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Mounds View Planning Commission February 3, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 2 ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Citizens Requests and Comments on Items Not on the Agenda None. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. Planning Cases A. Resolution 1129-21, Recommending Approval of Development Review of Midwest Motor Express at 2169 Mustang Drive Community Development Director Sevald stated 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 square feet, to 32,841 sq ft (9,000 square feet addition, or 38%), and shift semi-trailer parking stalls north. Staff recommended the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Development Review as requested. Commissioner Monn asked if an eight foot fence or other screening would be required along the shared property line with the mobile home park. Community Development Director Sevald suggested this question be passed along to the adjacent homeowners who were attending this meeting. He commented normally the City requires a six or eight foot fence. He was of the opinion that a six or eight foot fence would not provide adequate screening from the adjacent mobile home park, due to the height of the mobile home units. Alicia Hochstatter, 2124 Dickins Lane, stated she lived directly behind this business and had a clear view of the trucks behind her house. She commented on the large trees that were along the property line and questioned who owned these trees. She indicated these trees had numerous branches and limbs fall onto the mobile home park properties causing damage. She explained she would support a fence or some other type of screening being required. Commissioner Monn supported the City requiring some type of fencing in order to further screen this business from the adjacent mobile home units. Commissioner Nelson anticipated that a six foot fence would not really screen the view of the trucks given the height of the mobile home units. Commissioner Monn stated she believed some form of a fence would be better than no fence.