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• y, of Mounds 1/iew Staff R Item No: 08A Meeting Date: Feb 22, 2021 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jon Sevald, Community Development Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9397, Approval of a Development Review of Midwest Motor Express, 2169 Mustang Drive Introduction: Midwest Motor Express (MME) is requesting approval of a Development Review for a 8,891 sq ft building addition and parking lot expansion, located at 2169 Mustang Drive. Discussion: MME is a regional "Less Than truck-Load"(LTL) freight operator serving the northwest quadrant of the U.S. Freight arrives on partially filled semi -trailers, is unloaded inside the terminal, sorted, and re -loaded. The Mounds View terminal was established in 1974, and has been expanded a number of times by different owners. The property includes a freight terminal with offices, and a repair shop with fuel pumps. A Development Review is required for new primary buildings, and building expansions of 10,000 sq ft, or 10%, and compares plans to requirements in the City Code.' The proposed addition to the truck terminal (25 dock doors) will expand the buildings' footprint from 23,841 sq ft, to 32,841 sq ft (8,891 sq ft addition, or 24%), and shift semi -trailer parking stalls north. During the Planning Commission's February 3rd meeting, two homeowners adjacent to MME expressed concerns regarding; noise (dropping of trailers); exterior lighting; screening of semi- trailers; and yard maintenance (falling tree branches). • Noise, Vibration MME operates Monday -Friday, 7:00 AM-11:00 PM, and occasional Sunday nights. MME is one of multiple truck terminals and industrial users adjacent to Towns Edge Manufactured Home Park, or along Mustang Drive. Trailer parking is currently about 170' set back from Towns Edge, and will be reduced to 57' (30' is the minimum setback permitted). The expansion of the trailer parking to be closer to homes, may result in more noticeable noise and vibration. • Exterior Lighting Existing flood lights are on the buildings, and light poles in the front parking lot. One of the conditions of approval is that the applicant shall submit a photometric plan with the building permit application, and adjust the existing exterior light fixtures so that they are downcast (vs. angled). • Screening A standard semi -trailer is 13'-6" in height. Trailers will be parked 57' set back from the north property line, adjacent to Towns Edge Manufactured Home Park. Staff, and the Planning Commission recommended that two off -set rows of evergreen trees, a minimum of 8' in height, be planted on top of the 4' berm. Since the Planning Commission meeting, the applicant has revised plans, to increase the height of the berm, from 4' to 14' in height, and is Mounds View Municipal Code, Section 1006.06 (Development Codes)