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Page 2 <br /> Susan Hall presented the preliminary plans for Business Data Record Services at <br /> 2 3015 37th Avenue NE. She noted that their plans call for demolition of four existing <br /> 3 buildings and construction of a new 40,000 s.f. building. Although not marked on the <br /> 4 preliminary site plan, the applicants may need a variance as they have mentioned a <br /> 5 building height of 43-44 feet. Maximum building height in a Light Industrial zoning <br /> 6 district is 35 feet. A good example of what this will look like is Business Data Record <br /> 7 Services, which was recently constructed at 200 Old Highway 8 in New Brighton. That <br /> 8 building stands 42 feet in height. Mr. Cloutier stated his electronic storage business is <br /> 9 growing and hence the need for more space. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Hall said that the City Engineer has asked that drainage be addressed so that the runoff <br /> 12 from the site goes to a water retention pond. A new retention pond is shown on the <br /> 13 preliminary site plan. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Mark Murlowski, Chief Executive with Belair Excavating, reviewed a history of this <br /> 16 property and stated they would like feedback from the Planning Commission and <br /> 17 recommendations to proceed with the next step. He explained they are an affiliate of <br /> 18 Berger Transfer, the original and current owner of the property, and the largest Allied <br /> 19 agent for household and commercial goods in the nation. Their headquarters is in St. <br /> 20 Anthony and they have several other sites as well. The St. Anthony facility was built in <br /> 21 the late 1950s, early 1960s, and after that several additions have occurred. <br /> 22 <br /> Jim White, architect for the project, stated they have completed preliminary planning of <br /> 4 this site. He reviewed the uses and buildings that surround this site and stated the project <br /> 25 would involve the demolition of four single-story buildings (one being a walkout). He <br /> 26 stated Business Data Record Services has gradually been improving the appearance and <br /> 27 life/safety issues at the site. He reviewed several of those improvements which included <br /> 28 sprinkling the building and improving energy efficiency. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Mr. White noted the footprint of the new building, which would replace a 40-year-old <br /> 31 non-sprinkled building with a sprinkled, precast, maintenance-free building. He <br /> 32 displayed a picture of the building and photographs were handed out and reviewed by the <br /> 33 Planning Commissioners. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Mr. White stated the civil engineer has found the watershed criteria can be met and <br /> 36 preliminary discussions with them have occurred. He stated from grade to parapet it is <br /> 37 42 to 44 feet in height with the first four feet giving the truck dock height. Since the site <br /> 38 slopes from the south down 20 feet towards the railroad tracks on the north, the impact of <br /> 39 the building height from County Road D is minimal, probably four to six feet higher than <br /> 40 the current highest building on the site. Also, there is a small auto shop to the west that is <br /> 41 slightly higher than their highest building so this may be about the same height as that <br /> 42 building. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Mr. White stated the benefits to St. Anthony are to improve overall appearance, <br /> maintenance free materials, upgrading fire protection and energy efficiency, they expect <br /> X46 vehicle traffic will be dramatically reduced on Macalester Drive, and providing a new <br /> 47 detention pond to control run off. He stated they are requesting variances so they can <br />