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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1984 10-04 PCP Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 84033 Applicant: Lombard Properties Location: 6765 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Site and Building Plan/Special Use The applicant requests site and building plan and special use permit approval to construct a 75,109 sq. ft. office-industrial building on Tract B, R. L. S. 1564, immediately west of the Spec. 11 industrial building. The property in question is zoned I-1 and is bounded by MTC on the west, by the Spec. 9 industrial building on the north, by the Spec- 11 industrial building on the east, and by vacant I-1 zoned land on the south to be used for a central parking lot and another office-industrial building. Office use of a significant nature apart from an industrial use is a special use in the I-1 zoning district. A similar use was approved for the Spec. 14 building under Application No. 84009. The proposed Spec. 10 building is to gain access from the main 48' wide driveway which surrounds the central parking lot and Spec. 14 site. Parking for the develop- ment is based on 50% office use and 50% industrial use. The total parking requirement is (37,554.5 t 800) = 47 + (37,554/37,554.5 x .0005 + 190) = 180 = 227 spaces. Of these 227 spaces, 175 are to be provided on-site and 52 from the central parking lot. This is more parking on-site and less off-site than was comprehended under the ori- ginal approval for Spec. 10 with Application No. 80016. Preliminary layouts for Spec. 10 and Spec. 12 would so reduce the need for off-site parking that it would appear no ramp would be required to fulfill ordinance requirements, even with 50% office occupancy. This is accomplished basically by going with somewhat smaller buildings and much smaller loading dock areas. Five handicapped stalls are provided near the building as required by code. The landscape plan provides for a number of shrubs immediately adjacent to the building and some larger decorative trees (Crab, River Birch, Buckthorn and Cranberry) in the larger traffic islands on the site and in the central parking lot. A number of planting beds adjacent to the building are to be planted with Pachysandra flowers. The landscape plan also calls for a number of plantings (shrubs and decorative trees) within a large green area in the central parking lot that is to serve as a deferred parking area. Plantings are also scheduled in an open emergency drainage way between rows of parking south of the building. The grading plan provides that drainage will tend to flow toward the main traffic island south of the building. Catch basins along this island and in the central parking lot will convey runoff through storm sewer to the City system in Shingle Creek Parkway. In the event of a severe flood, water would also dump into the overland drainage way within the traffic island and flow, for the most part overland, directly into Shingle Creek. Bituminous or timber curbing has been indicated in most areas south of the site (along the outer drive and in the central lot) . Staff recommend that the curbing along the large outer drive be concrete and that any temporary curbing within the central lot be bituminous rather than timber curb. Concrete sidewalk, 5' wide and embedded in the pavement, cross the outer drive and Spec. 10 parking lot, providing an aid to pedestrian traffic. Utility plans do not indicate a looping of the water lines around the Spec. 10 site. This should be revised to provide looping prior to issuance of building permits. 10-4-84 -1- Application No. 84033 continued The building plans call for 12' clear ceilings. Each tenant area will have access to a loading berth, but spaces will not necessarily have berths of their own. This is similar to the Spec. 14 design. The building exterior is to be face brick on the east, south, and west elevations, with a 3' wide metal sign band about two- thirds of the way up the wall . The north elevation of the building is to be scored concrete block painted to match the color of the face brick. A band of the block will be painted to match the sign band on the other three sides. This combination of building treatments has been considered in other cases to be a consistent exterior treatment. Along the south and part of the west elevations, there are to be large sections of 7' high pre-finished bronze aluminum storefront windows. Pre-finished bronze aluminum skylights will be provided above major building entrances. Security lights are indicated above the loading dock areas along the rear of the building. Site lighting is to be provided by 35' high lightposts indicated at about 200' intervals within the main traffic island on the Spec. 10 site. No trash enclosures have been shown on the plan. Generally trash containers need not be screened if they are not visible from the street. The back of Spec. 10 and Spec. 11 are fairly open to the street. It is recommended that additional landscaping, such as coni- ferous trees, be provided in the greenstrip adjacent to Shingle Creek Parkway between Spec. 9 and Spec. 11 to provide better overall screening of the loading dock area. In general , the plans appear to be in order and approval is recommended, subject to at least 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 equip- ment 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 signory which is subject to Chapter 34 of the City Ordinances. 8. B612 curb and gutter shall be provided around all parking and driving areas. 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. 10-4-84 -2- I Application No. 84033 continued 10. The applicant shall provide a landscape plan for additional coni- ferous 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, ordi- nances, 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. 10-4-84 -3- 1 1 Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 84034 Applicant: Lombard Properties Location: 6765 Shingle Creek Parkway Request: Special Use Permit / off-site accessory parking The applicant requests special use permit approval to provide 52 off-site parking stalls for the proposed Spec. 10 building on the central parking lot serving the planned commercial industrial area north of Freeway Boulevard and west of Shingle Creek Parkway. This application is in support of Application No. 84033 for site and building plan approval . The Spec. 10 development requires a total of 227 parking stalls, 175 of which will be provided on-site. The remaining 52 spaces to be provided from the central parking lot are the subject of this application. This application is also an amendment of a previous special use permit for off-site accessory parking granted under Application No. 82009. That approval acknowledged up to 121 parking spaces from the central parking lot (Tract C, R.L.S. 1564) for the use of Spec. 10 (Tract B, R.L.S. 1564) . An additional 112 spaces were allocated to Spec. 11 . The parking space allocations are again to be rejuggled so that the need for a 'parking ramp will be less likely. If each parcel were allocated the minimum necessary to meet parking requirements, the following parcels would be entitled to the number of spaces shown below: Parcel Development Allocation from Central Lot Tract A, R.L.S. 1564 Spec. 11 73 102 at present Tract B, R.L.S. 1564 Spec. 10 52 Tract A, R.L.S. 1572 Spec. 12 72 (43) Tract B, R.L.S. 1572 Ramada 61 Tract G, R.L.S. 1572 Spec. 14 82 Total 340 In light of a previously approved plan which provides for 340 parking stalls in the central parking lot, the above allocation is recommended for approval for the respective developments, subject to at least the followingcondition: 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. 10-4-84 Planning Commission Information Sheet Application No. 84032 Applicant: L. Cramer Company Location: Southwest corner of I-94 and Brooklyn Boulevard Request: Special Use Permit Extension The applicant requests extension of the special use permit approval granted a year ago for an office condominium development on the R5 zoned parcel at the southwest quadrant of Brooklyn Boulevard and I-94. The property in question is bounded by I-94 on the north, by Brooklyn Boulevard on the east and by single-family homes on the south and west. Access to the development would be off Brooklyn Boulevard only. Low rise (1-3 storey) office uses are allowed by special use permit in the R5 zoning district. The proposed use was granted approval under Application No. 83037 on August 22, 1983 following approval of a Comprehensive Plan amendment (Planning Commission Resolution 83-3 and City Council Resolution 83-130) to allow office or mid-density residential development interchangeably along Brooklyn Boulevard . The project has been delayed in attempts to line up financing, but should proceed with soil correction this fall and winter and construction next spring. The proposed plan is unchanged from that approved last year. Site plan approvals are not subject to a one-year limitation. Therefore, the primary questions to be addressed are concerning the office use itself which requires the special use permit approval . For background on the site development plan , we have included the staff report and minutes pertaining to Application No. 83037 for the Commission's con- sideration. A public hearing regarding this special use permit extension has been scheduled and notices have been sent. Approval of the extension is recommended with all original conditions to be continued. In addition, the following condition is recommended: 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. 10-4-84 1 1