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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - September 6, 2000 2 4. 5. 6. All roof top mechanical devices be screened per code requirements. Solvent tank placement meets building/fire code regulations. No detectable odors from the printing process be present on the exterior of the building. tit Zoning Review 1. Make-up air unit. The proposed make-up air unit is required for the operation of Hood Flexible Packaging to bring warm air into the building in the wintertime to equalize airflow. A lot of air is exhausted out of the building and air must be returned to the building so that negative air pressure is not created. It would be difficult to open doors or efficiently dry printed materials without it. The unit would be located directly in front of one ofthe dock doors so the loading dock would no longer be utilized. 2. Chiller condenser. The chiller condenser is required to chill water that in turn cools down presses and machinery for the operation of the business. This would be placed to the south ofthe make-up air unit along the building. 3. Screening of Mechanical Equipment. Section VI, E, 4,j of the Zoning Ordinance requires that "Screening shall also be provided where mechanical operating equipment is located on the ground or on the roof of the premises. . . constructed and located to prevent direct view of the equipment". Screening types may be a fence, wall or landscaping area. It is the property owner's responsibility to provide screening, as required. The applicant is proposing that two types of mechanical equipment be located on the ground on this property. There is no screening plan provided with this application, but the applicant is .. willing to screen the units according to Planning Commission recommendation. Planning Case .. #00-17a required the same applicant at the same address to screen their proposed outdoor units with cedar wood construction, painted to match the exterior of the building. Ms. Chaput stated that staffrecommends approval of Planning Case #00-31, Planned Unit Development Amendment for 1887 Gateway Boulevard, for the addition of a make-up air unit and a chiller condenser, as shown in the applicant's submittal, with the following conditions: 1. Screening of the make-up air unit and chiller condenser must be constructed of cedar wood, painted to match the building. 2. Application for a Building Permit must be made, meeting all building/fire code regulations. Ms. Chaput stated that if the Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this Planning Case, it would be heard at the Monday, September 25, 2000, regular meeting of the City Council. Mike Hill, a representative of Hood Flexible Packaging, stated that he was available for questions from the Commission, along with Corporate Engineer John Bulich. Kelly Ortley, a representative of United Properties, stated the building's ownership is in agreement with the proposal. She added that United Properties requests, with regard to screening, that wire fencing with vinyl webbing be considered rather than cedar fencing, which is . more difficult to maintain. John Bulich, Hood Flexible Packaging, stated that a cedar fence of 14 feet in height would be required for the unit, adding that wire fencing would be more appropriate for a loading dock area.