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RESOLUTION 2006-115
APPROVING A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT AND VARIANCES FOR WCL
ARCHITECTS FOR THE AMERILAB TECHNOLOGIES PROPERTY LOCATED AT
2765 NIAGARA LANE NORTH (2006004)
WHEREAS, WCL Architects is requesting approval of a site plan amendment and variances to
allow the constriction of a warehouse addition on property legally described as:
Parcel 1:
That part of the East 570 feet of Lot 1, Block 2, Metro Industrial Park, lying North of a line
drawn West at a right angle to the East line of said Lot 1 from a point therein distant 650 feet
South of the Northeast corner of said Lot 1, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of
record in the office of Hennepin County Recorder, except that part of said Lot 1 conveyed to the
City of Plymouth by Document No. 4745078.
Parcel 2:
That part of Lot 2, Block 1, and that part of 28"' Avenue North, vacated, all in recorded plat of
Metro Industrial park, described as follows:
Commencing at the Northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 2, Metro Industrial Park: thence South 0
degrees 41 minutes 18 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the East line of said Lot 1 a
distance of 5 feet; thence North 89 degrees 40 minutes 23 seconds West in the intersection with
the Northerly line of said Lot 1, said point being the point of beginning of the tract of land to be
described; thence continuing North 89 degrees 40 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 110.50
feet; thence Northwesterly, along a tangential curve to the right having a radius of 540.00 feet, a
distance of 63.82 feet; thence Southwesterly, along a non-tangential curve concave to the
Northwest to a point in to the Northerly line of said Lot 1, Block 2, Metro Industrial Park distant
506.32 feet Westerly, as measured along said Northerly line, from the Northeast corner of said
Lot 1; thence Easterly, along said Northerly line of Lot 1, to the point of beginning, according to
the recorded plat thereof and situate in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed said request at a duly called public meeting
and recommends approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA, that it should and hereby does approve the request by WCL
Architects for a site plan amendment and variances to allow the constriction of a warehouse
addition located at 2765 Niagara Lane North, subject to the following conditions:
1. A site plan amendment is approved to allow constriction of a 20,250 square foot warehouse
addition, in accordance with the plans received by the City on January 19, 2006 and additional
information on February 8, 2006 except as amended by this resolution.
2. Variances are approved to allow 41.7 percent structural coverage where 35 percent is
permitted and eliminate the drive aisle setback from the principle building where a 10 -foot
setback is required, based on the finding that:
a) The existing conditions of the property result in a particular hardship to the owner, if the
strict letter of the regulations were to be carried out. The subject lot is irregularly shaped
and surrounded by streets on three sides. Also, the angle of the building on the property
creates a narrow area making it difficult to meet the required 10 -foot drive aisle setback.
While the building addition could be revised to meet the drive aisle requirement, this would
create an awkward space for a warehouse use. Therefore, the proposed design works best
architecturally.
b) The circumstance upon which the petition for the variance is requested is unique to the
parcel. Due to the existing layout of the building on the site, there are no other locations
for building expansion.
c) The purpose of the variance is not based exclusively upon a desire to increase the value or
income potential of the parcel of land. The variance request is based on the need to
increase the amount of on-site warehouse space and increase the fiunctionality of the
facility.
d) The circumstances surrounding the variance request were not created by the current owner,
but rather were an existing condition from when the building was constricted.
e) The proposed improvements would not be detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to
other land in the neighborhood. The proposed addition and drive aisle would not affect the
adjacent industrial uses and the addition would be constricted to match the existing
building.
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f) The proposed improvements would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to
adjacent property, endanger public safety, increase congestion of the public streets, increase
danger of fire or substantially diminish property values in the neighborhood.
g) With the addition of a curb or bollards along the area with no drive aisle setback, the
requested variance would be the minimum action required to eliminate the hardship.
3. A separate building permit is required prior to the commencement of the project.
4. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit a revised photometric plan to
include watts per square foot and additional fixture details demonstrating the new parking
areas are in compliance with Zoning Ordinance requirements.
5. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall revise the plans to either extend
the curb line or place bollards along the area that currently shows the drive aisle directly along
the angled roughly 70 feet of the proposed building addition area.
6. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide evidence of Bassett
Creek Watershed review.
7. Prior to issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall provide a financial guarantee and Site
Improvement Performance Agreement for all site improvements.
8. The addition shall be built to match the materials of the existing building.
9. Approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property owner or
applicant has substantially started constriction of the project. The landowner or applicant may
apply for approval of an extension by the City, as regulated under Sections 21030.06
21045.09 of the Zoning Ordinance.
ADOPTED by the City Council on March 14, 2006.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA)
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) SS.
The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, certifies that I compared the foregoing resolution adopted at a meeting of the
Plymouth City Council on March 14, 2006, with the original thereof on file in my office, and the
same is a correct transcription thereof.
WITNESS my hand officially as such City Clerk and the Corporate seal of the City this
day of
City Clerk