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Oak Park Heights
Request for Council Action
Meeting Date February 25, 2003
Agenda Item Title DDD, LLC CUP /PUD Amendment Time Required 5 Minutes
Agenda Placement New Business
Originating Department / Requestor Administration — Judy Hoist
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Action Requested Approval with Planning Commission Recommendations
Background /Justification (Please indicate any previous action, financial implications
including budget information and recommendations).
Please be advised that the Planning Commission held a public hearing at their meeting
February 13, 2003 to consider this request and voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council
approve this application.
Please refer to the enclosed resolution and attachments. Your February 13, 2003 planning
packet contains the planner's report for this application. Please bring this report to the
Council meeting.
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY DDD
LLC FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT /PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR BUILDING AND SITE
PLAN CHANGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING TWO AT
MEMORIAL AVENUE NORTH AND 55 STREET NORTH SHOULD BE
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from DDD LLC for a
conditional use permit /planned unit development amendment to allow for building and site plan
changes for construction of Building Two at Memorial Avenue North and 55 Street North; and
after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park
Heights recommended that the application be approved with conditions. The City Council of the
City of Oak Park Heights makes the following findings of fact:
1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as
SEE ATTACHMENT A
2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting
documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items:
follows, to wit:
and
and
RESOLUTION NO.
OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
SEE ATTACHMENT B
3. The subject site is zoned B -3, Highway Business and Warehousing
District, in which business warehousing activities and commercial and professional offices are
permitted uses; and
4. The proposed site plan changes include increasing the number of
parking spaces to a total of 99 and decreasing the size of Building Two to 7,604 square feet;
and
5. The City staff prepared a memorandum dated February 6, 2003
reviewing the request; and
6. The memorandum dated February 6, 2003 recommended that the request
be approved with conditions; and
7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their February 13
2003 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and
recommended that the application be approved subject to conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES
THE FOLLOWING:
A. The application submitted by DDD LLC for a conditional use permit/planned unit
development amendment to allow for building and site plan changes for construction of
Building Two at Memorial Avenue North and 55 Street North and affecting the real property
as follows:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
Be and the same as hereby approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights
subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant should explore incorporating additional vertical features in the facade of
Building 2.
2. The grading, drainage, and utility plans are subject to review and approval of the City
Engineer.
3. The landscape plan is subject to review and approval of the City Arborist.
4. The site plan that includes parking up to the east property line and is labeled Exhibit 7
in the planning report is rejected.
2003.
ATTEST:
Approved by the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights this 25 day of February
Judy Hoist, Acting City Administrator
David Beaudet, Mayor
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A RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION
OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE REQUEST BY
DDD LLC FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT /PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT TO ALLOW FOR BUILDING AND SITE
PLAN CHANGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING TWO AT
MEMORIAL AVENUE NORTH AND 55 STREET NORTH SHOULD BE
APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from DDD LLC for a
conditional use permit /planned unit development amendment to allow for building and site plan
changes for construction of Buildin g Two at Memorial Avenue North and 5 5th Street North; and
g
after having conducted a public hearing relative thereto, the Planning Commission of Oak Park
Heights makes the following findings of fact:
1. The real property affected by said application is legally described as
SEE ATTACHMENT A
2. The applicant has submitted an application and supporting
documentation to the Community Development Department consisting of the following items:
follows, to wit:
and
and
reviewing the request; and
SEE ATTACHMENT B
3. The subject site is zoned B -3, Highway Business and Warehousing
District, in which business warehousing activities and commercial and professional offices are
permitted uses; and
4. The proposed site plan changes include increasing the number of
parking spaces to a total of 99 and decreasing the size of Building Two to 7,604 square feet;
and
5. The City staff prepared a memorandum dated February 6, 2003
6. The memorandum dated February 6, 2003 recommended that the request
be approved with conditions; and
7. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their February 13
2003 meeting, took comments from the applicants and public, closed the public hearing, and
made the following recommendation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS THAT THE PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:
A. The application submitted by DDD LLC for a conditional use permit /planned unit
development amendment to allow for building and site plan changes for construction of
Building Two at Memorial Avenue North and 55 Street North and affecting the real property
as follows:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
Be and the same as hereby recommended to the City Council of the City of oak Park Heights
for approval subject to the following conditions:
1. The applicant should explore incorporating additional vertical features in the facade of
Building 2.
2. The grading, drainage, and utility plans are subject to review and approval of the City
Engineer.
3. The landscape plan is subject to review and approval of the City Arborist.
4. The site plan that includes parking up to the east property line and is labeled Exhibit 7
in the planning report is rejected.
Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this 13
day of February 2003.
ATTEST:
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Judy olst cting City Administrator
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