07-10-2014 Planning Comm. Agenda

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NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC. 4800 Olson Memorial Highway, Suite 202, Golden Valley, MN 55422 Telephone: 763.231 .2555 Facsimile: 763.231 .2561 planners@nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: July 3, 2014 RE: Little Canada — Peters Industrial — Subdivision and Variance FILE NO: 758.09 — 14.08 Background and Analysis Joe Peters is seeking approval of a subdivision that will relocated a lot line and permit the construction of a new industrial building on his currently vacant property at the northeast corner of Centerville Road and Allen Avenue. The property is zoned I -P, Industrial Park. The applicant owns two parcels — one (Parcel "B") is vacant at the corner of Centerville and Allen, and the other (Parcel "A") is occupied by an industrial building directly to the north of the vacant lot. The proposed new building on Parcel B would essentially mirror the existing building to the north. Subdivision. The applicant is seeking approval of a subdivision that would relocate the existing lot line about 10 feet to the north of its current location. This request is fueled, in part, by a request from the City to accommodate a series of evergreen trees that were planted along Allen Avenue when the Pitrina Park townhomes were constructed. At that time, the trees were intended to create a screen of the industrial uses when Allen Avenue was extended through this area. The trees were (inadvertently) planted on the applicant's Parcel B property, rather than in the right of way, as would be typical of street trees. The planting location would now interfere with the applicant's building plans. To accommodate the trees, the proposed building needs to move north, shifting drive aisle and access to the north -facing overhead doors north as well. This would result in the encroachment of the new drive lanes over the existing property line. The applicant would like to move the line so the access and drive aisles are entirely on the property with the new building they will serve.