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<br />Gateway Business Center - Arden Hills. MN <br /> <br />EAW <br /> <br />September 2001 <br /> <br />contains commercial uses other than or in addition to office, the required amount of . <br />parking, as regulated bv the Zoning Code, will be provided, <br /> <br />Vehicular access to the development would be provided by three to four driveway <br />connections to Gateway Boulevard, Two of the driveways would provide access to <br />the surface parking, underground parking and lower deck level. The internal layout of <br />the parking and driveways would provide for alternate circulation routes within the <br />site, Two of the driveways are aligned with the existing driveways of the light <br />industrial development to the north, Thirteenth Street NE will be removed, <br /> <br />Existing Development <br />The ATS Steel property is currently developed with a 45,000 square foot industrial <br />warehouse building, 34 parking spaees, a loading area and a stormwater pond. The <br />building is occupied and is the site of specialized metal fabricating for ATS Steel. <br /> <br />A portion of 3rd Avenue N" 13th Street NE and a stormwater pond are located in the <br />northwestern comer of the site. The Minnesota Transfer (MT Properties) railroad <br />right-of-way includes a spur line and siding to ATS Steel. This spur line crosses 1- <br />35W immediately south of Gateway Boulevard and is not currently used, Moms <br />Signs possesses two billboards located along the 1-694 frontage. An Exeel Energy <br />electric transmission line runs north-south along the western portion of the site, The . <br />remainder of the site is undeveloped. <br /> <br />Open SpacelW etlands. <br />The location of the wetland systems and poor soil conditions, in eombination with the <br />location of the existing power transmission lines, will require development to be <br />concentrated on the eentral portion of the site, Given these and other site constraints, <br />development on this project will result in a limited amount of wetland encroachment. <br />However, unavoidable wetland encroachment will be properly permitted and <br />mitigated in aecordance with the requirements and approvals of the appropriate State <br />and Federal agencies. The major portion of the existing wetland systems will be <br />preserved. <br /> <br />The wetland mitigation and storm water ponding requirements of the development <br />will be provided adjacent to the western wetland system. The mitigation and ponding, <br />in combination with the preserved wetlands, will result in a substantial amount of <br />open space, 10,65 acres, in both the western and southeastern portions of the site, <br /> <br />The development will provide islands within and between the surfaee parking areas, <br />Parking setbacks will vary between 10 and 40 feet in width along the 1-694 freeway, <br />and 10 and 50 feet along Gateway Boulevard. These islands and the perimeter open <br />space will provide adequate room for landscaping to buffer and enhanee the <br />development. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />