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PL 02/05/1997 - 30836�'� !�i � CITY OF FRIDLEY PLANNING CO1��IISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Savage called the February 5, 1997 Planning Commission meeting to order at 7:26 p.m. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Members Absent: Diane Savage, LeRoy Oquist, Dean Saba, Brad Sielaff, Connie Modig Dave Kondrick, Larry Kuechle Others Present: Scott Hickok, Planning Coordinator Michele McPherson, Planning Associate Loren Clark, Keller Structures/Lakeland Properties Michael Schrader, SVC, 5501 Lakeland Avenue, Crystal, Minnesota Nancy Jorgenson, Mayor APPROVAL OF JAN[7ARY 22, 1996 PLANNING COMMISSION MINiJTES: MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Saba, to approve the January 22, 1996, Planning Commission minutes as written. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECI�ARED THE MOTION CP,RRIED UNP,NIMOUSLY . 1. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A REZONING REQUEST, ZOA #96- 02, BY KELLER STRUCTURES, INC.: To rezone Lot 1, Block 1, Longview lst Addition, from CR-1, General Office, to M-1, Light Industrial, generally located at 6095 East River Road (tabled 1/22/97) MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to waive the reading of the public hearing notice and to open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:28 P.M. Ms. McPherson stated the rezoning request is by Keller Structures for property generally located at 6095 East River Road. The subject parcel is located at the intersection of 61st Way and East River Road. The Planning Commission may recall reviewing in December a vacation request for the vacant property to the south of the subject parcel to vacate a drainage and utility easement. The petitioner at this time is requesting that the property to the north of the vacant parcel be rezoned from CR-1, General Office, to M-1, Light Industrial. Currently located on the parcel is a single PLANNING COI�IISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 2 story office building with a basement which measures approximately 3,500 square feet. The petitioner is proposing to construct a 40,000 square foot warehouse building connected to the existing office building with an at-grade pedestrian crossing. Ms. McPherson stated, in reviewing rezoning requests, staff typically evaluates three standards: A. Compliance with the district zoning regulations; B. Compatibility with adjacent uses and zoning; and C. Compatibility of the proposed use with the proposed zoning district intent. Ms. McPherson stated, in terms of this request, the subject parcel would not meet two of the standards of the M-1 zoning district. Those are the setback required of the building from the north property line which is across the street from a residentially zoned parcel. The setback required is 100 feet and this building is setback at 68 feet. The Appeals Commission reviewed a variance request at its last to reduce that setback at which time they recommended approval. That recommendation will go forward to the City Council. In addition, the minimum lot area of the M-1 zoning � district is required to be 1.5 acres and thi5 parcel is 1.05 acres. The petitioner is intending to combine the two parcels with a physical building connection and also for tax purposes. The parcel to the south does exceed the 1.5 acre requirement. Ms. McPherson stated, in terms of compatibility with adjacent uses and zoning, prior to 1984, the subject parcel was zoned M-1. In 1984, the property was rezoned to CR-1 to accommodate construction of the existing office building. The property to the north is zoned R-3, General Multiple Family Dwelling; however, there are many instances in the City where industrial zoning is across the street from residential zoning. There is an elementary school to the west but the parcels are separated by a change in topography from east to west. Ms. McPherson stated compatibility of the proposed use with the zoning district is the last standard. Office uses when associated with warehousing, wholesaling, and manufacturing are permitted in the M-1, Light Industrial, use. The existing building is proposed to be used as the office for the proposed warehouse. Ms. McPherson stated, as a note of which the commission should be aware, the petitioners are currently negotiating for the acquisition of the subject parcel and the rezoning is to be contingent upon finalizing the acquisition by Bay Industries. � � � � PLANNING COIrIlKISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 3 Ms. McPherson stated staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the request to the City Council with the following stipulations: l. The approval of rezoning request, ZOA #96-02, by Keller Structures, is contingent upon acquisition of the parcel by the petitioner. � 3. The property shall be combined with the property to the south. Variance request, VAR #97-01, shall be approved. Ms. Savage asked if they had received any objections to the request. Ms. McPherson stated no. Staff did not receive any calls regarding the request. Mr. Oquist asked how the building would be connected to the warehouse. Ms. McPherson stated there will be an at-grade pedestrian breezeway-like connection. Mr. Sielaff asked how the trucks would access the warehouse. Ms. McPherson stated the intersection at East River Road and 61st Way is signalized. Trucks wiil enter on 61st Way into the rear parking facility of the existing office building and proceed into the loading dock and parking area for the warehouse. Mr. Sielaff asked if the land between the access and railroad tracks would be landscaped. Ms. McPherson stated yes. From the east property line to the railroad tracks will remain as it is today with vegetation and grassy plant materials. That is not proposed to be changed by the petitioner. That would remain under Burlington-Northern's ownership. Mr. Oquist asked how much truck traffic would be generated. Ms. McPherson requested this question be asked of the petitioner. Ms. Modig asked what was involved in order to combine the two parcels. Ms. McPherson stated the petitioner would need to file a combination form with Anoka County requesting that the two PLANNING CO�IISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 4 individual property identification numbers be combined into one. Mr. Saba asked the company's hours of operation. Ms. McPherson requested this be asked of the petitioner, Mr. Clark stated he was with Tri-Star Insulation and works in the purchasing and daily operations areas of the company. Their hours are Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They start taking in contractors at 6:30 a.m. Their office is open to 5:00 p.m. They are not open on holidays, weekends, or nights. Typically, they do not do any kind of retail sales - only to contractors. This is a wholesale business. They sell pipe insulation, duct lining, and insulation boards for sheet metal shops. They get one or two semi trucks in during the morning probably three or four days of the week who will deliver materials to them. Then they get contractors with straight trucks or pick ups during the day. There is not a lot of heavy traffic. They are select in who they sell to with the products that they handle. Ms. Savage asked if the petitioner had any additional comments. �'1 Mr. Clark stated he had no additional comments. He just wants to see it all happen. Everything is pretty much set with the property. The only problem is that the owner of the property currently has it leased, and the tenants do not want to stay. It benefits everyone if they could purchase the property, but the owner is trying to work out some details at this time. Hopefully, everything will go through this week. Ms. Savage asked if they had heard any objections. Mr. Clark stated he had heard no objections. The lawyers from Bay Industries, their parent company, stated everything went fine with the owner, but the owner came back later wi�h a wrinkle about the tenants that are currently leasing the office building. Ms. Modig asked what their time frame was for construction. Mr. Clark stated, when everything is completed, they would like to start building as soon as possible. They would like to start by the end of February or early March. Tri-Star is currently in a situation where their lease for the building runs out June 30 so they need a place to go. If the existing office could be used, the warehouse will be simpler than building both a warehouse and office. Their needs are mostly for storage so it is not complicated. � � PLANNING COI�iISSION MEETING FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 5 Mr. Sielaff asked if the property north of 61st Way was residential. Ms. McPherson stated yes. It is zoned R-3, General Multiple Family Dwelling, and is now vacant. Mr. Sielaff asked if the property that is in the northeast corner would remain undeveloped. Ms. McPherson stated that area currently has an existing storage garage. To the east of the garage is the detention pond and storm water storage facility for this parcel. There is another detention pond proposed for the southeast corner of the parcel so the south which should accommodate the new warehouse and associated parking. Mr. Oquist asked if there had been plans submitted for construction and landscape. Ms. McPherson stated they do have preliminary building elevations and a preliminary landscape plan. MOTION by Mr. Saba, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to close the public � hea inr g. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTIOAT CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:42 P.M. MOTION by Mr. Sielaff, seconded by Mr. Saba, to recommend approval of a Rezoning Request, ZOA #96-02, by Keller Structures, Inc., to rezone Lot 1, Block 1, Longview lst Addition, from CR-1, General Office, to M-1, Light Industrial, generally located at 6095 East River Road, with the following stipulations: 1. The approval of rezoning request, ZOA #96-02, by Keller Structures, is contingent upon acquisition of the parcel by the petitioner. 2. The property shall be combined with the property to the south. 3. Variance request, VAR #97-01, shall be approved. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Ms. McPherson stated the City Council would consider this request at their meeting of February 24. � � ,� PLANNING CONIlKISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 6 2. PUBLIC HEARING: CONSIDERATION OF A REZONING REQUEST, ZOA #96- O1, BY AL SCHRADER FOR A.L.S. PROPERTIES: To rezone from C-3, General Shopping Center, to M-1, Light Industrial, to allow the construction and operation of a self- storage facility on Lot 3, Block l, Central View Manor 2nd Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota, except the West 10.94 feet thereof, said Lots 4 and 5, Block 1, Central View Manor, Anoka County, Minnesota, generally located at 1155 - 73 1/2 Avenue N.E. MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to waive the reading of the public hearing notice and to open the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLP,RED THE 1�TION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPEN AT 7:45 P.M. Ms. McPherson stated the request is to rezone property generally located at Highway 65 and 73 1/3 Avenue N.E. Located north of the subject property is the Fridley Park Mobile Home Court and to the east is a multi-tenant industrial building. The request is to rezone the property from C-3, General Shopping Center District, to M-1, Light Industrial. The proposed development for this site is approximately 30,000 square feet of self-storage facility. Ms. McPherson stated staff uses three criteria when reviewing rezoning requests as follows: A. Compatibility B. Compatibility zoning; and C. Compatibility requirements. of the proposed use with the district intent; of the proposed district with adjacent uses and of the proposed use with the district Ms. McPherson stated the Commission should note that this development originally started with the petitioner requesting a vacation, a rezoning and several variances. After many discussions, the petitioner has revised the development proposal to what is before you this evening. Ms. McPherson stated, in terms of the request presented and in reviewing it with the first criteria, the requested zoning is M-1, Light Industrial, which allows manufacturing, warehousing and wholesaling. Self-storage is considered warehousing and therefore compatible with the district. Ms. McPherson stated, in terms of compatibility with adjacent uses and zoning, located to the north is R-4, Mobile Home Park, zoning. � The M-1 district requires an increased building setback from an adjacent residential district. The petitioner has designed the /��1 PLANNING CO1�rlISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 7 development such that the building meets this 50-foot setback requirements. To the east is M-1, Light Industrial, zoning which was rezoned in 1994. A multi-tenant industrial building was constructed on that site so the M-1 zoning, if approved, would continue that zoning pattern from east to west. Located in the southwest corner adjacent to the proposed building is the City's Well #12 and its newly expanded Filter Plant #3 which is somewhat of a quasi-industrial use which also is compatible with the adj acent use . Ms. McPherson stated, regarding compatibility with district requirements, this development proposal has gone through a number of revisions. The petitioner, however, has submitted a plan that meets the M-1 district requirements. The petitioner will need to submit amended grading and drainage plans and landscape plans to make sure that the design meets those requirements of the district. The proposed site layout meets the district's intent. Ms. McPherson stated the current land use designation in the Comprehensive Plan is commercial. The Planning Commission will, in the future, review a Comprehensive Plan amendment to change that designation from commercial to industrial. Ms. McPherson stated staff recommends approval to the City Council of the rezoning request from C-3, General Shopping Center, to M-1, Light Industrial, with the following stipulations: 1. The petitioner shall submit and receive approval of the following amended plans prior to issuance of a building permit: A. Grading and drainage B. Landscape 2. The petitioner shall receive approval for a Comprehensive Plan amendment to change the land use designation from commercial to industrial. Mr. Sielaff stated the commission has before them this evening two proposals to rezone to M-1. For the Comprehensive Plan, are we trying to maintain a certain percentage of land as Light Industrial. Mr. McPherson stated that would be a policy decision that the City Council would need to revisit as the Comprehensive Plan is reworked. The City, when it approved the Home Depot rezoning from industrial to commercial, did lose a large amount of industrial land. Therefore, the smaller rezonings would restore some of that industrial land base. ^ PLANNING CONIlrlISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE S Mr. Schrader stated he was there on behalf of his father, A1 Schrader, who is the property owner. He had no further comments to add to the staff report. They have worked with staff and have continued their original application from some time ago. He is pleased to be here with no variances and no other issues other than the rezoning. Ms. Savage asked if he had any problems with the stipulations. Mr. Schrader stated no. With their initial application, they had a grading and drainage plan and landscape plan submitted. However, they have been through several variations for this site so they did not change those plans until such time they felt they had a workable design. Then, they would move forward to have these plans updated. Mr. Oquist ask�d when they planned to start construction. Mr. Schrader stated their goal is to undergo spring construction. They would like to move quickly to put this into service in the summer months so they can get some activity there in the fall, � which is big in the self-storage industry. They have had an on- going relationship with the City, but he feels that this is a proposal that can work for all of us to resolve what is a pretty ugly site right now. They have been frustrated, and he thought the City had been frustrated with them as well. He is hopeful that this can be a possible resolution to what has gone on in the past. Mr. Schrader stated they have an additional self-storage facility of 65,000 square feet in Blaine and have done so since the early 1980's. This is something they are very capable of doing, and they can take this into their operation very easily. They have a great amount of confidence that this will be a very good, although small, facility. MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Saba, to close the public hearing. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE pUBI,IC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:55 P.M. Mr. Oquist stated this is a good opportunity to clean up an area that has been a mess. It is viable and they get light industrial base. MOTION by Mr. Saba, seconded by Ms. Modig, to recommend approval of ,� a Rezoning Request, ZOA #96-01, by A1 Schrader for A.L.S. Properties, to rezone from C-3, General Shopping Center, to M-1, � PLANNING CONIlrlISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 9 Light Industrial, to allow the construction and operation of a self-storage facility on Lot 3, Block 1, Central View Manor 2nd Addition, Anoka County, Minnesota, except the West 10.94 feet thereof, said Lots 4 and 5, Block 1, Central View Manor, Anoka County, Minnesota, generally located at 1155 - 73 1/2 Avenue N.E., with the following stipulations: 1. The petitioner shall submit and receive approval of the following amended plans prior to issuance of a building permit: A. Grading and drainage B. Landscape 2. The petitioner shall receive approval for a Comprehensive Plan amendment to change the land use designation from commercial to industrial. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CP,RRIED UNANII�OUSLY. Ms. McPherson stated the City Council would consider this request at their meeting of February 24. � 3. RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING OF DECII�ER 5, 1996 MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to receive the minutes of the Human Resources Commission meeting of December 5, 1996. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 4. RECEIVE THE MINUTES OF THE HOUSING & REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING OF JANi7ARY 9, 1997 MOTION by Mr. Saba, seconded by Ms. Modig, to receive the minutes of the Housing & Redevelopment Authority meeting of January 9, 1997. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 5. OTHER BUSINESS: Mr. Hickok updated the Planning Commission on items to be considered by the City Council. '-, �^1 PLANNING COl�'A�IISSION MEETING, FEBRUARY 5, 1997 PAGE 10 ADJOLTRI�Il�IENT MOTION by Mr. Oquist, seconded by Mr. Sielaff, to adjourn the meeting. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON SAVAGE DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE FEBRUARY 5, 1997, PLANNING CQNIlrIISSIOld 1�ETING ADJOURNED AT 7:58 P.M. Respectfully submitted, i -�� avonn Cooper Recording Secretary � � � r''1 �� S I G N— IN S H E E T PLANNING COMMIBSION.MEETING, February 5, 1997