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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-045tA_ryrLLs CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RBSOLUTION NO. 2020.045 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE SUBJBCT PROPBRTY AT 42OO ROUND LAKE ROAD WHEREAS, City Staff received a land use application for 4200 Round Lake Road ("Subject Property") for a Conditional Use Permit request on May 7,2020; WHEREAS, the Subject Property is located in the GB, Gateway Business District and is guided as Light Industrial & Office on the Land Use Plan; WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a Conditional Use Permit in order to operate a warehouse use; WHEREAS, the City's obligation has been met where the Arden Hills Planning Commission duly held a public hearing on September gth,2O2O. All persons present at said meeting were given an opportunity to be heard and present written statements; WHEREAS the Planning Commission considered the recommendation of the City Staff that this request be approved and, as such voted 7-0 in favor of the request; and, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS: Hereby adopts Resolution 2020-045 approving Planning Case 20-010 for a Conditional Use Permit request at the Subject Property 4200 Round Lake Road to operate a warehouse use based on the findings of fact and the submitted plans in the July 27'h, 2020 Report to the City Council, as amended by the following conditions: l. The project shall be completed in accordance with the plans submitted and as amended by the conditions of approval. Any significant changes to the plans, as determined by the City Planner, shall require review and approval by the City Council. 2. The Preliminary Plat approval shall expire six months from the date of the City Council approval unless the Final Plat has recorded with Ramsey County or a time extension granted by the City Council. 3. The Applicant shall record the Final Plat with Ramsey County and a copy shall be provided to the City within sixty (90) days of the City's approval. I 4. The Applicant shall be financially responsible for all applicable water and sanitary charges. Rates applied shall be those in effect at the time of Final Plat approval and shall be memorialized in the Development Agreement. 5. A Development Agreement shall be prepared by the City Attorney and subject to City Council approval. The Development Agreement shall be fully executed prior to release of a building permit. 6. The Applicant shall submit a park dedication fee that shall be seven and a half (7.5) percent of the fair market value of the unimproved land and subject to the approval of the City Council. The park dedication fee shall be submitted prior to the release of the Final Plat. 7 . Survey monuments shall be placed and installed at all block corners, angle points, points of curves in streets, and at intermediate points as shown on the Final Plat. Pipes or steel rods shall be placed at the corners of each Iot. 8. The final plat shall provide dedication of a 60-ft wide right of way for Gateway Boulevard on Lot 2, Block 1 overlying the area currently encumbered by existing drainage and utility easement. 9. Prior to the issuance of a grading and erosion permit, planning staff shall approve in writing the final landscaping plan. 10. Prior to the issuance of a grading and erosion permit, engineering staff shall approve in writing the final location of the loading driveway access to align with adjacent commercial driveway or provide adequate offset distance. 1 1. A cross easement access and maintenance agreement for the proposed share access on Lot 2 shall be submitted and memorialized in the Development Agreement. 12. Site Plan approval shall be required for the construction of the proof of parking area. 13. All light poles, including base, shall be a maximum of 25 feet in height and shall be shoebox style, downward directed, with high-pressure sodium lamps or LED and flush lenses. Other than wash or architectural lighting, attached security lighting shall be shoebox style, downward directed with flush lenses. If complaints are received the lighting adjacent to residential uses shall utilize house shields as directed by the City. In addition, any lighting under canopies (building entries) shall be recessed and use a flush lens. 14. A right of way permit shall be required for work performed within the City right of way. 15. A grading as-built and utility as-built plan shall be provided to the City upon completion of grading and utility work. 16. No exterior storage shall be permitted. 17. This approval does not include signs. A separate sign permit is required for all proposed signage. All signage shall meet the requirements of Sign District 6. 18. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, a landscape financial security of $50,000.00 dollars shall be submitted. Landscape financial security is held for two full growing seasons. 19. All rooftop or ground mounted mechanical equipment shall be hidden from view with the same materials used on the building in accordance with City Code requirements. 20. All fencing and retaining wall materials shall be complementary to the building materials and shall be approved in writing by the Planning Division prior to issuance 2 of a building permit. Retaining walls greater than four (4) feet in height shall be engineered and detailed calculations shall be submitted to the City. 21 . Prior to City Council consideration, the Applicant shall submit a materials board to be approved in writing by staff. 22. A Grading and Erosion permit shall be obtained from the City's Engineering Department prior to commencing any grading, land disturbance or utility activities. The Developer shall be responsible for obtaining any permits necessary from other agencies, including but not limited to, MPCA, Rice Creek Watershed District, and Ramsey County, MNDOT prior to the start of any site activities. 23. The Applicant shall be responsible for protecting the proposed on-site storm sewer infrastructure and components and any existing storm sewer from exposure to any and all stormwater runoff, sediments and debris during all construction activities. Temporary stormwater facilities shall be installed to protect the quality aspect of the proposed and existing stormwater facilities prior to and during construction activities. Maintenance of any and all temporary stormwater facilities shall be the responsibility of the Applicant. 24.Prror to the issuance of the Grading and Erosion permit, the Engineering Department shall review and approve final grading and utility plans in writing. Plans shall be amended to include detail drawings for connection to the sanitary sewer system in Gateway Boulevard, restoration of utility cuts within public streets, and inclusion of City details 3401 ,3402,3408, and 4000. 25. Any future trash enclosures shall utilize wooden gates and be constructed on three sides using the same materials and patterns used on the building. Locations shall be approved by the Planning Department. 26.The Applicant shall provide an executed copy of the City's standard stormwater maintenance and easement agreement prior to approval of the Development Agreement. 27. All disturbed boulevards shall be restored with sod. 28. AII areas of the site, where practical, shall be sodded or seeded and maintained. The property owner shall mow and maintain all site boulevards to the curb line of the public streets. 29. Overnight trailer parking is prohibited onsite other than along the dock wall within the concrete dock apron. 30. The Applicant shall work with Ramsey County to add five (5) seconds to the signal timing for Round Lake Road and Hwy 96 to allow for more northbound Ieft turns during the PM peak hour prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. 31. Warehousing and wholesaling shall not exceed 80 percent of the total floor area. The remaining 20 percent of the total floor area shall be non-warehouse uses such as a combination of uses including-but-not-limited-to office, manufacturing, production, research and development, lab and/or showroom. 32. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the developer shall dedicate $10,000 in lieu of meeting minimum caliper inches requirements. 33. The property owner shall keep and maintain all exterior building materials in good condition. 34. The property owner shall perform annual maintenance on the areas where Mesic Prairie seed mix is utilized. aJ 35. The brisk shall be integrally cast into the precast panels as discussed between the Council and the developer at their October 12,2020 meeting. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS THrS 12th DAY OF OCTOBER, 2020, Mayor Attest:+M City Clerk 4 To view the final document, access adopted Resolutions via Arden Hills Public Laserfiche Weblink by visiting cityofardenhills.org and clicking on Archived Documents under Helpful Links on our main webpage.