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PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICATION
Application No. 81071
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Street Location of Property 4815 France Ave. N.
Legal Description of Property Lot 1, Block 1, Dale & Davies 'st Addition
Owner William Dale
Address 340 East Diamond Lake Road
Applicant Very- 0o rat—£o.
Phone No. 822-4435
Address 1 e. N. X(�0. e-a-71 %�L"'. Phone No. � }
Type of Request: Rezoning Subdivision Approval
Variance X Site & Bldg. Plan Approval
X Special Use Permit Other:
Description of Request: Remodel of building in I-1 District.
The applicant requests processing of this application and agrees to pay to the City of
Brooklyn Center, within fifteen (15) days after mailing or delive wl of the billing state-
ment, the actual costs incurred by the City for Engineering, Planning and Legal expenses
reasonably and necessarily required by the City for the processing of the application.
Such costs shall be in addition to the application fee described herein. Withdrawal of
the application shall not relieve the applicant of the obligation to pay costs incurred
prior to withdrawal.
Fee $ 100.00 Applicant's Signature
Receipt No. 57086 Date: %r d ✓. s 1 9 ��
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Dates of P.C. Consideration:
Approved . Denied
following conditions:
this day of ,
CITY COUNCIL ACTION
19 .) /T, subject to the
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Dates of Council Consideration:
Approved Denied this day of C/c � 1t) with the following
amendment:
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P11 Form No. 18 (over please)
Planning Commission Information Sheet
Application No. 81071
Applicant: Volp Construction for Dale Tile Co.
Location: 4815 France Ave. N.
Request: Site and Building Plan/Special Use Permit
The applicant seeks site and building plan and special use permit
approval to remodel the warehouse, office, and showroom space within
the building at 4815 France Ave. N. and to add a wall treatment on
certain walls. The primary reason for the application is that the
internal remodeling will alter the mix of uses (warehouse, office,
and retail showroom) on the site, thereby revising the parking re-
quirements for the overall use. The application it also for a
special use permit because the use involves the retail sale of
goods manufactured, processed or wholesaled at the use site.
The proposed site and building plan calls for 1,477 sq. ft. of
office space, 2,288 sq. ft. of showroom (retail) and 26,397 sq. ft.
of warehouse. The change involves moving showroom space for Minne-
sota Tile from the warehouse building to the office building where
Dale Tile presently has its headquarters. Dale Tile will be moving
its offices to another location in the Twin Cities area. (The two
buildings are connected by an enclosed corridor). The total parking
requirement for these uses is 62 parking stalls. The proposed plan
provides 62 stalls, 32 on the west portion of the parking lot and
26 extending in a double row southwest of the smaller existing
office building (situated south of the larger warehouse building),
and 4 stalls east of the office building.
A proposed landscape plan calls for 3 Greenspire Linden, 11 Summit
Ash trees (2" - 2h" diameter), 8 Russian Olives, 3 Flowering Crab,
and 7 Colorado Spruce within the green areas surrounding the site.
A number of Junipers, Dogwoods, and Honeysuckle are also proposed.
Additional landscape plantings are scheduled in the area around
the small office building and between that building and the larger
warehouse building to the north. The plan also calls for sodding
all areas disturbed during construction and landscape work. No
landscaping is proposed in the area north of the building adjacent
to a spur track off the Soo Line railroad. Beyond the row of
landscaping proposed along the west edge of the parking lot is a
vacant, unimproved area. This area was to be combined with another
vacant lot to the west to form an additional building site under a
proposed subdivision approved in 1979 (Application No. 79008).
Because of the odd configuration of the complex, the building eleva-
tions have been designated with numbers 1 to 10. The elevations
are listed below:
1 - Warehouse south elevation (west portion)
2 - Partial floor plan of warehouse (remodeled section)
3 - Key plan of building complex
4 - Partial east elevation of warehouse (west of office)
5 - South elevation of warehouse (central portion)
6 - Northwest elevation of office building
7 - Southwest elevation of office building
8 - Southeast elevation of office building
9 - Facia bridge elevation
10 - East elevation of warehouse (north of office)
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Application No. 81071 continued
No elevations have been provided for the north and west walls
of the warehouse. It is proposed that these walls be painted
with a brown band around the top, consistent with the level of
the brown metal facia on elevations 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 (those
building elevations facing Lakebreeze and France Avenue North).
Beneath the metal facia will be an exposed aggregate wall finish.
The west and north elevations of the warehouse building will re-
main concrete block painted to match the color scheme of the up-
graded elevations.
The Planning Commission should address with the applicant the
issue of consistent exterior treatment which, though not an ordi-
nance requirement, is a longstanding policy of the City. Staff
are somewhat concerned that the proposal does not meet this policy,
but rather proposes "false facade", where it is commercially favor-
able to do so. The applicant argues, in return, that the cost of
improving low visibility walls is out of proportion with the
benefits received (i.e.there is no financial return on the invest-
ment). This is an understandable business judgment, but the
charge of the Planning Commission is to uphold the aesthetic
standards implied in the Plan Approval process. Section 35-230
of the Zoning Ordinance begins by stating:
"It is declared to be the policy of the City to
preserve and promote an attractive, stable resi-
dential and business environment for its citizens
through encouraging well conceived, high quality
developments. To this end, imaginative architect-
ural concepts shall be employed in the design of
buildings and in the development of respective
sites ."
The policy for consistent exterior treatment has arisen out of
this ordinance mandate though it is not explicitly part of it.
The site plan shows one new concrete delineator at the end of the
double row of parking extending southwesterly from the existing
office building. The island will be surrounded by B6-12 curb and
gutter per ordinance requirement. The parking lot is bounded by
curb and gutter.
It should also be noted that the eastern portion of the warehouse
building and the existing office building are not equipped with
fire sprinklers. It is recommended that any approval require the
completion of the fire sprinkling system in these two areas to bring
the entire building up to current code.
The applicant is urgent to commence the project in question because
of certain tax benefits which cease after the first of the year.
We, therefore, recommend timely action on this application. 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. The eastern portion of the warehouse building and
the existing office building shall be equipped
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Application No. 81071 continued
within an automatic fire extinguishing system in
accordance with NFPA Standards and shall be
connected to a central monitoring device in
accordance with Chapter 5 of the City Ordinances.
3. The plans shall be modified prior to consideration
by the City Council to indicate:
a) Continuation of the metal facia
treatment on the west wall of the
warehouse building.
4. The applicant shall replat the subject property
along with the parcel to the west to move the
common property line eastward to approximately
10' from the edge of the parking lot. This re -
platting shall be accomplished prior to release
of the performance guarantee.
5. 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.
6. The special use permit is issued to the applicant
as operator of the facility and is nontransferable.
7. The permit is subject to all applicable codes,
ordinances, and regulations and any violation
thereof shall be grounds for revocation.
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