Laserfiche WebLink
Planning & Zoning Board <br />August 8, 2018 <br />Page 4 <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br />The project is broken up into two major phases. Phase 1 is the northern portion of the <br />property which is approximately 3.4 acres including adjacent wetlands and consists of <br />approximately 43,000 sf of storage units. Phase 2 is the south portion of the property <br />which is approximately 2.34 acres including adjacent wetlands and consists of 24,700 <br />sf of storage units. This site plan review and conditional use permit (CUP) is only for <br />Phase 1, the northern portion of the property. The property owner will have to submit <br />another Land Use Application to amend the CUP to develop Phase 2. <br /> <br />Staff addressed comments and questions from the Board: <br /> Mr. Ruhland asked how wide Park Court is <br />o Ms. Larsen stated the right-of-way is 60 feet and the road is about 36 <br />feet <br /> Mr. Ruhland asked what the setback of the gate was and would have concern <br />with large trucks being able to enter through without disrupting traffic on Park <br />Court <br />o Ms. Larsen stated that it will be looked at <br /> Ms. Peacock asked how large each storage unit is regarding square feet <br />o Mr. Laden pointed out that the units range in size <br /> Mr. Evenson ask if the City required the applicant to place the fence on the lot <br />line of Phase 1 <br />o Mr. Saltis stated the City required the temporary fence <br />o Ms. Larsen stated the site will be graded at once <br />Developer, Joe Benson; Woodbury, MN <br /> 3 partners total – Joe Benson, Ray Pruban and Tom Flannigan <br /> Buying the site from Alliance Bank <br />o Found dirt, gravel and concrete debris on the site and submitting Non- <br />Association Letter, CCP <br />o Low contamination risk <br /> Hoping to develop phase 2 <br /> Mr. Ruhland asked how the debris was discovered <br />o Mr. Pruban stated obstructions were found during the soil boring <br />process <br /> Mr. Laden asked if the applicant has ever owned/operated these types of <br />buildings <br />o Mr. Pruban stated that they have not but are working with a storage <br />brokerage to determine the expertise with the market <br /> Mr. Laden asked if the applicant has any concerns meeting the landscaping <br />requirements <br />o Mr. Pruban stated that meeting landscape plans is difficult since the <br />site is a storage site needs lots of impervious surface, they will work <br />with staff to meet the landscaping requirements <br /> Tom Flannigan, Argus Self Storage, Minneapolis <br /> Mr. Evenson asked about the space between the buildings <br />o Mr. Flannigan stated there is 24 feet between buildings