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Oak Park Heights
Request for Council Action
January 9, 2001
WalMart Stores — CUP for Outdoor Sales & Storage
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2 Minutes
New Business
Planning Commission/Communit y Development
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Approval with Planning Commission Recommendations
The Planning Commission considered this item at their meeting of 12/14/2000 and recommended 4 -0
to recommend approval. Please refer to enclosed Planning Memo.
Please contact me with any questions you may have.
Date /Time Received City Administrator /Date
Financial Implications $
Budget Line Line Item
Budgeted: Yes No Funding: : Le Other
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Administrative Recommendation:
Approve Den No Recommendation
Comments:
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NORTriliVEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.
5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St.
Louis Park, MN 55416
Telephone: 952.595.963 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 .com planners @nac tannin
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Tom Melona
FROM: Scott Richards
DATE: December 19, 2000
RE: Oak Park Heights - Wal -Mart Stores, Inc. Amendment e nt of
a Conditional Use Permit for Outdoor Sales
FILE NO: 798.02 - 00.17
The Planning Commission, at their December 14, 2000 meeting, oted unanimously measly to
recommend an amendment to a conditional use permit to allow for expansion of
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outdoor sales and storage area at Veal -Mart. The subject site is zoned CB
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Business District in which open and outdoor sales as an accessory use .
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conditional use. The expanded area, to the west of the building, ill be used for or storage
of items related to outdoor sales. Items stored will include semi - trailers that are needed
for inventory transporting, storage carts used for on -site inventory storage, and
cardboard boxes or crates for recycling at their store.
Representatives of Wal -Mart were present at the ublic hearing. Greg Fr
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McCombs, Frank, Roos and Associates expressed a concern about Condition 0 3 in the
Planning Report related to combining Lots 3 and 4, Block 1 of WaI -Mart Addition. d tlon. Mr.
Frank indicated that they would agree to the condition to allow the CUP to be approved,
but may look at a replat at some later date to change the lot line configuration.
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Planning Commission members expressed concern about the existing parking 1
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not meeting the full cut off requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, they
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expressed concern about the existing berm and landscaping to the south of the
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storage /sales area as it relates to screening for the multi-story residential units in the
Boutwell s Landing development. The Planning ommission recommended d the
amendment to the conditional use permit with two additional conditions related to
lighting and landscaping:
1. The applicant shall enhance the landscape plan by planting a continuous l� y p g tenuous band of
evergreen trees on top of the berm with deciduous trees planted slightly west of
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subject to review and approval
of the City Arborist.
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2. The City Arborist shall review the existing landscaping on the
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berm and determine if adequate planting materials are resent to provide
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screening for the residential units in the Boutwell's Landing project. The
City Arborist shall approve any additional landscape plan required to
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adequately screen the outdoor sales and storage area.
3. The plans as they relate to existing easements or utilities are subject to City
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Engineer review and approval.
4. The applicant shall combine Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Wal-Mart Addition so that the
outdoor sales and the screening occur on the same property.
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58 All lighting within the outdoor sales and storage area shall be reconfigured
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to be compliant with Section 401.15.B.7 of the Zonin g Ordinance as it
relates to outdoor lighting. The applicant may consider, but is not
required, to reconfigure all lighting within the Wal -Mart site to comply with
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Section 401®15.B.7 of the Zoning Ordinance.
6. Material being stored must be related to the regular business of Veal -Marta
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