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MOUNDS VIEW City of Mounds View Staff Report Item No: 5C Meeting Date: September 17 2014 Type of Business: Planning Case To Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of a Preliminary Plat for the Subdivision of three parcels owned by Multi -Tech Systems at 2205 Woodale Drive; Planning Case MA2014-003 Introduction: Multi -Tech Systems, Inc. has submitted an application for a major subdivision of their three parcels at 2205 Woodale Drive. The proposed subdivision would be creating three different lots from the existing three lots in order to sell the west 6.5 acres to Build to Suit, Inc. who will be constructing a new building for BioLife Plasma Services. Discussion: Multi -Tech Systems, Inc. currently owns three parcels that total 17 -acres. One parcel contains their building and part of the parking lot, another has a stormwater pond, and the third has the remainder of their parking lot and about six acres of vacant land. All three properties are zoned PUD, Planned Unit Development. The proposed subdivision is essentially just shifting lot lines within the same 17 acres. The new lot lines would put Multi-Tech's building, parking lot and stormwater pond together onto one parcel, then create two new lots where the vacant land is: the south lot is for the new BioLife building, and the other lot would remain vacant until sold for further development. Build to Suit, the developer of the BioLife building, is purchasing Lot 1 and Outlot A. Major Subdivision: Local Water Management Plan: Also known as the City's Surface Water Management Plan, this planning document guides the City in regards to drainage and stormwater management. The project area is located in the BPN-4 sub -watershed. The minimum recommended building elevation for the BPN-4 sub -watershed is set at 901.9 feet. The actual construction elevations are confirmed by City Staff with each permit for new construction. Easements: The City's Subdivision Code requires that plats dedicate perimeter drainage and utility easements for each lot in the subdivision; ten feet wide in the front and rear, and five feet wide on the sides. This plat does dedicate the necessary perimeter easements. There is also an additional drainage and utility easement in the southeast corner of Lot 1 for the infiltration basin that is required by Rice Creek Watershed District. Streets & Traffic: Lot 1 will have right -in -only access from County Road 10, access through Multi-Tech's parking lot to Woodale Drive, and access to County Road H2 on a driveway that will be shared with Outlot A. All streets are adequate to handle the amount of added traffic that the additional development would create. Since BioLife is currently located in the city, their traffic is already on County Road 10 and Woodale, and most of it will likely remain there.