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733 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Planning Report DATE: April 5, 2022 TO: Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission FROM: Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec APPLICANT: Chad Lockwood, Ryan Companies REQUEST: “Banjo” Distribution Center, Preliminary Review – CUP, Site Plan, Plat st Avenue (Rehbein Black Dirt) ADDRESS: 6900 Block of 21 PIDS: 24-31-22-32-0003 & 24-31-22-32-0002 OWNER: Rehbein Properties INTRODUCTION A national company proposes a 140,000-sq-ft distribution center on now vacant land owned by Rehbein Properties in the industrial park. The user is confidential for the time being; the project is going by the name “Banjo”. They are represented locally by Ryan Companies. The project site consists of three parcels totaling just over 40 thst acres, between 20 and 21 Avenues, north of Fairview Street, and south of Commerce Drive. The site is essentially vacant, being used for Rehbein’s large-scale black dirt operations. The site has street frontage on three sides: thst on the east and west along 20 and 21 Avenues, and south along Fairview Street. The northeast corner of the site touches the st intersection of Commerce Drive and 21 Avenue. Clearwater Creek angles across the northern quarter of the site, separating a 5-acre triangle of land, mostly wetland, from the rest of the site. Adjacent uses and zoning are industrial to the north and south in st Centerville, as well as east across 21 Avenue in Lino Lakes. To the th west across 20 Avenue are commercial zoning and uses, including the Creative Kids Academy daycare, Centerville Storage mini-storage, and Mechanical Air Systems. Land Use Plan and zoning map excerpts are included on the page following the next.