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(~ -.' .' REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 01-09-95 ITEM NO,; F-2 Department Approval: d/P~ Manager Approval: Agenda Section: Item Description: Hearing Pacific Mutual Door Company request for a variance to the zoning ordinance to construct an addition at their facility at 2645 and 2655 N. Fairview Avenue. Applicant Requests Continuation BackgroQnd: 1. Pacific Mutual Door has been located in the southwest quadrant of County Road C and Fairview Avenue in Roseville since 1965. The property is 2.35 acres in size and is zoned I-I, Light Industrial. The current building is 55,000 sq. ft. in size and contains the office showroom and warehouse operations of Pacific Mutual Door. Recently, Pacific Mutual Door purchased the 3.57 acre Thermo King property to their immediate south. To handle the growth in their business, Pacific Mutual Door is proposing to add 60,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space to their existing building. This expansion would occur in two phases, but when it is complete, the building size would exceed the OJ floor area ratio for buildings in a light industrial district. Therefore, Pacific Mutual Door is applying for a variance to this requirement. 2. The Planning Commission, at the September 14, 1994 meeting, unanimously recommended approval of the variances as follows to Pacific Mutual Door, located at 2645 and 2655 N. Fairview Avenue: a. A variance to allow for 44 percent of the site to be covered with building rather than the code requirement of 30 percent. b. A variance to the parking lot setback requirements of 40 feet; thereby, allowing the existing parking to remain 10 feet from the right-of-way. c. A variance to the building design standards to allow for color-compatible, painted materials, brick pilasters, and architectural details along the north existing warehouse wall to be used, in lieu of all new brick or other complimentary materials. These variances are subject to the five staff engineering conditions, dated 9~9-94: 1. Need to extend storm sewer southerly to each of the two driveway openings on Fairview Avenue. 2. Sidewalk is required or the money placed with the City to build the sidewalk if not constructed along Fairview Avenue. 3. There afe two parcels shown on the plans. They need to be combined at Ramsey County before a building permit can be approved. 4. A 10 foot road and utility easement is required along Fairview Avenue. 5. The proposed landscaping plan needs to be over laid on top of the utility