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SYSCO Foods Expansion Planning Case 532-98 August 19, 1998 Page 3 Elimination of Open Space: Staff has examined the original PUD documentation, site plans and resolutions in an effort to determine what development restraints, covenants or restrictions might apply to the present expansion. With the exception of car dealerships and multiple - family housing, there are no provisions within the Code that require a development to have a certain amount of greenspace. The City Code, in Section 1120,02, Subdivision 3, states only that a PUD provide a "sufficient" amount of open space. The proposal presented by Sysco utilizes most of the remaining greenspace on the site, with the balance set aside as future expansion area. The site plans also show that Lot 1, Block 1, of the Sysco Addition, the triangular area west of the Sysco development, is slated for future parking. Parking and Access: There are approximately 362 parking stalls present on the Sysco property which had been approved for the site with its initial development and expansion in 1995. The current proposal would bring this total up to 444. Truck parking will also increase by 53 slots, bringing the truck capacity up to 104 stalls. The access drive servicing the facility is proposed to be widened to 50 feet, which will better accommodate two -way truck traffic. The access is currently 50 feet wide where it intersects with County Road .1, but narrows to only 25 feet along the east side of the property. Other Issues: Landscaping: The applicant does not intend to provide any landscaping with this project, other than the landscaping that will be displaced as a result of the proposed expansion, which will be relocated and/or replaced. Public Safety: While not a component of this project, the intersection at Xylite Street and County Road J (with the Sysco access being the fourth leg of the intersection) will be improved with a full- movement traffic signal. The City of Mounds View and Sysco are sharing in the cost of this improvement with the City of Blaine. Utilities: The expansion areas will not generate a need for any additional utilities.