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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-102 CCR Member Kris Lawrence-Andersonintroduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 2015-102 RESOLUTION REGARDING THE DISPOSITION OF PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 2015-003 SUBMITTED BY MBC II, LLC (HYDE DEVELOPMENT) FOR 2nd AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL 2008 MINNEAPOLIS BUILDING CENTER II PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT(FORMER HOWE FERTILIZER SITE—4821 XERXES AVENUE N.) WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Brooklyn Center previously considered Planning Commission Application No. 2008-001 submitted by Real Estate Recycling Acquisitions, LLC,which approved the rezoning from I-2 (General Industry) to PUD/1-1 (Planned Unit Development/Industrial Park) of a 5.03 acre site located at the southwest corner of 49th Avenue North and Brooklyn Boulevard, commonly known as the former Howe Fertilizer Site and addressed as 4821 Xerxes Avenue North("Subject Property"); and WHEREAS, the 2008 Planned Unit Development rezoning considered the acceptance and approval of a new PUD development plan for a 51,000 sq. ft. office/industrial/warehouse facility on the subject property;and WHEREAS, on February 25, 2008,the City Council adopted City Resolution No. 2008-23, which in effect approved the original 2008 Planned Unit Development of the Minneapolis Business Center II Project for the for the Subject Property; and WHEREAS, on June 10, 2013, the City Council adopted City Resolution No. 2013-65, which approved the First Amendment to the 2008 Planned Unit Development, whereby requesting certain and additional modifications and allowances from the 2008 PUD approvals, including: 1. enlarging a pre-approved office/warehouse building from 51,000 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft.; 2. allowing a minor relocation of the new building on the subject parcel; 3. reducing certain boundary setbacks; and 4. allowing a small expansion of new driveway/parking areas, which would impact the required buffer areas required under the established PUD/1-1 District. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered under Planning Application No. 2015-003, submitted by MBC II, LLC, an application that comprehends the approval of the Second (2nd) Amendment to the 2008 Planned Unit Development, whereby requesting certain and additional modifications and allowances from the 2008 and 2013 PUD approvals, including: RESOLUTION NO. 2015-102 a. enlarging the pre-approved office/warehouse building from 60,000 sq. ft. to 68,000 sq. ft., of which the 8,000 additional square feet will be used as covered storage area; and b. allowing a 4,000 sq. ft. outdoor storage area in the I-1 Industrial Park District. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly called public hearing on June 11,2015,whereby this item was given due consideration, a staff report was presented, and a public hearing was opened to allow for public testimony regarding this planning application, all of which were received and noted for the record; and WHEREAS, the Planning Advisory Commission of the City of Brooklyn Center did hereby find that Planning Application No. 2015-003 may be approved based upon the following findings: 1. The Amendment to the Original 2008 and Amended 2013 Planned Unit Development is compatible with the standards, purposes and intent of the Planned Unit Development section of the City's Zoning Ordinance. 2. The 2nd Amendment to the 2008 Planned Unit Development proposal keeps and maintains for the utilization of the land in question in a manner which is compatible with, complimentary to and of comparable intensity to adjacent land uses as well as those permitted on surrounding land. 3. The utilization of the property as proposed under the 2008 Planned Unit Development Rezoning remains a reasonable use of the property and will conform to ordinance standards, including those allowed under City Resolution No. 2008-23 and 2013-65, which remain in effect or modified herein by this approval. 4. This 2nd Amendment to the 2008 Planned Unit Development proposal is considered consistent with the recommendations of the City's Comprehensive Plan for this area of the city. 5. This 2nd Amendment to the 2008 Planned Unit Development proposal appears to be a good long range use of the existing land and this development can be considered an asset to the community. AND WHEREAS, upon due and proper consideration of this matter, and in light of all testimony received, utilizing the guidelines for evaluating rezoning contained in Section 35-208 of the City's Zoning Ordinance and the provisions of the Planned Unit Development ordinance contained in Section 35-355 of the City's Zoning Ordinance and the City's Comprehensive Plan, the Planning Advisory Commission did formulate a favorable and unanimous recommendation of approval be forwarded to the City Council. RESOLUTION NO. 2015-102 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that Planning Application No. 2015-003 as submitted by MBC II, LLC, requesting approval of the 2nd Amendment to a Planned Unit Development, specifically the 2008 Minneapolis Building Center II Project, be approved based upon the following additional allowances and conditions: 1. Allow a revision from the 2013 MBC II PUD Plans to increase the proposed building from 60,000 sf. to 68,000 sf, and also the 4,000 sf of outdoor (uncovered) storage area to the new proposed office/warehouse/light manufacturing facility. 2. All standards regarding the outdoor storage areas, as noted under City Code Section 35-330. Subsection 3.i., shall be adhered to as part of any future development of this site utilizing outdoor storage in this PUD/1-1 District. 3. Allow the minor relocation of the new building on the subject parcel as shown or indicated on the 2013 MBC II PUD Plan set; 4. All previous conditions memorialized in City Resolution No. 2013-65 and 2008-23, including those not affected by these new allowances, shall remain in effect and complied with as part of this 2015 PUD Amendment approvals; 5. All conditions or requirements as noted in the City Engineer's Review Memorandum, dated May 23, 2013 and the updated memo of June 3, 2015, shall be complied with as part of this 2015 PUD Amendment approval. 6. Execution of a PUD Amendment agreement as prepared by the City Attorney. June 22, 2015 Date /� �• ayor ATTEST: G City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Lin Myszkowski and upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor thereof: April Graves, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, Lin Myszkowski, and Dan Ryan; and the following voted against the same: none; whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.