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PLANNING COMMISSION Page 5 August 19, 1998 SYSCO FOODS has applied for a development review to expand their existing facility by 106,000 square feet of building space and 152,500 square feet of parking space. The building addition will increase the amount of freezer space, cooler space, dry goods space, and office space. Other facets of the addition will include an expansion of the access driveway leading back to the 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. At the time of the original SYSCO development, 1988, the site was engineered for the maximum build-out. Because of revised standards and other drainage requirements, a new watershed district permit will be required. The applicant has indicated that this permit is in process. Soil reports are also a requirement of the City. SYSCO was requesting some of the driveway setbacks be reduced to a zero-setback status. Staff expressed some concern in regards to this request because of the driveway's close proximity to the neighboring wetland to the east(the City of Mounds View property). The PUD which the development is part of allows for deviations from the City's setback requirements. Staff recommended that the access drive maintain a minimum ten-foot setback along the property's entire eastern edge. This would result in the drive aisle being narrowed to 40 feet in one area unless it could be shifted to the west a compensating distance. Parking stalls for cars would increase from 362 to 444. Truck parking would increase from 51 stalls to 104 stalls. The access drive servicing the facility is proposed to be widened to 50, which will better accommodate two-way truck traffic. The access is currently 50 feet wide where it intersects with County Road J, but narrows to only 25 feet along the east side(wetland) of the property. While not a component of this project, the intersection of 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. Mounds View, Blaine, Ramsey County, Anoka County and SYSCO are sharing in the cost of this improvement. Staff recommended approval of Planning Commission Resolution No. 555-98, a Resolution recommending to the City Council approval of a development review for the SYSCO FOODS operation located at 2400 County Road J, with stipulations as noted in the staff report dated 8/19/98 and amendments as needed. Chairperson Peterson returned the floor to the Commission for questions and comments. Several members of the Commission expressed concern that snowplowing of the parking lots and driveways would introduce possible pollutants into the wetland on the east side of the facility.