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17 1 Planning Commission 2 August 20, 2002 3 Page 2 4 -5 VIII. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION. 6 8.1 Review preliminary site plan for Business Data Record Services, 3015 37th Avenue 7 NE. 8 Susan Hall presented the preliminary plans for Business Data Record Services at 3015 9 37th Avenue NE. She noted that their plans call for demolition of four existing buildings 10 and construction of a new 40,000 s.f. building. Although not marked on the preliminary 11 site plan, the applicants may need a variance as they have mentioned a building height of 12 43-44 feet. Maximum building height in a Light Industrial zoning district is 35 feet. A 13 good example of what this will look like is Business Data Record Services, which was 14 recently constructed at 200 Old Highway 8 in New Brighton. That building stands 42 feet 15 in height. Mr. Cloutier stated his electronic storage business is growing and hence the 16 need for more space. 17 18 Hall advised that the City Engineer has asked that drainage be addressed so that the 19 runoff from the site goes to a water retentions ond. A new retention pond is shown on the 20 preliminary site plan. 21 22 Mark Murlowski, Chief Executive w% Beair Excavating, reviewed a history of this 23 property and stated they would like feedback from the Planning Commission and 24 recommendations to proceed wi "RIMS ext sE p. He explained they are an affiliate of 25 Berger Transfer, the original and nwner of the property, and the largest Allied 26 agent for household and commercia°goods in the nation. Their headquarters is in St. 27 Anthony and they have s .. .-pother s s as well. The St. Anthony facility was built in 28 the late 1950s, early 19609'., dathat several additions have occurred. 29 30 Jim White, architect : or theproject, stated they have completed preliminary planning of 31 this site. He reviewed us. s and buildings that surround this site and stated the project 32 would involve the demoliin of four single-story buildings (one being a walkout). He 33 stated Business Data Record Services has gradually been improving the appearance and 34 life/safety issues at the site. He reviewed several of those improvements which included 35 sprinkling the building and improving energy efficiency. 36 37 Mr. White noted the footprint of the new building, which would replace a 40-year-old 38 non-sprinkled building with a sprinkled, precast, maintenance-free building. He 39 displayed a picture of the building and photographs were handed out and reviewed by the 40 Planning Commissioners. 41 42 Mr. White stated the civil engineer has found the watershed criteria can be met and 43 preliminary discussions with them have occurred. He stated from grade to parapet it is 44 42 to 44 feet in height with the first four feet giving the truck dock height. Since the site 45 slopes from the south down 20 feet towards the railroad tracks on the north, the impact of 46 the building height from County Road D is minimal, probably four to six feet higher than 47 the current highest building on the site. Also, there is a small auto shop to the west that is 48 slightly higher than their highest building so this may be about the same height as that 49 building.