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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2005-427CITY OF PLYMOUTH RESOLUTION 2005-427 APPROVING A SITE PLAN AMENDMENT AND VARIANCE TO ALLOW A WAREHOUSE ADDITION FOR ACRYLIC DESIGN ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6075 TRENTON LANE (2005125) WHEREAS, Acrylic Design Associates has requested approval of a site plan amendment and a variance to expand the warehouse and parking lot at the Acrylic Design Warehouse building on property legally described as follows: Lot 3, Block 2 Bass Creek Business Park Addition, Hennepin County, Minnesota 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 for a site plan amendment and variance for Acrylic Design Associates to allow a warehouse and parking lot expansion on property located at 6075 Trenton Lane, subject to the following conditions: 1. A site plan amendment is approved to allow a parking lot expansion, in accordance with the plans received by the City on September 29, 2005, and November 2 and 4, 2005, except as may be amended by this resolution. 2. Approval of the application is contingent on the City Council's approval of a wetland mitigation plan. 3. A variance is approved to allow the impervious surface coverage to increase from 42 percent to 57 percent, based on the findings that the applicable standards in Section 21030 have been met, as follows: a. The property was originally part of a mixed use Planned Unit Development that received approval to allow 57 percent impervious surface coverage throughout the entire business Resolution 2005-427 (2005125) Page 2 park due to the amount of treatment provided in regional ponds. Because of the treatment provided, the original developer was able to prove that the amount of phosphorus from the development that reached Pike and Eagle Lakes and Bass Creek would not exceed the amount that would occur if the property were developed to meet the required maximum impervious surface coverage. The hardship for this property is based on applying the 25 percent impervious surface coverage on a property that was originally approved for a higher coverage. In addition, the subject property is adjacent to a portion of Eagle Lake Regional Park that lies between the subject property and lake. This portion of the regional park was created as part of the Bass Lake Business Park and will remain relatively undeveloped. b. The conditions are unique to this parcel because the original development assumed a higher percentage of impervious surface coverage than normally allowed for properties within the Shoreland Management Overlay district and the water quality ponds were designed in a manner which would accommodate the increased coverage. c. The applicant's primary motive in applying for the variance is to increase the company's efficiency by consolidating warehouse operations to one Plymouth location. d. The hardship is not self-created, but caused by the rezoning of the Bass Lake Business Park from MPUD to I-2 in 1996. When this occurred, the exception to the impervious surface coverage that was approved with the MPUD was removed and the subject property was rendered legally non -conforming. Approving the variance would remove the hardship and allow the developer to add the additional 15 percent impervious surface coverage. e. The applicant has proposed to treat the additional stormwater run-off using a combination of a water -quality pond and a rain garden. These features would treat an equivalent amount of the property as proposed to be covered by impervious surfaces. With the condition that the applicant must ensure that the amount of phosphorus leaving the site does not increase, the combination of the pond and raingarden would fiunction to protect the water quality of Pike Lake and the regional ponds and would therefore not be injurious to the other land or improvements in the area or the public welfare. f. The proposed variation would not impair an adequate supply of light and air to adjacent property, would not increase the congestion of the public streets, or increase the danger of fire, or endanger the public safety, or substantially diminish or impair property values within the neighborhood. g. With the recommendation that the applicant remove four additional parking spaces from the plans, the applicant would be requesting the minimum necessary to eliminate the hardship. Resolution 2005-427 (2005125) Page 3 4. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall submit revised fire flow calculations flowing the remote two highest elevation fire hydrants simultaneously. Each hydrant must be capable of flowing a minimum of 1500 GPM at 20 PSI residual pressure. 5. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall provide proof of recording for an unobstructed access easement for the new water quality pond, raingarden and wetland mitigation area. The access must originate from a public street or easement, be 15 feet wide and must not exceed a 15 percent grade. 6. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall provide proof of recording for a drainage and utility easement up to the high water level for the water quality pond, rain garden, and wetland mitigation. 7. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall provide proof of recording for a rain garden maintenance agreement and parking lot sweeping agreement. 8. Prior to issuance of permits, the applicant shall provide documentation of the following permits: DNR, Wetland Conservation Act, Shingle Creek Water Management Commission, Army Corps of Engineers, NPDES, and a City of Plymouth right-of-way permit. 9. Prior to the issuance of any permits, the plans shall be revised to conform to the engineering guidelines and as follows: a. Remove four additional parking spaces from the plans. b. Relocate the hydrants to approved locations. c. Note removal of abandoned utilities on the utility sheet page C4-1. d. Use skimmer stricture detail ST -16 for easterly pond. e. Provide City detail STRT-27 for fire lane signs. f. Provide storm sewer inlet protection per City detail ST -22 and 23. Note all parking lot locations where they will be installed. g. Add note that street and parking lot sweeping is required a minimum of once per week during constriction. h. Provide a detail of the wetland mitigation control stricture. i. Provide hydrologic calculations demonstrating that the phosphorus load discharged from the regional storm water pond will not increase due to this project. j. Revise the Landscape Plan to relocate trees out of the drainage and utility easements. k. Revise the Landscape Plan to show sod used as ground cover in all disturbed areas of the site except the area northwest of the retaining walls where seed may be used. 1. Provide top and bottom elevations for the proposed retaining wall. 10. Standard Conditions: a. A building permit is required prior to the commencement of any constriction related to the project. b. Minimum floor elevations shall be 909.0. Resolution 2005-427 (2005125) Page 4 c. Separate building permits are required for the constriction of retaining walls over four feet. A three-foot fence shall be installed on top of the retaining wall. Retaining walls are not permitted in drainage and utility easements. d. Prior to the issuance of any building permits, the applicant shall submit the required Site Performance Improvement Agreement (SIPA) and financial guarantee. e. Trash shall be stored within the building or in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. f. All signage shall comply with the sign ordinance. g. All curb and gutter added to the property shall be B612. h. Rooftop equipment shall be screened in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. i. Any subsequent phases or expansions are subject to required reviews and approvals per Ordinance provisions. j. This approval shall expire one year after the date of approval, unless the property owner or applicant has substantially started constriction of the project, or unless the landowner or applicant has received prior approval from the City to extend the expiration date for up to one additional year, as regulated under Sections 21045.09 and 21030.06 of the Zoning Ordinance. ADOPTED by the City Council on November 29, 2005. 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 November 29, 2005, 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