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� <br />Mounds View Planning Commission August 15, 2001 <br />Regular Meeting Page 2 <br />4. Approve Minutes from July 1$, 2401 Planning Commission Meeting 'i <br />MOTION/SECOND: Miller/Scotch io approve the Ju1y 18, 2001 meeting minutes as corrected. <br />Ayes — 5 Nays - 0 Motion carried. _ <br />5. Planning Case No. DE01-003 <br />Planning Associate Atkinson explained the applicants, Dr. Bruce Schnabel and Dr. Kevin Barcus <br />of the Mounds View Animal Hospital, have requested a development review to construct ,an <br />, animal hospital consisting of 5,086 gross square feet. He advised the. Planning Commission that <br />these applicants appeared previously for a rezoning to B-2 anc�, conditional use permit which was <br />tabled by the Council. He further explained the purpose of a development.review is to allow the <br />Pla�uiing Commission to evaluate proposed development in terms of its consistency with City <br />Codes and ta ascertain and mitigate any potential im act.s, to the adjoining �properties and the <br />community as a whole. The Planning Commissio� ,�akes a recammendation to the City <br />Council, who then acts upon the request. �� � a 5 L' � <br />� �; <br />Planning Associate Atkinson noted the proposed site for the neW,facflrty is an irregularly shaped <br />lot recently rezoned B-2, Limited Bu��ness. The:- property is adjacent to the Silver Lake <br />Commons apartments to the north, a res��ential neighhorhood�fo the east, and the Mouttds View <br />�, t� _� _� <br />Square shopping center to the south, Cozinty Hig�i�vay 10 borders the property to the west. ,� 1 <br />�' r' ; � ;c.d . <br />k�.; ' <br />Mr. Atkinson reviewed the dimensional requireinents as -detailed in the staff report. He then <br />s;. <br />presented �.the parking issues, nQ�ing that a�c,brdirig ::tlie City Code, Section 1121.13, animal <br />;,�- <br />hospital�:requixe three �3) spaces!�plus one (T)`sp�ce for each one hundred seventy five {175) <br />square f.eet offloor area. Tlie�applicant's proposed facility would be 5,086 gross square feet, and <br />4,317 square:feet of:usable spac�, wliich.is typically used for calcuIating parking spaces. This <br />calculation eliminates the width of exterio'r;walls and mechanical areas within the structure. The <br />required parkingx based on usable square feet, is twenty-seven (27) spaces which would be <br />provided: - <br />Planning Associate Atktns5on explained that as shown on the site plan, two {2) access points to <br />the; site are proposed. Qiie �is;located on Eastwood Road and the other on Gounty Highway 1Q. <br />He reviewed that at a' previous Planning Commission hearing, residents indicated that the <br />additional traffic entering and exiting the site on Eastwood Road would negatively affect tne <br />neighborhood. Their desire was to eliminate the access point on Eastwood Road and only allow <br />access from Counfy Highway 10. The applicants have addressed this issue by indicating that a <br />mimmal amount of appointments can be made at one time, thus limiting the arnount of traffic to <br />t�e s1"te at a given time. <br />Planning Associate Atkinson advised that Staff feels the access point on Eastwood Road is <br />important since the access point on County Highway 10 would only allow right-in/right-out <br />traffic. The Eastwood Road entrance would allow custorners to use the firaffic light at County <br />Road i for safe access to and from the site. He stated the only concern staff has is witl� the = <br />