06-25-07 Item 4D, Planning Case 07-010 Condition Use Permit at 4300 W Round Lk Rd

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applicant is proposing to relocate the trees to the adjacent property to the south, which is 1987 Gateway Boulevard. Although the adjacent property is a legally separate property, both properties are owned by Arden Hills Industrial, LLC. In order to protect the relocated landscaping from future development, the applicant, in conjunction with the property owner, is proposing to create a landscape easement on 1987 Gateway Boulevard. This proposal would provide essentially the same amount of vegetative screening before and after the expansion, assuming the trees survive the transition. A condition in the CUP amendment requires the property owner to create the landscaping easement, and the easement could only be vacated with permission from the City Council. The easement would not be dedicated to the City, and it would be privately maintained. Finally, along with the parking lot expansion, the applicant will be revamping the stormwater management system to accommodate the existing and proposed expanded parking area. During the preparation of the parking lot expansion plans, the applicant discovered that the stormwater system had not.been properly installed when the property was developed in 1996 and 1997. The Rice Creek Watershed District has issued a conditional approval for the parking lot expansion, and full approval is expected. Findinl!s of Fact The Planning Commission offers the following twenty fmdings of fact for review: 1. Celestica's use of the property is a conforming use in the Gateway Business Zone. 2. There are currently 408 parking spaces on the property. 3. Based on the number of employees, the Zoning Code would require 450 parking spaces on the property. The property is currently not conforming to the parking regulations in the Zoning Code. 4. The applicant is proposing to add 74 parking spaces for a total of 482 parking spaces, which would bring the property into conformance with the Zoning Code in terms of parking requirements. 5. The proposed parking expansion would encroach 11.28 feet into the required 20 foot side yard parking lot setback thereby reducing the setback to 8.72 feet. 6. The proposed parking expansion would decrease the landscaped area on the lot from 38 percent to 34.5 percent, which is .5 percentage points below the 35 percent minimum landscaping area requirement. 7. The two new proposed lighting poles will match the existing light poles, and the light source will be hooded as required by the Zoning Code. On the Conditional Use Permit Evaluation Criteria: 8. The parking expansion will not impact traffic conditions; however, it will reduce parking congestion on the site and likely eliminate the need for off-site parking. \\Metro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases\2007\07-0JO Ce/estica cUP Amendment & Variance (PCApproval)\062507 - CC Report- Celestica Variance & CUP Amendment.doc Page 2 of5