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Midwest Motor Express January 14, 2008 Page 2 At maximum expansion, this would result in the need to provide a total of 48 parking stalls when based on total square footage for the building. Many of the employees are drivers and come to the facility with their trucks and hook up to a trailer, so parking spaces for them are not necessary. The spaces would only be needed for the office staff and visitors. There are currently about 40 striped parking spaces in the front of the building. There is more than enough space for parking at this facility since much of the site is paved. Staff is confident that the site can support any parking that is needed. Setbacks: None of the setbacks would be changing. The west side of the building will be expanded, but the repair garage is already much closer to the west property line than the expansion would be. Townsedge Terrace Manufactured Home Park abuts Midwest Motor Express on the north side, but the residents should have little to no impact from this expansion. There is a grassy area with a berm and trees at the north end of the property which separates Midwest Motor Express’ property from Townsedge Terrace homes. Traffic: With the proposed expansion, the applicant does not anticipate an increase in traffic since they want the added space in order to load and stage freight more efficiently, not necessarily because of more business. This property is located in the Mounds View Industrial Park along Old Highway 8, which is a fairly high traffic road due to the amount of businesses on Mustang Drive and in the nearby area. Summary: Midwest Motor Express is requesting plan approval to construct a 4,840 square foot addition to their current building at 2169 Mustang Drive. Such an expansion would bring additional tax base to the community, and the availability of more space would allow the company to operate more efficiently. No additional parking stalls would be required with this expansion. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of this request on December 19, 2007 with a 7-0 vote. Public hearing notices were mailed to all businesses and property owners within 350 feet of Midwest Motor Express. Staff has not received any feedback. Recommendations: After holding the public hearing and taking testimony from staff and the applicant, the City Council can take one of the following actions related to the request: 1. Approve the development review for a 4,840 square foot building addition. Resolution 7202 is attached if the Council chooses this action. 2. Deny the development review. If the City Council selects this option, Staff would need to be directed to draft a resolution of denial with findings of fact appropriate to support the denial. 3. Table the request. If additional information is needed before a decision can be rendered or if more discussion is needed, the Council can simply move to table the request until such information has been provided. Because of 60-day requirements, the Council would need to act upon the request as soon as reasonably possible to avoid an inadvertent approval.