DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS - Bryan K. Schafer, Planning and Community Development Director
Title
SECOND READING
GRANTING A REZONING FROM B-2 (COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL) TO B-3 (REGIONAL COMMERCIAL) AT 11225 ULYSSES STREET NE. TWIN CITIES ORTHOPEDICS. (CASE FILE NO. 16-0050/SLK)
Schedule of Actions
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Planning Commission (Public Hearing) |
12/13/16 |
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City Council (1st Reading) |
01/05/17 |
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City Council (2nd Reading, Pre-Plat, Variance) |
01/19/17 |
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Action Deadline |
02/13/17 |
Planning Commission Action
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the rezoning. There were no comments at the public hearing.
Background
Rezoning
Twin Cities Orthopedics (TCO) is proposing to construct a 50,000 square foot, three-story medical office building at 11225 Ulysses Street NE. TCO selected this site to meet the needs of its patient base in the community and surrounding area.
TCO evaluated design options to reduce the required space for program requirements to approximately 50,000 square feet from an original 60,000 square feet. Because of the site constraints such as wetlands and parking requirements the applicant has designed a 50,000 square foot 3 story building. The height of the building be proposed by TCO is approximately 48 feet.
The parcel is currently zoned B-2 (Community Commercial). This zoning district does not permit buildings to exceed 2.5 stories or 36 feet, whichever is less. The B-3 (Regional Commercial) zoning district allows buildings up to three (3) stories or 50 feet without a Conditional Use Permit. Therefore, the applicant has requested approval of a rezoning of the parcel from B-2 (Community Commercial) to B-3 (Regional Commercial). The property adjacent to the north is currently zoned B-3, therefore, this would be a boundary extension of the B-3 zoning district.
The medical office use is a permitted use in both the B-2 or B-3 zoning districts.
Preliminary Plat
The proposed plat creates one lot. Lot 1 is 4.02 acres and is the site of the proposed TCO Medical Office Building.
Park dedication will be due with the platting of one lot. The 2017 park dedication rate for commercial development is $8,704/acre for a total due of $26,547.20 (for 3.05 upland acres). This fee will need to be paid, at the rate in effect at the time of Final Plat, prior to release of final plat mylars for recording at Anoka County.
Applicant will need to receive a Coon Creek Watershed District Permit prior to any site work. The applicant has been working with the Watershed District for the filling of wetland on the site and will be purchasing wetland credits from the Blaine EDA to compensate for the filling.
Variance
The variance being requested is a one (1) foot variance to the 20-foot parking stall length allowing a 19 foot stall length. The drawings submitted by the applicant have indicated the variance would include the interior head-to-head parking stalls. The one foot stall length reduction would allow the applicant to provide 11 additional stalls on site. City staff has contacted several other communities in the area and some of these Cities permit 19 foot stall lengths. Staff is amenable to granting this variance and the recommendation is for approval.
Recommendation
By motion, approve the Ordinance.
Attachments
Zoning and Location Map
Site Plan
Grading Plan
Preliminary Plat
Elevations (4)
Body
THE CITY OF BLAINE DOES ORDAIN: (Added portions are underscored and deleted portions are shown in brackets with overstrike.)
Section 1. The Official Zoning Map of the Zoning Code of the Municipal Code of the City of Blaine is hereby amended to change the zoning classification of the following described property:
That part of Lot Fourteen (14), Central Avenue Acres, lying East of the Easterly right-of-way line of City of Blaine Highway Right-of-Way Plat No. 3, Registrar of Titles Document No. 481940.001
Section 2. The above described property is hereby rezoned from:
[B-2 (Community Commercial)]
to
B-3 (Regional Commercial)
Section 3. The City Manager is hereby directed to make the appropriate changes in the Official Zoning Map of the City of Blaine to reflect and show the changes in zoning classification as set forth above.
INTRODUCED and read in full this 5th day of January 2017.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 19th day of January 2017.