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Item No. 74 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: August 24, 1998 Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5262, a Resolution Approving a Development Review Requested by SYSCO Foods to Expand Their Food Distribution and Warehouse Facility Located at 2400 County Road J; Planning Case No. 532-98. Date of Report: August 20, 1998 Applicable Regulations: • Development Review: Section 1006.06 requires that all commercial and industrial development within the City be subject to review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council. Summary: SYSCO Foods has applied for a development review to expand their existing facility located at 2400 County Road J. The expansion will add approximately 106,000 square feet of space to the building and 152,500 square feet of parking area for trucks and automobiles. The additions to the building will increase freezer space by 43,500 sf; cooler space by 25,500 sf; dry goods space by 16,100 sf and then an additional 21,500 sf for offices. Other facets of this expansion include an expansion of the access driveway leading back to rear of the building, relocation of the will-call area, construction of additional auto parking at the northeast corner of the site and additional truck parking along the west side of the property. Discussion: Drainage and Soil Suitability At the time this report was written, staff had not yet received a copy of the drainage plan prepared for the SYSCO site. It is our understanding, however, that when the development was constructed in 1988, the ponding was sized to accommodate the maximum planned buildout. I verified that this was the case with SEH and also with Rice Creek Watershed District, who indicated that because of the magnitude of the expansion and the size of the site, a new watershed district permit would need to be obtained. Staff has not yet received a copy of the drainage plan, although we have received a copy of the drainage calculations, which were sent to the City Engineer for review. With regard to soil suitability, it is staffs understanding that the soils are reasonably suited for the planned expansion, however the applicant will be providing information to the City to support this.