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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 09-27 PCP PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Y STUDY SESSION SEPTEMBER 27, 1979 1 Call to Order: 7:30 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes: September 13, 1979 4. Chairman'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 on these matters. e 5. Construction Analysis and Management (Medtronic) 79057 Site and Building Plan approval for a 53,000 square foot additional facility at the site of the existing Medtronic facility at 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway. The application was tabled by the Commission at its September 13 meeting to allow the applicants to resolve an encroachment into a. 40' utility easement. They have decided to move the easement northward roughly 15 feet by relocating the water line. The previous information sheet is attached for your review. 6. Construction Analysis and Management (Medtronic) 79058 Preliminary R.L.S. to combine tracts C and D, R.L.S. 1360 into one parcel for use by the expanded Medtronic facility at 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway. A utility easement alluded to the above will be moved-northward roughly 15 feet. 7. Review of the Brooklyn Center Comprehensive Plan: 8:30 p.m. Bill 'Weber will be present to answer questions the Commission may have regarding the Comprehensive Plan and to review the proposed Flood Plain Ordinance. The Commission should set a date for a public hearing to, receive public comment on the Comprehensive Plan. The October study meeting is suggested as an appropriate time. 8. Discussion Items a. Amendment to Section 35=400 of the Zoning Ordinance providing for 50 foot setbacks of principle structures from major thoroughfares in rear yards. b. Amendment to Section 34-140 2 (b) of the Sign Ordinance changing the restrictions for directional signery. 9. Other Business 10. Adjournment Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 79057 Applicant: Construction Analysis and Management, Inc. (for Medtronic) Location: 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Site and Building Plan Approval The applicant is seeking site and building plan approval for a two-storey, 53,135 square foot addition to its existing facility at 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway. The site includes Tracts C and D, R.L.S. 1360 and is bounded by Speculative Building No. 6 on the north, by Shingle Creek Parkway on the west, by 67th Avenue on the south, and by Hiawatha Rubber and the Earle Brown Farm Apartments on the east. The site is zoned I-1 and the research and development use proposed for the addition is consistent with the existing use approved by the City Council . Although that use is not specifically listed as a permitted use in the Zoning Ordinance, it does fall into the general category of "other uses similar in nature" allowed under Section 35-330 M . The site is roughly 9 acres in area and is divided from east to west by a 40' utility easement located in the area of the existing property line. Access to the site is gained via a curb cut off 67th Avenue North and a single curb cut (without median cut) off Shingle Creek Parkway. The new building addition will utilize the area between the existing Medtronic building and the utility easement which presently used for parking. The east half of Tract C will be used for parking with the west half deferred for possible future development. No external alterations are proposed for the south portion of the existing site. Required parking for the site is 221 spaces based on 32,993 square feet of office space (165 spaces @ one per 200 square feet) and 45,140 square feet of industrial space (56 spaces @ one per 800 square feet) . The proposed site plan provides 248 parking spaces. Access to the new parking lot will be via a newly constructed driving lane located along the east side of the property between the building and a recently constructed lithium storage building. A 50' buffer strip is being provided where the site abuts the R5 zoned Earle Brown Farm Apartments. The buffer is in keeping with a recently recommended Zoning Ordinance Amendment which has had a first reading by the City Council . The new structure will add space for two additional loading berths in accord- ance with ordinance requirements. The plan also provides for two storage tanks to contain Argonne and Nitrogen. The storage tanks will be wholly enclosed and are located on the north side of the building. The storage area extends the full height of the building. Volatile storage is designated in a separate reinforced room on the north side of the first floor of the new building, adjacent to the shipping and receiving area. The Fire Chief is in the process of reviewing the proposed list of chemicals and will certify that the building plans provide proper storage of chemicals prior to the issuance of building permits. The landscaping plan provides a 6' high ber at the northeast corner of the site to shield the parking lot from the residential use to the east. A 4' high undulating berm is proposed along Shingle Creek Parkway. Plantings include three 2-Y' to 3" diameter Honeylocust and seven 5' to 6' Honeylocust at the main entrance to the north building. Seven 22" to 3" Green Ash are proposed for the landscaped area along Shingle Creek Parkway, consistent with the treat- ment in front of the existing building. Fourteen 6 ' to 8' Amur Maple are in- dicated for the 50' buffer area at the northeast corner of the site. Parking islands immediately opposite the north building face are proposed to be land- scaped with Littleleaf Lindens. 9-13-79 -1- 'Application No. 79057 All unpaved areas are proposed to be sodded and sprinklered with the exception of the future building site which is to be seeded only. The applicant is requesting deferral of landscaping in this area for a period of two years. Drainage from the site is generally to the south and west. The contractor proposes to salvage and reuse existing storm and sanitary sewer utilities presently under the new building site. The plans seem to be in order and approval 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. A Performance Agreement and supporting financial guarantee (in an amount to be determined by the City Manager) shall be submitrV.to assure completion �f approvvgd�si , mproveMeny � 4. The buildingAshall be equipped with an automatic fire ex- tinguishing system to meet NFPA Standard No. 13 and shall be connected to a central monitoring device in accordance with Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances. 5. All outside trash disposal equipment and/or ofd top mechanical equipment shall be appropriately screened from view. i 6. B-612 concrete curb and gutter shall be provided around all driving and parking areas. 7. An underground irrigation system shall be provided in all sodded and planting areas to facilitate site maintenance. 8. Plan approval is exclusive of all signery which is subject to the requirements of Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. f: 9. The two parcels comprehended for this development shall be combined into a single parcel through platting or registered land survey. A final plat shall be approved by the City CouncilU--� prior to the issuance of occupancy permits for the addition. 10. Landscaping improvements for the area designated as a potential building site at the northwest corner of the property shall be deferred (other than seeding the area) for a period of up to 2 years. After 2 years, if there is no development plan forth- coming, the potential building iste shall be sodded, sprinklered and landscaped consistent with other green areas on the site. The performance bond will not be released in its entirety until this is accomplished. .1.1 . The applicant will enter into a standard utility maintenance agreement with the City as approved by the City Engineer. 12. Storage of chemicals on the site is subject to the review and approval of th Fire Chief prior t the issuance of bui�di, perrli is. 9-13-79/3. ��� d� _ Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 79058 Applicant: Constructing Analysis and Management Location: 6700 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Preliminary Plat Approval The applicant is seeking preliminary plat approval to combine two Tracts, C and D, of R.L.S. 1360 into a single parcel for use by Medtronic in conjunction with the expansion of the existing site comprehended under Application No. 79057. Section 35-540 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that multiple parcels of land which are contiguous and adjacent and which are proposed to serve a single development use and which are under common ownership shall be combined . into a single parcel through platting or registered land survey. This appli- cation is in response to that requirement. A 40' wide utility easement runs east to west over the middle of the property. , Access to the parcel is provided off of Shingle Creek Parkway and 67th Avenue .00�`�`` '� North. The lot dimensions are not substandard in any respect. The zoning A of the entire tract is I-1 and the proposed use for the site is permitted under the City's Ordinances. We have not received any data as to the area of the parcel , but estimate that it is about 9 acres. The proposed R.L.S. seems to be in order and the City Engineer will be prepared to comment on it further at Thursday evening's meeting. Approval is recommended subject to the following conditions: 1 . The final R.L.S. is subject to the approval of the City Engineer. 2. The final .R.L.S. is subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of the City Ordinances. A public hearing has been scheduled and notices sent. 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