HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-002 Inf Sh 2901 Northway Drive and 2920 County Road 10 Application Filed on 12-23-03
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Planning Commission Information Sheet
Application No. 2004-002
Applicant: Metro Transit
Location: Northwest Quadrant of County Road 10 and Northway Drive
Request: Preliminary Plat Approval
The applicant, Pat Jones on behalf of Metro Transit, is seeking preliminary plat approval to combine two parcels of land located at the northwest corner of County Road 10 and Northway
Drive into a single parcel of land for development of a transit hub for Metro Transit.
The properties under consideration are Tract A, RLS 1211 (2901 Northway Drive) and Tract B, RLS 1261 (2920 County Road 10) which are adjacent to one another, lying between County Road
10 and Northway Drive. The properties are zoned C-2 (Commerce) and are bounded on the north and east by Northway Drive; on the south by County Road 10; and on the west by other C-2
zoned property containing the Twin City Federal Bank and a retail building.
Metro Transit has acquired the two parcels and is combining them into a single lot for a regional transit hub. A companion application (Planning Commission Application No. 2004-003)
for site and building plan approval and a special use permit has been submitted for the development of that facility. Tract A, RLS 1211, currently contains the old Wells Fargo Bank
building, which is slated to be removed. Tract B, RLS 1261, is the site of the Sports Dome retail shop, which will also be removed. Once combined, the site will be approximately 2.3
acres in area. The proposed new legal description will simply be Lot 1, Block 1, Metropolitan Transit Addition.
Access to the new site will continue off of Northway Drive at the approximate same location as existing now. This access served both the old Sport Dome and the retail building adjacent
to it. No cross access easement was ever formalized acknowledging, or memorializing, this arrangement. Metro Transit, as will be shown in the companion application, will not continue
the shared access arrangement. The neighboring retail building has a separate access to Northway Drive, westerly of this access. Two other accesses on Northway Drive that had served
the Wells Fargo bank site will be closed and a new “exit only” bus access will be provided at the east end of the newly combined lot.
The preliminary plat shows a proposed right of way vacation at the southeast corner of the property, which is needed to accommodate the planned transit hub. Metro Transit and the County
are in discussion over this. Currently the proposed east property line shows expansion into this right of way area. The City Engineer is reviewing the preliminary plat and will submit
his written comments, which will be attached for the Commission’s review.
This site is currently served by all utilities, which should accommodate the proposed transit hub development. A water main will have to be relocated to accommodate the location of
the Metro Transit building proposed for the site. A water main easement will also have to be established over the proposed location for this utility.
A public hearing has been scheduled for this preliminary plat application and notice of the Planning Commission’s consideration has been published in the Brooklyn Center Sun/Post.
RECOMMENDTION
The proposed preliminary plat appears to be in order and approval of this application is recommended subject to at least the following conditions:
The final plat is subject to review and approval by the City Engineer.
Final plat is subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of the City Ordinances.
The existing buildings shall be removed from the property prior to the filing of the final plat.
The location of utility easements within the plat are subject to the final approval of the City Engineer.
A right of way vacation shall be accomplished prior to final plat approval.
Building permits for construction of the proposed transit hub shall not be issued until the final plat has been approved by the City Council and filed with Hennepin County.
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