HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-07-18 TPC Ltr to Applicant Re Materials Review TP 3601 Thurston Avenue N, Suite 100
Anoka, MN 55303
Phone: 763.231.5840
Facsimile: 763.427.0520
TPC@PlanningCo.corn
July 18, 2024
Paul Larson
Alchemy Sound and Vision
106 Lakeside Drive
Stillwater, MN 55082
RE: Oak Park Heights - Conditional Use Permit for Office/Service Business —
Alchemy Sound and Vision —60th Street and Odell Avenue North
TPC FILE: 236.02—24.03
Dear Mr. Larson:
The City is in receipt of your application materials submitted on July 11, 2024, for a
Conditional Use Permit to allow for an office/service business at the corner of 60th Street
and Odell Avenue North. With this letter we are notifying you that the application is
deemed incomplete. The City may deem it complete with receipt of the following items
by the end of business day, July 23, 2024. Please note the Development Application
Checklist as attached.
1. Provide a narrative explaining the business, number of employees, and
anticipated activity at the site. Square footages of the office space/warehouse
space should be provided. The Zoning Ordinance will not allow retail sales in
this zoning district and visitors to the site would need to be limited.
/ 2. Provide mailing labels from Washington County, surrounding properties 500 feet
from the boundaries of the property.
y 3. Provide a survey of the property that includes the current site conditions and
existing tree locations and inventory.
z 4. Provide a landscape plan, emphasizing screening for properties to the east and
south.
i 5. Provide a lighting plan, photometric plan, and specifications for the proposed wall
mounted light fixtures. Will there be any other site lighting proposed?(c.,a
,/6. Provide updated building elevations in color. The building will need to comply
with the Design Guidelines found in Section 401.16 of the Zoning Ordinance.
The Zoning Ordinance is found on the City website.
7. Provide a sign plan, both wall and freestanding if proposed.
Paul Larson
July 18, 2024
f 8. Provide anticipated daily traffic counts for the business and a potential tenant.
Indicate the numbers of employees and service vehicles anticipated on site and
the numbers of trips per day generated by those vehicles.
9. Plan to have a neighborhood meeting onsite prior to the public hearing. Notify
the City as to the date and time of that meeting.
10.A building materials sample board will be required for the Planning Commission
meeting.
If the application is deemed complete, the Planning Commission would consider the
application at a meeting scheduled for August 8, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. in the City Hall
Council chambers. If recommended by the Planning Commission that evening, the City
Council will review the application at their meeting scheduled for August 27, 2024.
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 15.99, Sub. 3(f), the City of Oak Park Heights is
herewith extending the period of time for agency/city review of the application for an
additional 60-day period (for a total of 120 days from the date of a complete application)
inasmuch as the City has determined that additional research and study by the City staff
relative to the complexity of the project as proposed will be required.
Please do not hesitate to contact me at scott@planningco.com or 952.221.0547 with
any questions.
Sincerely,
Scott D. Richards (Planning Consultant to the City of Oak Park Heights)
c: Jacob Rife, Julie Hultman
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City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd N. •Oak Park Heights,MN 55082•Phone(651)439-4439 •Fax(651)439-0574
Development Application Checklist
The following items may need to be submitted as part of your application. Please refer to the City's
Zoning Ordinance for detailed submittal requirements.
• Application form and payment for fees
• Proof of ownership or authorization to proceed as applicant
• A parcel search obtained from Washington County Surveyor of all properties located within 500 feet
of the exterior boundaries of the property
• Washington County Surveyor Phone: (651)430-4300
• Washington County Surveyor Services: https://www.co.washington.mn.us/550/Services
• Project Narrative
• Contact Information List
• Schematic Drawing of Proposed Development
• Staging/Phasing Plan
• Property Survey/Lot Dimension Plan
• Property Tax Statement
• Grading and Drainage Plan
• Existing Site Conditions Plan
• Site Development Plan
• Landscape Plan
• Traffic/Vehicular Management Plan
• Signage Plan
• Lighting Plan
• Tree Protection and Replacement Plan
• Building Plans with elevations
• Other Plans and/or information as required by Ordinance or requested by City Staff
All plans should be submitted in the following format:
Submittals shall be collated—not stapled
• 2 full scale sets of plans
• 3 full scale sets of landscaping plans&details
• 1 11"X 17"sets of plans, including landscaping
• Thumb drive of all plans and other submittal materials
Plans and all correspondence should be directed to:
Julie Hultman
City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd N
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Updated 12.21.2023
Julie Hultman
From: Julie Hultman
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 10:12 AM
To: 'paul@alchemysoundandvision.com'
Cc: Scott Richards (TPC);Jacob Rife (JRife@cityofoakparkheights.com)
Subject: Alchemy Sound &Vision - Development Application Materials Review
Attachments: Paul Larson - Alchemy Sound and Vision.pdf; 03 Development Application Checklist.pdf
Importance: High
Tracking: Recipient Delivery
'paul@alchemysoundandvision.com'
Scott Richards(TPC)
Jacob Rife(JRife@cityofoakparkheights.com) Delivered:7/18/2024 10:12 AM
Good-morning Paul,
Please see the attached letter from contract City Planner Richards following the review of your Development Application
materials, along with the Development Application Checklist. Hard copy will not be mailed.
Please contact Scott directly if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
Julie Hultman I Building Official
Planning & Code Enforcement
Office: 651.351.1661
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