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<br />PUANNING APPLlCA~ION NAP~ATlVE IN <br />CONNECT'ION WI7H APPLI~~TICN BY <br />MO:itGA1'i !NVESTIJEt.'T COMPANV, <br />A MINNESOTA GENE!L~ P~~TNERSHIP, <br />FOR A VARIANCE <br /> <br />Mcrga~ Investment Co~par;y is the owner of the proper~y <br />located at 2929-2939 Lcng Lake ~oad (the ~orthwest corner of <br />the intersection ot Cou~ty Road C-2 and Long Lake Road). ~his <br />property is co~prised of 9.8 acres of iand ar.d contains an <br />office/warehouse b~ildi~g cantai~i~g approximately 172.151 <br />square feet. The existing zo~ir.g is I-I. <br /> <br />The bu~lding ~resently contains ten (10) loading bays 01' <br />the north side of the building but cnly eight (8) loading bays <br />on the so~th side of the buildi~g. The subject property was <br />previously leased to Ed Phillips & Sons Co. which shared the <br />building's leading baY3 with other parties to whom it had <br />sublet space in the huilding. A substantial part of the <br />building has not been. leased. prii'1ari ly bec<:I'lSe the existing <br />lOodi~g tacilities are not sufficient to serve that p~rticn of <br />the building. Applicant therefcre desires to construct two (2) <br />additional loadin~ bays on the south side of the building so as <br />to meet the building's io~dlng r~quilements. <br /> <br />At the timE th~ s~~ject pr~peTty was deve18ped, a varia~ce <br />was ~r3nted to thL xaximum land ccver2ge previsions set out in <br />S~cti0n 10.090 or the zoning cede, A gradin~ plan was <br />submitted a~ a p~rt of the develcpment and 7ariance process. <br />'I'his gradil"1g plan shcw~d the 5cuth\.;est C0rner of tr,e bui lei ':9 <br />as being partially cove<ea by the slope of the hill~'de along <br />che ~esterly side of the property. In order t? add t~o (2) <br />additional loading bays on the suutherly side of the building, <br />the progerty must be leg:-aded so oS t:- eXp05€ th~ south,..est <br />corner :-f the building. This regradi~g will not affect th~ <br />h~ight or ang~~ of the grade but will simpiy c~t the slop~ back <br />2 sufficient distance to exp~se the s0uth~est~r~y cor~e~ of the <br />c:.Jilding. Th'? regr;:ding in questi:)!1 i.-Jill .1C~_ a~fect drainage.. <br />T;..o (2) trees ....il1 have 1:0 be !:"e~'_.;,'ed bt;;" will be replaced. <br /> <br />~h~ ~~~~~d~~ ~~:;: .:~:: ~c ~~~~~'~ _c <br /> <br />perennial gr~wndc ,er <br />already being t~se 0~1 <br />11tilities will no be <br /> <br />accep':abl~ <br />a p.~r:i:.~~ s. <br />disturbed. <br /> <br />I:": <br /> <br />~iy l~nascaped W1~n <br />he ('ity and of 5 type <br />I.. e pr'~~e~-t.y. Fxisting <br />