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Item No: 5B Meeting Date: August 2, 2006 Type of Business: Public Hearing City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Mounds View Planning Commission From: Heidi Heller, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Continuation- Consideration of a Request for a Variance Parking Setback at Introduction: D&A Development, owner of Tyson Company, is proposing to expand their cility at 4825 Mustang Circle by adding a 120,000 square foot building. This report is al for Tyson Company. They re proposing to construct an additional 120,000 square foot building on their property and ally impossible to hire enough truck drivers. Because of this, Tyson is finding it necessary to explore other routes in rements are addressed in Section 1104.01, Subd 4 of the Zoning Code. dustrially zoned properties are required to maintain a forty-foot front setback for structures to Reduce the Front Building and Tyson Company Located at 4825 Mustang Circle; Planning Case VR2006-006 The applicant, fa modified from the previous staff report in that Tyson has resubmitted plans that have both the northeast and southeast corners of the building being ten (10) feet from the front property lines and the parking lot being setback between 5 feet and 12.97 feet. They have also added parking on the south side of the new building, as was suggested at the previous Planning Commission meeting. 4825 Mustang Circle comprises four lots, which total approximately 20 acres and is zoned I-1, Industrial. The Zoning Code requires a forty (40) foot front setback for buildings and parking areas located in Industrial districts. This variance request is part of a large facility expansion propos a add a railroad track spur from the tracks in New Brighton up into the new building. This property has significant wetlands on the west side of the property, which connect to Long Lake and the regional park. All the stormwater from the area drains into this wetland. The proposed new building, the future expansion space, and rail spur do not encroach into the wetlands, but do appear to encroach some into the floodplain area. Tyson, along with many other trucking companies, are finding it virtu order to continue moving freight. Belair in New Brighton would also like to have rail access. They have come to an agreement with Tyson that will allow the tracks to cross their property and onto Tyson’s property, where this spur would end. Discussion: Setback requi In and parking areas. Industrial side and rear parking setbacks are five feet, or more if it abuts a residential use. The applicant is requesting a thirty (30) foot variance from the front building setback, and a thirty-five (35) foot variance from the front parking setback requirement. They are proposing to locate the southeast and northeast corners of the building ten feet from the property line, and the parking lot up to five (5) feet from the lot line. The building and parking lot are pushed this close to the property line due to the large size of the building and because of the wetlands that are along the west side of this property. Tyson Company has indicated that they need to have a large enough amount of square footage in the new building in order for the expansion to be financially feasible for them.