Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984 10-04 PCM MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION OCTOBER 4, 1984 CITY HALL CALL TO ORDER The Planning Commission met in regular session and was called to order by Chairman Pro tem Nancy Manson at 7:35 p.m. ROLL CALL Chairman Pro tem Nancy Manson, Commissioners Molly Malecki, Carl Sandstrom, Lowell Ainas and Mike Nelson. Also present were Director of Planning and Inspection Ronald Warren, City Engineer James Grube, and Planning Assistant Gary Shallcross. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - AUGUST 23, 1984 Motion by Commissioner Sandstrom seconded by Commissioner Nelson to approve the minutes of the August 23, 1984 Planning Commission meeting as submitted. Voting in favor: Commissioners Malecki, Ainas, Sandstrom and Nelson. Voting against: none. Not voting: Chairman Pro tem Manson. The motion passed. OTHER BUSINESS Since no applicants were present at the start of the meeting, the Secretary briefly reviewed a proposal for an additional pump island at Q Petroleum at the southwest corner of 69th Avenue North and Humboldt. He stated that he did not feel that the addition of the pumps would require Planning Commission review because total parking was not being decreased and the building was not being expanded. He also stated that there may be business items for the October 25, 1984 Planning Commission meeting. APPLICATION NOS. 84033 AND 84034 (Lombard Properties) Following the Chairman's explanation, the Secretary proceeded to review Application Nos. 84033 and 84034, a request for site and building plan and special use permit approval to construct a 75,109 sq. ft. office-industrial building at 6765 Shingle Creek Parkway and a request for special use permit approval for 52 off-site accessory parkings stalls on the central parking lot. The Secretary reviewed the contents of the staff report (See Planning Commission Information Sheets for Application Nos. 84033 and 84034 attached) . The Secretary noted a correction, that the looping of the water lines referred to around the Spec. 10 building would instead be looped down to Freeway Boulevard. He explained that this looping would be completed later when the Spec. 12 site would be developed. He also expanded on the condition regarding curb and gutter and explained the staff's recommendation for Condition No. 14 to require a cash escrow for street cleaning associated with development of the project. Commissioner Sandstrom asked what if the developer can accomplish the street sweeping more cheaply. The Secretary stated that that option was open now, but that it was not being done. He stated that the City's only option right now to get the work completed is to tag drivers for creating unsafe conditions on the City streets. He stated that it has been a problem in association with the Spec. 14 building and that an escrow would keep the cost of such cleaning from being born by the taxpayers. Chairman Pro tern Manson asked the applicant whether he had anything to add. Mr. Janis Blumentals, architect for the project, offered the Planning Commission colored renderings of the site plan and building elevations. 10-4-84 -1- PUBLIC HEARING (Application Nos. 84033 snd 84034) Chairman Pro tem Manson then opened the meeting for a public hearing on the special. use permit for office use in the Industrial Park and the special use permit for off- site parking associated with the Spec. 10 project. She asked whether anyone present wished to speak on the application. Hearing none, she called for a motion to close the public hearing. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING Motion by Commissi ner Malecki seconded by Commissioner Ainas to close the public hearing. The motion passed unanimously. The Secretary asked Mr. Blumentals whether a color of block or brick had been decided upon. Mr. Blumentals answered that dark brown had tentatively been chosen to offset a white sign band. Chairman Pro tem Manson then reviewed Condition No. 14 and asked the applicant whether he had any objection to that condition. Mr. Mike Mallon, of Lombard Properties, stated that the condition was acceptable. Chairman Pro tem Manson then inquired as to the looping of the water line. The City Engineer explained that the g p loop would be made to Freeway Boulevard in the future and not along the west side of Spec. 10 as originally contemplated. ACTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF APPLICATION NO. 84033 (Lombard Properties) Motion by Commissioner Sandstrom seconded by Commissioner Nelson to recommend approval of Application No. 84033, subject to the following conditions: 1. 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, utility and berming plans are subject to review and approval by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of permits. 3• A site performance agreement and supporting financial guarantee (in an amount to be determined by the City Manager) shall be submitted prior to the issuance of permits to assure completion of approved site improvements. 4. Any outside trash disposal facilities and rooftop mechanical equipment shall be appropriately screened from view. 5. The building is to be equipped with an automatic fire extinguishing system to meet NFPA standards and shall be connected to a central monitoring device in accordance with Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances. 6. An underground irrigation system shall be installed in all landscaped areas to facilitate site maintenance. 7. Plan approval is exclusive of all signery which is subject to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. 10-4-84 -2- 8. B612 curb and gutter shall be provided around all parking and driving areas, except in the areas indicated on the site plan where bituminous curbing may be used pending future development. The financial guarantee shall be held until permanent 8612 curb and gutter is installed. 9. Plan approval acknowledges off-site accessory parking of up to 52 stalls from the central parking lot as provided for under Application No. 84034. 10. The applicant shall provide a landscape plan for additional coniferous plantings along the Shingle Creek Parkway and decorative trees along the greenstrip south of Spec. 11 . This plan shall be subject to approval by the City Council and shall become a part of the development plans to be completed prior to release of the financial guarantee required by Condition No. 3. 11 . The special use permit is subject to all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations and any violation thereof shall be grounds for revocation. 12. Special use permit approval acknowledges up to 50% office occupancy in the Spec. 10 building. Any office occupancy over 50% of the gross floor area is subject to amended approval of this application and Application No. 84034. 13. As-built utility surveys for the development shall be submitted to the Engineering Department prior to release of the financial guarantee. 14. A cash escrow, in an amount to be determined by the City Manager, shall be submitted to cover the cost of street cleaning associated with the placement or removal of fill on the site. Voting in favor: Chairman Pro tem Manson, Commissioners Malecki, Sandstrom, Ainas and Nelson. Voting against: none. The motion passed. ACTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF APPLICATION NO. 84034 (Lombard Properties) Motion by Commissioner Ainas seconded by Commissioner Malecki to recommend approval of Application No. 84034, subject to the following condition: 1 . Fifty-two (52) parking stalls to be constructed on Tract C, R.L.S. 1564 shall be legally encumbered to the sole use of Tract B of R.L.S. 1564. Said encumbrance to be subject to review and approval by the City Attorney. Voting in favor: Chairman Pro tem Manson, Commissioners Malecki, Sandstrom, Ainas and Nelson. Voting against: none. The motion passed. APPLICATION NO. 84032 (L. Cramer Company) The Secretary then introduced the next item of business, a request for extension of the special use permit approval granted under Application No. 83037 for an office condominium project on R5 zoned land at the southwest corner of Brooklyn Boulevard and I-94. The Secretary reviewed the contents of the staff report (see Planning Commission Information Sheet for Application No. 84032 attached) . The Secretary also briefly reviewed the site plan layout with access onto Brooklyn Boulevard only 10-4-84 -3- and a median in Brooklyn Boulevard requiring a right-in right-out access. Chairman Pro tem Manson then asked the applicant whether he had anything to add. Mr. Larry Cramer explained that financing had been a problem over the past year, but that this was now arranged although it was not a good time to begin construction. He stated that the project would commence in the spring if all goes well. There followed a discussion of the condition requiring a cash escrow to insure the cleaning of the streets. Mr. Cramer asked whether a letter of credit could be posted rather than a cash escrow. The Secretary stated that that could be, looked at, but that he did not want to commit to that at this time. PUBLIC HEARING (Application No. 84032) Chairman Pro tem Manson then opened the meeting for a public hearing and asked whether anyone present wished to comment on the application. Mr. Gary Zimmermann, owner of the property at 6527 Brooklyn Boulevard, expressed concern regarding the ingress and egress onto Brooklyn Boulevard. He stated that it is very difficult to get onto Brooklyn Boulevard now and that it will be more difficult with the additional traffic added by the adjacent development. Chairman Pro tem Manson acknowledged this comment, but responded that other permitted uses in the R5 zoning district would probably pose a similar or worse problem. Mr. Zimmermann asked whether a fence would be installed along the property line adjacent to his residence. The Secretary responded that opaque fencing is required adjacent to R1 property, but not R5 zoned property. He noted that on the plan, plantings alternate instead of fencing in areas where fencing already exists on private land. Chairman Pro tem Manson explained that the Planning Commission could not legally require a screen other than adjacent to R1 zoned property. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING Motion by Commissioner Malecki seconded by Commissioner Nelson to close the public hearing. The motion passed unanimously. Commissioner Nelson noted that Condition No. 2 of the original approval called for fencing adjacent to all the neighboring residences, whether they were zoned R1 or R5. The Secretary acknowledged this and asked the applicant whether he had any objection to providing fencing adjacent to the R5 zoned residences. Mr. Cramer stated that he wished to establish a visual break between the office condominium development and the neighboring residences anyway and would be willing to put up a fence if that was what was desired. ACTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF APPLICATION NO. 84032 (L. Cramer Com an ) Motion by Commissioner Ainas seconded by Commissioner Malecki to recommend approval of Application No. 84032, subject to the following condition: 15. Soil correction and introduction or removal of fill on the site shall be subject to the issuance of a grading authorization by the Director of Public Works and the Director of Planning and Inspection. A cash escrow, in an amount to be determined by the City Manager, shall be submitted to defray the cost of street cleaning associated with the site preparation. Voting in favor: Chairman Pro tem Manson, Commissioners Malecki, Sandstrom, Ainas and Nelson. Voting against: none. The motion passed. 10-4-84 -4- DISCUSSION ITEM (Accessor Apartments) The Secretary then referred the Commission's attention to the material on accessory apartments attached with the Planning Commission's agenda. He stated that a similar article on home occupations was available and would be passed out to the Commission in the future. Chairman Pro tem Manson asked whether the Year 2000 Commission had any recommendations on the accessory apartment issue. The Secretary answered that that study group was not really trying to solve specific problems, but raise issues and suggest procedural ways to address those issues. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Commissioner Nelson seconded by Commissioner Sandstrom to adjourn meeting of the Planning Commission. The motion passed una imously. The Pla i g Commission adjourned at 8:49 p.m. m 10-4-84 -5-