09-24-1997 Council Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

NXC MEMORANDUM NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS COMMUNITY PLANNING - D E S I G N - MARKET RESEARCH TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: September 9, 1997 RE: Little Canada - Frattalone Industrial Building FILE NO: 758.09 - 97.20 Mr. Frank Frattalone has applied for a rezoning of property west of Spruce Street, south of the St. Paul Waterworks pond area. The and is currently zoned B -3, and the requested zoning designation is I -P, Industrial Park. Mr. Frattalone is also proposing a concept site plan which would be used to obtain grading approval in anticipation of rezoning. The and to the east of this parcel is zoned I -P, and is developed with larger office - warehouse or manufacturing facilities. The City had anticipated the development of the property in question as a similar use, but with an emphasis on office space, taking advantage of the setting near the pond and the existing vegetation. The Comprehensive Plan language adopted for this area includes references to industrial and office campus development. The applicant has requested a rezoning to I -P which is the City's most restrictive industrial district. This district permits office development and manufacturing facilities, requiring masonry buildings and a minimum green area of twenty five percent. The site development proposed by Mr. Frattalone would be consistent with these goals and regulations. The building is primarily an office structure with some truck access on the west side of the building. The parking lot has been designed to accommodate office levels of traffic. All improvements, including the building and the parking area, exceed the required fifty foot setback from the lake, and the grading plan has been designed to preserve most of that area in its natural state without altering the existing vegetation. With regard to "green area ", over forty percent of the site is proposed to be landscaped or left in its natural state. 5775 WAYZATA BOULEVARD, SUITE 555 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA 5541 6 PHONE 6 12- Page 28 1 2- 595 -9837