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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-06-18 Fully Executed CUP CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Mischo Manufacturing 12430 55 Street North Conditional Use Permit File No.: 236.02 —12.04 Date Issued: June 18, 2012 Legal Description: (Washington County Geo. Code: TBD) See Attached Exhibit "A" Owner: DDD LLC 3686 Layton Ave Lake Elmo, MN 55043 Applicant: Mischo Manufacturing 12430 -55 St. North Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Site Address: same as above Present Zoning District: B -3 Highway Business and Warehouse District Permitted uses set forth in Ordinance 401 Section 401.03.A.7 and 401.300.E.11 1, Conditional Use Permit; The proposed use is to occupy 4,188 square feet of the building, 3701 sgi'are feet in the main floor and 486 square feet in a mezzanine. The other tenant in the building is Stillwater Auto Clinic. A report reviewing the request for a CUP for Stillwater Auto Clinic is attached. There will be no exterior modifications to the site or the building as a result of this request. The Applicant has provided a narrative explaining the nature of the business as follows: "The plan is to lease space at 12430 55` Street North as currently configured for light manufacturing and assembly. The applicant is purchasing a 60 year old product line of metal fabrication equipment. This equipment includes small manual benders, shears, punches, and slip rollers used in sheet metal shops, R &D labs, high school and technical school metal fabrication class rooms, and metal fabrication shops across the country. Uses of this equipment includes fabrication of sheet metal parts and products, bending of tubing and bar stock for tents, awnings, ornamental metal fencing, jewelry, etc. The acquisition involves a divestiture from the parent company and therefore the assets need to be relocated and the business re- established. The operation will involve light machining, assembly, and shipment of the equipment described above, from this location. The business will initially employ a total of 5 employees at this location and could grow to 8 or 10 employees in a of couple years. Pick -up and delivery will be accommodated via small sized trucks which may range from 2 -4 visits per day. There will be minimal if any customer traffic since all sales are conducted via phone, internet, or through distributors. Business hours will be 8 AM - 5 PM Mon -Fri for office personnel and may be 1 — 2 hours earlier for assembly personnel." All uses shall be subject to the following conditions and/or restrictions imposed by the June 22, 2010 Resolution of the City Council of the City of Oak Park Heights as follows: 1. All manufacturing activities shall be limited to within the principal structure and the service and delivery doors shall be kept closed except when vehicles are being moved in and out of the building. 2. There shall be no exterior storage of materials or finished product on the site. All storage shall be internal to the building. 3. Welding and painting activities shall be out sourced to vendors. If welding or painting activities are to be done on site of if the business expands beyond the assembly and manufacturing processes originally approved, the applicant shall make a request in writing to the City Administrator with documentation. The City Administrator shall determine if the expansion of activity shall require an amended CUP. 4. All noise created from operations on the site shall be in conformance with Section 401.15.B.11 of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. All mechanical equipment installed outside of the building shall be screened in accordance with Section 401.15.E.10.e of the Zoning Ordinance. 6. All proposed signage shall be in compliance with Section 401.15.G of the Zoning Ordinance. 7. The applicant shall receive and retain, if required, a Hazardous Generators License from Washington County. III. Reference Attachment: The report of the City Planner dated June 6, 2012 and site plan approved by the City Council are annexed hereto by reference. IV. Abandonment: This permit requires continuous use in order to preserve the Conditional Use granted by the City under the terms hereof. Any discontinuation or abandonment of the uses permitted hereunder upon the site for a period of 12 continuous months shall constitute abandonment and void the permit. V. Annual review: Annual review is not imposed as a condition of this permit VI. Reference: Site is under existing PUD permit which is not modified by this Conditional Use Permit IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set forth their 1 -. • . , d seals. CITY 1 ... ,' 2 - 1 IGHT / ■pr . / ' Date: .) " i ° -12 By � , L i 1 W- �''� 'd Beaudet ► . or Date: 9 / -/ 2- / Eric Johnson City Administrator Misc 1 i Manufacturing Date: 05 3u u.`( 2D 12 By Permit Holder DDD, LLC Date: 8/ Y © \ By< r Owner EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT 2, BLOCK 1, KERN CENTER SECOND ADDITION EXHIBIT "B" PLANNERS REPORT AND SITE PLANS TPC 3601 Thurston Avenue N, Suite 100 Anoka, MN 55303 Phone: 763.231 .5840 Facsimile: 763.427.0520 TPC c@PlanningCo.corn PLANNING REPORT TO: Eric Johnson FROM: Scott Richards DATE: June 6, 2012 RE: Oak Park Heights — Mischo Manufacturing —12430 55 Street North -- Conditional Use Permit Review TPC FILE: 236.02 —12.04 BACKGROUND Greg Mischo has made application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a light manufacturing and assembly use in the DDL, LLC building at 12430 55 Street North. The business is for the manufacture and assembly of metal fabrication equipment. It is an existing business that will move from another location. The site is zoned B -3, Highway Business and Warehousing District in which manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging, treatment are a conditional use. The use will be totally contained in the building and no changes to the building or site is required. The project does not require Site Plan and Design Guideline review EXHIBITS The review is based upon the following submittals: Exhibit 1: Project Narrative Exhibit 2: Building Picture and Floor Plan Exhibit 3: Facility Layout Exhibit 4: Planning Report, May 6, 2004 — Stillwater Auto Clinic Review PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed use is to occupy 4,188 square feet of the building, 3701 square feet in the main floor and 486 square feet in a mezzanine. The other tenant in the building is Stillwater Auto Clinic. A report reviewing the request for a CUP for Stillwater Auto Clinic is attached. There will be no exterior modifications to the site or the building as a result of this request. The Applicant has provided a narrative explaining the nature of the business as follows: "The plan is to lease space at 12430 55 Street North as currently configured for light manufacturing and assembly. The applicant is purchasing a 60 year old product line of metal fabrication equipment. This equipment includes small manual benders, shears, punches, and slip rollers used in sheet metal shops, R&D labs, high school and technical school metal fabrication class rooms, and metal fabrication shops across the country. Uses of this equipment includes fabrication of sheet metal parts and products, bending of tubing and bar stock for tents, awnings, omamental metal fencing, jewelry, etc. The acquisition involves a divestiture from the parent company and therefore the assets need to be relocated and the business re- established. The operation will involve light machining, assembly, and shipment of the equipment described above, from this location. The business will initially employ a total of 5 employees at this location and could grow to 8 or 10 employees in a of couple years. Pick -up and delivery will be accommodated via small sized trucks which may range from 2 -4 visits per day. There will be minimal if any customer traffic since all sales are conducted via phone, intemet, or through distributors. Business hours will be 8 AM - 5 PM Mon -Fri for office personnel and may be 1 — 2 hours earlier for assembly personnel." Processes: 1. Mechanical assembly (bolts and fasteners). 2. Machining (CNC and manual milling, drilling, tapping) — not immediately, but brought in house over a period of time. 3. Shipping and receiving. Note: Welding and painting will be outsourced to area vendors." ISSUES ANALYSIS Comprehensive Plan. The property is designated as Highway Business and Warehouse on the Proposed Land Use Map. The proposed business will be consistent with this land use designation. Zoning. The property is zoned B -3 Highway Business and Warehousing District. Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging, treatment as well as the storage of products and materials is a listed conditional use of the B -3 District. The criteria found in Section 401.03.A.7 and 401.300.E.11 of the Zoning Ordinance must be considered when reviewing a request for this type of business in this District. 2 Conditional Use Permit. The Planning Commission should consider the following issues and impacts of the proposed project in making its recommendation. The conditional use permit criteria, found in Section 401.03.A.7 of the Zoning Ordinance, are found as follows: 1. Relationship to the specific policies and provisions of the municipal comprehensive plan. 2. The conformity with present and future land uses in the area. 3. The environmental issues and geographic area involved. 4. Whether the use will tend to or actually depreciate the area in which it is proposed. 5. The impact on character of the surrounding area. 6. The demonstrated need for such use. 1 7. Traffic generation by the use in relation to capabilities of streets serving the property. 8. The impact upon existing public services and facilities including parks, schools, streets, and utilities, and the City's service capacity. 9. The proposed use's conformity with all performance standards contained herein (i.e., parking, loading, noise, etc.). Comment: The manufacturing use will be totally conducted indoors and there will be no outside storage of materials or finished product. It is primarily assembly and some machining involved in the manufacturing process. Welding and painting will be outsourced to area vendors. There should be no significant environmental issues or impact to surrounding tenants or property owners. Traffic generation will be minor with Tess than 10 employees and the level of shipping and receiving that occurs with an operation such as this will not be significant. City Staff sees no issues with the business as currently proposed. Additionally, the criteria found in Section 401.300.E.11 of the B -3 District should be considered: Manufacturing, compounding, assembly, packaging, treatment or storage of products and materials as accessory use provided that: a. The proposed use complies with the performance standards outlined in Section 401.15.8 and all other applicable provisions of this Ordinance. Comment: There should be no performance standards issues. If the business grows to a point where it creates significant impact to the area, the CUP can be reevaluated. b. All manufacturing and assembly operations shall be enclosed within a building. Comment: All manufacturing, assembly and storage shall be enclosed within the building. 3 • • c. Adequate analysis and provisions are made to resolve issues related to demand for services. No use shall be allowed that will exceed the City's ability to provide utility, police, fire, administrative or other services to the site. Comment: The proposed use should not exceed the City's service capabilities. d. The provisions of Section 401.03.A.7 of this Ordinance are considered and satisfactorily met. Comment: The criteria related to review of a CUP are evaluated above in this report. Parking. Section 401.15.F.9 of the Zoning Ordinance requires at least eight spaces plus one space for two employees on each shift based on maximum planned employment or at a minimum of at least eight spaces plus one space for each 500 square feet of floor area. The parking calculation for this site is as follows: Option 1: Base = 8 spaces 1 space for two employees (10 / 2) = 5 spaces Total 13 spaces Option 2: Base = 8 spaces 4188 square feet / 500 = 8 spaces Total 16 spaces Of the two options within the Zoning Ordinance, the square footage calculation requires the most parking spaces at 16. The other tenant in Building 2 of the development is Stillwater Auto Clinic that requires 11 parking spaces. Building 1 tenants require 46 parking spaces. The total parking required by ordinance is 73 stalls. The development was constructed with a total of 99 parking stalls. There is adequate parking available. Loading areas/Trash Enclosure Location. The loading access to the building will be through an existing door at the northwest side of the building. This area faces the other building of the development. All trash and recycling shall be stored in the building or within the designated trash enclosures for the building. Grading /Drainage /Utilities. There are no exterior changes that require revisions to grading, drainage or utilities. Lighting Plans. There are no changes to exterior lighting. 4 • Landscaping. There are no changes proposed to the existing landscape. Mechanical Screening. Any additional exterior mechanical equipment required for this use will require screening in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance and Design Standards. Signage. No signage plans were provided for review. Any signage proposed for the development shall require a sign permit and shall be compliant with the Zoning Ordinance and Design Standards. CONCLUSION 1 RECOMMENDATION Upon review of the request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a light manufacturing and assembly use in the DDL, LLC budding at 12430 55 Street North, City Staff would recommend the project with the conditions as follows: 1. All manufacturing activities shall be limited to within the principal structure and the service and delivery doors shall be kept closed except when vehicles are being moved in and out of the building. 2. There shall be no exterior storage of materials or finished product on the site. All storage shall be internal to the building. 3. Welding and painting activities shalt be out sourced to vendors. If welding or painting activities are to be done on site of if the business expands beyond the assembly and manufacturing processes originally approved, the applicant shall make a request in writing to the City Administrator with documentation. The City Administrator shall determine if the expansion of activity shall require an amended CUP. 4. All noise created from operations on the site shall be in conformance with Section 401.15.B.11 of the Zoning Ordinance. 5. All mechanical equipment installed outside of the building shall be screened in accordance with Section 401.15.E.10.e of the Zoning Ordinance. 6. All proposed signage shall be in compliance with Section 401.15.G of the Zoning Ordinance. 7. The applicant shall receive and retain, if required, a Hazardous Generators License from Washington County. 5 EXHIBIT - 1 Project Narrative 12430 55 Street North The plan is to lease space at 12430 55 Street North as currently configured for Tight manufacturing and assembly. The applicant is purchasing a 60 year old product line of metal fabrication equipment. This equipment includes small manual benders, shears, punches, and slip rollers used in sheet metal shops, R&D labs, high school and technical school metal fabrication class rooms, and metal fabrication shops across the country. Uses of this equipment includes fabrication of sheet metal parts and products, bending of tubing and bar stock for tents, awnings, ornamental metal fencing, jewelry, etc. The acquisition involves a divestiture from the parent company and therefore the assets need to be relocated and the business re- established. The operation will involve light machining, assembly, and shipment of the equipment described above, from this location. The business will initially employ a total of 5 employees at this location and could grow to 8 or 10 employees in a of couple years. Pick -up and delivery will be accommodated via small sized trucks which may range from 2-4 visits per day. There will be minimal if any customer traffic since all sales are conducted via phone, intemet, or through distributors. Business hours will be 8 AM - 5 PM Mon -Fri for office personnel and may be 1 — 2 hours earlier for assembly personnel. • . EXHIBIT - 2 47 A 47 ir OW" a T w. -1 a' 1 IV Iv i 1 � __ �� Air :9 17-7 - — 8'.!I' evil r -- z --- 1 Main Floor: 3701 sf - "' 1 r Moszoninm 486 sf i } i TOTAL- 4188 sf L____1 L........_ I ti I r i/0 NnaY $ F. i V I g P — 1 I 4 */ sue. *•r-or = b , I' miumm 17-r - . 111911111111 ill 27"---131 MEUANIME Eg LE _ _ ©ie"" — a0. . . EXHIBIT - 3 Facility Layout 1 '5.t' 1 __s 4 ,, 4_1 1 l .- 1 ' — -- _ - 1 14 to I t 1 p,.Rct rya. ; 1 . ,_ _ , 08: e ,.. _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . f, 1 - 1. .. I t.:. B,R►p(,,�s: S '' flAI � ( 1 + F tv �--- - - — - I . ! i 1 Ups 1 1 t l T "' t t vP' . t - - nt 1 k. T l 1 r f _ 1 t I ppt if" ' g R / 5 , . (Tit r _ 0� 1 i ,24-U' 1 I 1 r 1 1 - i , 1 1 J ...Li !EXHIBIT - 4 NAC NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 962.595.9636 Facsimile: 962.5495.9837 .planners@nacpianning.com Enclosure 2 PLANNING REPORT TO: Eric Johnson FROM: Scott Richards DATE: May 6, 2004 RE: Oak Park Heights — Stillwater Auto Clinic, DDD LLC Development at 12430 55 Street North FILE NO: 798.11 BACKGROUND Steve Continenza, owner of Stillwater Auto Clinic, has made application for a conditional use permit to allow for the auto repair use in the B-3, Highway Business and Warehousing District. The auto clinic has been in operation since the Fall of 2003. It was recognized that the use was in operation when a sign permit was requested. The DDD LLC development was approved in 2001 as a PUD that allowed the project to be constructed in two phases. The plan has subsequently been revised. The latest change was made in the Spring of 2003 when Building 2 was reconfigured to be smaller in size and the parking lot size was increased. Building 2 is completed. The Stillwater Auto Clinic is the only tenant currently in the building. Building 1 is completely leased. A list of the tenants of the DDD LLC development is found as Exhibit 4. Attached for reference: Exhibit 1: DDD LLC Site Plan Exhibit 2: Building 2 Floor Plan Exhibit 3: Building 3 Elevations Exhibit 4: DDD LLC List of Current Tenants ISSUES ANALYSIS Project Request. The request is to allow an auto service facility in the B -3 District, located in Bay B of Building 2. Section 401.31.E of the Zoning Ordinance lists auto service centers, motor fuel stations, car washes, and oil change facilities as a conditional use. Mr. Continenza's operation will be completely indoors, and they perform vehicle diagnostics, engine repair and management, ABS brake and drive train repair. The Zoning Ordinance lists specific criteria for review of auto service stations and motor fuel stations. Those criteria that are applicable to solely an auto repair center will be complied with. Conditions will be added to the approval related to outside storage areas, keeping the to the service bays dosed, noise, and licensing. Parking. Based on the information the applicant has provided, Building 1 contains approximately 7,050 square feet of office floor area and 10,150 square feet of warehousing area. There is a mezzanine level in one of the units that increases the office area within the building by approximately 2,700 square feet (3,000 square feet gross minus 10 percent = 2,700 square feet floor area). This results in a parking requirement of 46 spaces for Building 1. The second building contains 7,032 square feet of space, of which Stillwater Auto Clinic is 3,696 square feet. The Zoning Ordinance provides a parking requirement for auto repair consisting of eight parking spaces plus one additional space for each 800 square feet of floor area over 1,000 square feet. The auto repair use would require 11 parking spaces. The other tenant space at 3,336 square feet would require 11 spaces if utilized for auto repair, two spaces if occupied as warehouse space (based upon square foot requirements), and 18 spaces for all office space. The total development has 99 parking spaces. If 46 spaces are required for Building 1, 11 spaces for the Stillwater Auto Clinic, and 18 spaces for the other tenant space based upon an office utilization, a total of 75 spaces would be required for the development. A surplus of 24 stalls allows for parking flexibility for the project owner as it relates to potential tenants. Performance Standards. The buildings and site have been constructed according to approved plans. All grading and drainage, lighting, building design, trash enclosure, and landscaping issues were resolved at the time of construction. Signage. The proposed wall sign for the development will be required to meet all requirements of Section 401.15.G of the Zoning Ordinance. 2 RECOMMENDATION /CONCLUSION Based upon the preceding review, it is recommended that the conditional use permit to allow for auto repair use, for the Stillwater Auto Clinic at 12430 55 Street North in the B -3, Highway Business and Warehousing District, be approved subject to the following conditions: 1. All automobile repair activities shall be limited to within the principal structure and the doors to the service bays shall be kept closed except when vehicles are being moved in or out of service areas. 2. There shall be no exterior storage of automobile parts, parked cars, or related items on the site. All storage shall be intemal to the building. Any cars to be stored outside of the building shall be in full working order. 3. All noise created from operations on the site shall be in conformance with Section 401.15.B.11 of the Zoning Ordinance. 4. The applicant shall receive and retain, if required, a Hazardous Generators License from Washington County for the Discount Tire operation. 5. All proposed signage shall be in compliance with Section 401.15.G of the Zoning Ordinance. 3 m f X _ � Nog ta C e r If P F F ft; F I F P t ` I itld:t � f t1 h r Proposed Building For DDD L.L.C. Building # Oak Park Heights, Minnesota • • 0 _ ,. 1. 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TENNANTS CURRENTLY IN DDD COMPLEX INCLUDE BLAKE BUILDERS - HOME BUILDER ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE - GYMNAZIUM FLOORING NORTH LAKES COMMUNITY CHURCH - OFFICE, COUNCELING, GREIF CENTER MARKET CONNECTIONS - MARKETERS FOR HEIZ KETSUP COMPANY NORTHLAND TOOL - MANUFACTURER OF PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDS STILLWATER AUTO CLINIC - AUTOMOTIVE DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS EXHIBIT 4