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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 03-30 PCP CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER PLANNING CC MISSION AGENDA • Special Meeting March 30, 1972 I. Call to Order: 6:00 P.M. 2. Roll Call: 3. Daryl McCarthy 72017 variance 4. R. W. Steiner 72018 Site and building plan approval 5. Federal Lumber Company 72019 Site and building plan approval 6. Signcrafter's Inc. 72023 Sign variance 7. The Dietrich Co. 72028 Sign variance • B. John 8orbal 72029 Site and building plan approval 9. Gene Anderson 72031 Site plan 10. Transcontinental Development Coma, 72032 Site and building plan approval PLANNING OOMISSION INFOIMATION SMM • Application No. 72017 Applicant: Daryl 14cCarthy Locations , 1606 Woodbine Lane Description of Request: Variance BACKGROUND s The applicant -is requesting a vari&nce from Section 35-104 to permit subdivision using metes and bounds description. The tract of land to be divided is 95 feet wide and 433 feet long extending from Woodbine Lane on the south to 73rd Avenue on the north. The northerly lot has a one story dwelling and detached garage which is occupied by the owner. The nevi lot would be 951 x 1701 with 16,150 square foot area. ANALYSIS AND RECOidMMATION: The proposed lots meet all the requirements for single family dwelling sites and approval would be consistent with previous • Planning Commission actions. There is no apparent hardship involved here except that it would be unduly restrictive to rdquire division by platting. Precedent has been established in the following cases which I have identified by Application Number and location; No. 67068, 53rd and Colfax, No. 68056, 55th and Bryant; No, 69069 - 71st Avenue add Knox; No. 69040, Woodbine Lane; No. 70044, Lakebreeze Avenue; and No. 71037, BrOokview Drive. • f • i +611 ISO) I k4 r ` 2nd F, °q d 7R "d A , x a 4 i ` ...,. ._.. ..... s. « .mss_ ,_,.....�......_.... } FLAMING COMISSION INFORMATION SEMT • Application No. 72018 Applicant: R. W, Steiner Locations 69th and Fremont Avenues Non Description of Requests Site and building plan approval BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting site and building plan approval for two buildings to be located on 69th :.Avenue between Fremont and Girard Avenues. Building No. I will be 100' x 601 and Building No. 2 will be 120' x 601 . This is the same property covered by Application No. 72002 subinitted by R. Da Taffe which was tabled pebruary 3, 1972. ANALVIS AND RECOMMMATIONS The application covers only the two buildings on the north of the property and does not indicate what the rear 6 acres will be used for or hQw it. will, be developed. Because of the lack of planning for said 6 acres and the pending • application by Taffe, the staff recommendation is for deferrment until a plan for a viable development is pre- sented to the City for the remaining 6 acres. The plan needs revision in the area there the C-2 abuts R-I at the northeast corner of the proposed building site. The ordinance requires a 35 Loots buffer strip not used for parking and driving with an opaque fence or wall. • PLANNING. G02l1LISSION INFO WATION SEiEE T Application No. 72019 • Applicant: Federal Lumber Company Location: 4810 North Lilac Drive Description of Request: Site and building plan approval BACKGROUND s The applicant is requesting site and building plan approval for a 42' x 60' addition to the existing joist shop. The proposed building will be open on three sides and consist of steel columns and steel roof. . The building will be used to house percision saws for cutting dimension lumber used in making wood roof trusses. ANALYSIS AND RECUAMEN'DATION This application is recommended for approval provided the owner agrees that the building will never be enclosed with walls. Due to the location in the rear of the lumber yard and the lack of site improvements. a performance • agreement is not needed. • i • • e PLANNING COMMISSION INFORMATION SHEET Application No. 72023 • Applicants Signeraftec's, Inc. Locations 2000 - 57th Avenue North Description of Request: Sign. Variance BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 34-140 (2s) to permit a freestanding sign 30 feet in height to be located at the R76" station, 2000 - 57th Avenue North. The applicant proposes to replace the existing free- standing sign with a 30 foot high sign not to exceed 90 square feet in area. The sign ordinance permits individual debached establishments which are not clustered in a "shopping center" to have one freestanding sign. ANALYSIS AND REOOMM MATIONt The first thing to be resolved is whether the subject • gasoline station is part of the Northbrook Shopping Center or is it a separate establishment. The property is not owned by the Centex and the operator does not try to identify with the Center. The owner feels that he needs a 30 foot high sign for proper identification. It is possible that a hardship exists in this case and the granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the neighborhood in which the service station is located. • PLANKING Q.L-�iziSSION INFORMATION SHEET e Application No. 72028 Applicants The Dietrich Co. Locations Creek Villas Description of Request: Sign Variance BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 34-140 to permit 2 freestanding identification signs at -the entrance to the townhouse project. The sign ordinance was recently amended to permit cluster developments involving not less than 36 dwelling units to have one freestanding identification sign at each major entrance not to exceed a total of 2 signt. The applicant feels that one sign on each side of the entrance is needed for proper identification. The original site plan showed two separate entrances, each of which could have had one sign. To reduce the number of entrances to Brooklyn Boulevard, ' the City staff required the most northerly of the two entrances closed. The applicant contends that a hardship exists (where signs are involved) because of the closing. ANALYSIS AUD R3COM14tNDATJON: The position that two signs should be permitted at a single entrance ( where there is only one entrance) has some merit, and it is' possible that to allow only one sign would create a hardship. Two signs at a single entrance would be no more detrimental to the public welfare than one sign at each o:: two separate entrances. PLANNING CO VaI SSION 1WFQMA.,AT2OW SHM-Br° Application No. 72029 Applicant: John Horbal Location: 1500 - 69th Avenue North Description of Request: Site and building plan approval ]BACRGROUND: The applicant is requesting site and building plan approval for a neighborhood convenitnee center consisting of 3 stores. Stores 1 and 2 will house service type occupancy and Store No. 3 will be a retail grocery. This application is almost identical. with No. 68025 which was approved prune 6, 1968. Adequate parking is provided. ANALYSIS AND RECO2-94ENDATION: Approval of this application is reccmmended subject to the following conditions: 1. An approved trash enclosure shall be provided at the north side of the food store; 2. All mechanical units located on the roof shall be enclosed by an approved screen and a stair or a fixed ladder leading to a scuttle in the roof housing such equipment shall be provided to make such equipment safely aacessible, 3. The drainago and utility plans are subject to the City Engineer' s approval.: 4. the building plans are subject to the Building Inspecto?-' approval as to applicable building codes; 5. A performance agreement and performance brand (in an amount to be determined by the city manager) shall be submitted to the city to guarantee the installation of the site Improvements as designated on the plans. -IN" jr T-11 AV c 0 N c WAI. K TTh ZZ) fill , . 3 ckll,�i 'K!4 iR��7tYvG CCU; SSTOtu al FORULATI N SHEET Application No. 72031 Applicants Gene Anderson Location: 2221 --57th Avenue north Description of Requeste Site plan approval BACKGROUND; The applicant is requesting site plan approval for the rehabilitbtion, of the service station at 57th and Lilac Drive. Concrete curbs will be installed and the drive- ways resurfaced. The owner of this property is in the dry wall business and the building would house their office and provide storage for one tfuck. ANALYSIS AND RECi3MENDAa ION: The subject Property is zoned Cl, Service Office District, and contractor's offices are a permitted use. Approval Of this apOlication is recommended, because the property has been unoccupied for several years and has become a • public nuisance., v PLANNTNO COMISSION INFOMATI©N SHEET Application No. 72032 Applicant: Transcontinental. Development Corp. Location: 6840 h'umboldt Avenue North Description of Request: Site and building plan approval. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting site and building plan approval for a one story shopping center with 40,000 square feet of gross floor area. Parking for 280 cars is provided. ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION: There is a sudden rush to build .in the vicinity of 69th and Humboldt with three applications for shopping facilities before the Commission. The tonal gross flour area of all the proposed buildings will be 57,892 square feet. The Planning Commission should be reasonably certain that the neighborhood will support the proposed lousiness establish- ments. To have vacant buildings or business failures would not be in the best interest of the City. The staff recommendation on this application -if for deferrment until the owner can provide a marketing survey indicating than there is a need for such a building. Also the site plan needs some revision where drainage is involved. I NE140 TO: Planning com- ln_-tssion !%,Omberz F ROM& Blair Tremeze, Somr-etary }?ATE: March 29, 1972 SUWD'M. ; Agenda X;i;ems 2br r4arcb 30, 1972# Special Heeting. Based upon further analysis, the staff feels that the recom- mendations for sorae of --the applications scheduled for this meeting uteri additional conw.ent. 1. Relative to Applica-ttion No. 72023, requesting a sign variance, the lasts sentence should have been posed as a question;, Essentially the issue is .-jht%tb_er t1here is a uniatieness to -Chis situation which creates a hardship. it is the staff determination that, in relation to other sir-Alar land uses, theze are no evident unique factors coraprising a hardship; thus, t1he standards for a variance have not been met. 2. Relative tca Application No. 72026, requesting a sign • variancep the analysis and recommendation statement should also be views-4 as a question. The applicant will have but one i(major) entrance, and except for the init3al site plan, pal 2- _X one entrance has been con:iderea. Aie language of the o.'cdinance clearly states tlatt stch developaient.s may have one ident-Ificatilon sign at each major entrance, not to eluceed a total of two. It is the staff opinion that the otential for a second en't-tane-e is not a xinique coadit-ion cormprising hardship; the recomm.endation -4s : or den' al. U Rela'Cive to Applicai-_ion Wo. 72032, rep, esting site and building plan approval, the considered opinion of the staff J,s aot necessarily to eisfar the application. The intent of' the aaenduls analysis and recartimendation was -`-o e-n"phanize tile _ren''a' zywexous applications regard Ing the develo, ent of 69--dh and Unamboldt sites, and the p r o,%e ��`L _ fo r a coarcia buid- ng area. 7 _!- A marketing survey may be desirable in determining the ability of the neighborhood to support such development. in terms of the overall development, however, such research is not comprehended as the responsibility of any one developer. while a mar'keti ig survey might be reco►ramended, it; is probable such a study would be undertaken as a require-- ment from the private rector, prior to financing coYt mititlents. There are several matters regarding Application 1,To. 72032, namely drainage and access, which need to be resolved with the developer before issuance of a permit. •