -003 Applicant: Architectural Alliance (For Medtronic, Inc.) Location: 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Site and Building Plan Approval The applicant, Architectural Alliance on behalf of Medtronic, Inc., is seeking Site and Building Plan approval for a 9,974 sq. ft. addition to the speculative industrial building located at 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway. The property in question is zoned I -1 (Industrial Park) and is being combined with the two parcels to the south under Planning Commission Application No. 2001- 002 to create a large campus for Medtronic containing two buildings. The parcel under consideration is located to the north and east of Shingle Creek Parkway. It is bounded on the north by 69' Avenue; on the east by the Earle Brown Farm Apartments; on the south by the Medtronic parking facility and on the west by the speculative industrial building at 6820 Shingle Creek Parkway. Mr. Peter Vesterholt, Architect for the project, has submitted various information relating to this relatively minor addition to 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway. The proposal involves a 9,974 sq. ft. addition which would be located within the loading dock area of the building. The purpose of the addition is to house mechanical equipment needed to support a Medtronic manufacturing function that will be located in the northeast corner of the building. The addition will be built in an area that currently is a paved portion of the service court or loading area for the building. It will be built to match the exterior of the existing building which is a painted concrete block. Medtronic, Inc. has recently acquired 6800 Shingle Creek Parkway where they have been leasing space. It is expected that Medtronic will continue to occupy more space in the facility as other non - Medtronic tenants eventually vacate their spaces as leases expire. As mentioned, Medtronic is combining the three parcels they own into one through the platting process, which will create a campus for their buildings. Further additions and possible site alterations may be made in the future. ACCESS /PARKING Access to the site is unchanged. It is a shared access with the building at 6820 Shingle Creek Parkway which lies to the west. This access is served by a median break in Shingle Creek Parkway at this location. This arrangement will continue. The site plan shows 401 parking spaces on the site for this building. Assuming a 25 percent office /75 percent industrial use of the building including the 9,974 sq. ft. addition proposed, 390 parking spaces would be required. The applicant has indicated Medtronic may have plans to either alter the occupancy 2 -15 -01 Page 1 mix of the building or add space to it which may either increase the required parking or decrease the amount of available parking in the future. The fact that they are combining this lot with the other two Medtronic properties makes this site able to take advantage of surplus parking in the lot currently located between the two buildings. They have also discussed other possibilities for the future such as a covered walkway connecting the buildings. Such expansions /alterations would require future Site and Building plan approvals and are not part of the consideration before the Planning Commission at this time. Based on the above parking analysis, there will be sufficient parking to accommodate the proposed expansion and tenant mix for at least the immediate future. GRADING /DRAINAGE/UTILITIES There are no grading, drainage or utility changes proposed with this addition. The site is bound by B -612 curb and gutter and is served by storm sewer. No additional impervious surface is to be added and drainage will continue as it is. The City Engineer has indicated that no watershed review and approval is required with this proposed building addition. LANDSCAPING The City uses the Site and Building plan process to evaluate compliance with current zoning ordinance requirements. Landscaping is one of the items that are reviewed. The applicant has provided an analysis of all of the Medtronic properties, as they will be following the filing of the plat mentioned. The entire area is 19.13 acres and based on the landscape point system used by the Planning Commission to evaluate landscape plans, a total of 995.2 points are needed. An inventory of the properties shows a total of 1,088 points based on 950 points for deciduous trees, 132 points for coniferous trees and 6 points for shrubs. The distribution of points is not consistent with the point system, over 87 percent of all of the points are deciduous trees, 12 percent are coniferous trees and .6 percent are shrubs. The distribution of landscaping seems good throughout the site with a fare amount of landscaping along the 69' Avenue North green strip/buffer area. Island plantings and perimeter trees are also well dispersed. It is the percentage or mix of landscaping that is not totally consistent with the point system. Attached for the Commission's review is a copy of the landscape point system. It should be pointed out that this is a guideline that the Commission uses for evaluating landscaping plans. The Commission may wish to review this further in detail before making a recommendation with respect to the adequacy of the plans. BUILDING As previously mentioned, the building addition will be concrete block to match the existing building and will be located within the service court or loading dock area. The 9,974 sq. ft. addition represents a 5.93 percent increase to the footprint of the existing building and is considered a relatively minor addition. The applicant has discussed with the City's Building 2 -15 -01 Page 2 Official and Fire Chief concerns regarding storage of lithium within the building. Lithium is a type of chemical that has a violent reaction to water and, therefore, the traditional fire sprinkling methods may not be appropriate. The same question has been addressed in the Medtronic building at 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway and an acceptable method of fire detection and protection will need to be agreed upon by the Building Official and Fire Chief prior to issuance of permits for remodeling the building. These discussions are ongoing and will be addressed. LIGHTING /TRASH No changes are proposed for exterior lighting on the site and existing lighting seems appropriate. No new trash disposal facilities are indicated on the plan and are currently located within the loading area of this U- shaped building. Any roof top mechanical equipment will be expected to be screened from view. There is no public hearing required with this site and building plan application. RECOMMENDATION With the possible exception of some modifications to the landscaping plan if deemed appropriate by the Planning Commission, the plans appear to be in order and approval of this application is recommended subject to at least 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, drainage and utility plans are subject to review and approval by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of permits. 3. Any outside trash disposal facilities and roof top or on ground mechanical equipment shall be appropriately screened from view. 4. The building's fire extinguishing system and detection system shall be approved by the Building Official and Fire Chief and shall be monitored in accordance with Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances. 5. Plan approval is exclusive of all signery which is subject to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. 6. The applicant shall submit an as built survey of the property, improvements and utility service lines. • 2 -15 -01 Page 3 - , - ■ �� ■ / /l ■ /■ ICI -� -■ r r r 'L n'4 J t n r J • ■ ■ ■ IJW ll' ''� t ', e i Sri "P - ri,.f - ■ .■ ■■ '� "� " • 1 1 11 �1 ■ ■�.. �.�. ■� . 111111�i� I ■ 11 // /I j1 ,_� 11 �� • 1�1 ��l X11 Eli" : NMI ISE aia Islas as last 1 F4 1�1� � %Ill■ �� / �� 11111��"�111� 1�11�11 /1I �� 111 „�1 ��1o■ oil as all��I a Kill go ♦ III Its vm�� SIX WAIR r E it MIN I N ONN . Otp {1Ei1 I it 11 i � i�i ,1E M 11,0 1 1,111 _ r � � + ' " � il• i' - 10 IT WOR • Aetur¢CTIRMAuwt ..ate......... 1.0.r..YY. 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O YrBGU - 1- I R1N n1 ma Anna I -CLEAN O KEY NOTES O sear nr L 0 �wwa 77r OAM "4L O .�R O YIES7f.A3T LILLONO A6C710N - L+RY/CLEAN AND CLEAN Q. wwe.w 1f•TP • Mod ECC COOK, O i w M.aa Phm TWO dell w Construction u� OMAL O WEST-EM SALONS SEC, - MODHAIACAL s �, Rlildp 8�olkir I a el M a 4.01 1 6 ° \ vs :•:.:.:.:.:• :::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: er a �__ __ �' -A- tA P oor Ila ILI too i —� ooA Landscape Point Svstern City of Brooklyn Center Landscape Plantings will be provided on the site based on the point system indicated below: Planting Type Maximum % ' Minimum Size Points/Planting of Points [Shade trees (Deciduous, Maple, 2 34" diameter 10 50 en, Ash, Oak, Locust, etc) iferous Trees (Pine, Spruce,. 5' height 6 40 ar) Decorative Trees (Russian Olives, 1" diameter • 1.5 35 Radiant Crab, Canada Red Cherry, etc) ' Shrubs (Dogwood, Spirea, 12" diameter .5 25 Mockorange, Juniper, Arborvitae, etc) Points Reatiired Per A rg ' The following schedule will be used to determine the required number of points for a given site. The schedule Is c umulative so that the first two acres of any site will require points on the basis of the column headed . "1 2" the next eight acres will be computed on the basis of the column headed " 2-,10 " and, area over ten acres will be computed on the basis of the column headed 10+ Land Area of Site (Acres) Type of Development 0-2 2 -10 10+ Office 100 80 60 Restaurant / Retail /Ser vice/Entertainment/Hotels 80 60 40 1 1 Light industrial 75 60 50 Heavy Industrial 60 50 40 Office/industrial (Over 25% office) 90 70r"* 50 Multi - Family Residential 90 75 60 Examnles Six acre.offics site = 2 acres 0100 plus 4 acres @ 80 = 520"points Fifteen acre retail /restaurant = 2 acres @ 80 plus 8 acres @ 60 plus 5 acres @ 40 = 840 points 2. The above point 'system in no way substitutes for the screening and buffer requirements set forth in the Zoning Ordinance. Plantings used for screening purposes will be accorded points, but fulfilling the point requirements will not obviate the requirements for screening. 3. Mature existing trees will be accorded points on the basis of the* above point schedule. A bonus equal up to the full value of a given planting may be granted by the Commission for the preservation of large existing plantings. 4. All green areas on a site will be sodded except in areas where viable turf exists and is totally undisturbed by construction. The burden will be on the developer to prove at the time of a site inspection that such viable • turf, in fact, exists and has been property maintained. 5. All greenstrips adjacent to an interior property line will be a minimum of 5 ft. in width except in cases where special buffer provisions apply. • Landscape Point System Revised 2.95