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733 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Planning Report DATE: May 25, 2022 TO:Centerville City Council FROM: Phil Carlson, AICP, Stantec APPLICANT: Chad Lockwood, Ryan Companies REQUEST: “Banjo” Distribution Center, Planned Unit Development, Plat st ADDRESS: 6900 Block of 21 Avenue (Rehbein Black Dirt) 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 land owned by Rehbein Properties in the industrial park. The user is confidential for now; the project goes by the name “Banjo” and is represented by Ryan Companies. The site consists of three parcels thst and 21 Avenues, north of totaling about 40 acres, between 20 Fairview Street, 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: on the east thst and west along 20 and 21 Avenues, and south along Fairview Street. The northeast corner of the site touches the intersection of Commerce st 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 Centerville, as well as east across stth Avenue in Lino Lakes. To the west across 20 Avenue are commercial zoning and uses, 21 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 second page following. The project was discussed by the Planning & Zoning Commission on April 5, 2022, where they voted to process the request as a planned unit development (PUD), and then was considered at a public hearing on May 3, 2022, where the Commission recommended approval with conditions, which are detailed later in this report.