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RESOLUTION NO.
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 TO AMEND ITS CUP/PUD FOR PROPERTY
AT MEMORIAL AVENUE NORTH AND 55 STREET
BE APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS
WAFREAS, the City of Oak Park Heights has received a request from the DDD
LLC to amend its CUP/PUD to allow for access on the northerly side of the west building and to
remove the center island between the two buildings located on property at Memorial Avenue
North and 55 Street; and 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
follows, to wit:
Lot 2, Block 1 Kern Center 2 Addition
and
The applicant has submitted an application and supporting documentation to the
Community Development Department consisting of the following items:
SEE ATTACHMENT A
and
2. The subject site is zoned B -3, Highway Business and Warehousing
District in which business and warehousing uses are a permitted use; and
3. DDD LLC proposed a change in the site plan to add a driveway on the
northerly side of the west building to improve access and to remove the landscaped triangle
between the two buildings to allow for better delivery truck access; and
4. City staff prepared a memorandum dated July 31, 2001, reviewing the
request for the CUP/PUD; and
5. Said memorandum recommended approval of the CUP/PUD and site plan
subject to the conditions listed below; and
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6. The Planning Commission held a public hearing at their August 9, 2001
meeting, took comments from the applicant and the 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:
1. That the request for an amended CUP/PUD and site plan for the DDD
LLC to allow for access on the northerly side of the westerly building and removal of the center
island between the two buildings located on property at Memorial Avenue North and 55 Street
affecting real property as follows:
Lot 2, Block 1 Kern Center 2 Addition
Be and the same as hereby recommended to the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights for
approval with the following conditions:
1. The driveway access at the north side of the westerly building shall be at
least 20 feet wide.
2. The storm water pond shall be constructed compliant with
recommendations of the Valley Branch Watershed District and the City Engineer.
3. The trash enclosure shall be sized to accommodate at least two dumpsters
and shall be constructed of materials similar to the principal buildings on site.
4. All conditions of the CUP/PUD and site plan approval made by the City
Council at their April 24, 2001 meeting shall be complied with by the applicants.
Recommended by the Planning Commission of the City of Oak Park Heights this
9 111 day of August 2001.
George Vogt, Chair
ATTEST:
Thomas Melena, City Administrator
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