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r Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 16, 2006 Page 5 1 building to add more office space. She explained that as part of this renovation, Mr. O'Brien 2 reported that in order to relieve their parking situation,they are planning to expand their parking 3 area on the west side of the building. To construct expanded parking area,they are proposing to 4 encroach approximately ten feet into the right-of-way adjacent to Anthony Lane South. 5 6 Ms. Moore-Sykes reported that Mr. O'Brien also suggested that they may need to add 7 approximately four to seven parking stalls in the front of the building for walk-in clients. This 8 proposal involves the area to the south of the building and also encroaches into the right-of-way 9 adjacent to the south loop of Anthony Lane South. 10 11 Acting Chair Hanson welcomed Mr. O'Brien. 12 13 Loren O'Brien, CEO for Building Fasteners, explained they are expanding their property on the 14 west and showed on the map where the expansion will go. He noted he would like to expand the 15 parking lot. This building was set up as a multi-tenant building originally. They now occupy the 16 entire building. This is one of the options to handle the growth of the company. A distribution 17 center is open in Ramsey, but there is very little office space. After this plan was done,he 18 noticed the driveway that goes to 39`h. There is a roof that goes over the door. He would like to 19 close an area off that is now used by the industrial area for a way to get to 39`h. He also noted he 20 would like to add a second story office at some point as they grow. 21 22 Vice Chair Hanson asked if they could build up and it sounds like they are planning on doing 23 that. Mr. O'Brien said they do have plans to do that in the future. They have a mezzanine level, 24 and will need more space. He explained they are wholesalers and do have some customers that 25 pick up at the city desk and they do have couriers. 26 27 Mr. O'Brien explained that at the changeovers of the shifts is when the parking issues come into 28 play. They operate 24 hours/day. Most of the office space is cubicles and they are packed in as 29 close as possible. He asked what the ordinance is on how much office space they can have and 30 whether there is a certain percentage. 31 32 Ms. Moore-Sykes offered to look this up and report back to him. Mr. O'Brien said he foresees 33 the business downsizing the warehouse portion and increasing office space. He noted they have 34 about 50 employees at this site. 35 36 Acting Chair Hanson said at the Planning Commission meeting next month they will ask for 37 more parking lot space. 38 39 Ms. Moore-Sykes noted that a page was distributed to the Commissioners and explained the 40 orientation of the building. There is 120 feet right of way from curb to curb. From the center of 41 the Boulevard to the center of the property line is 60 feet. It is 33 feet to the curb. That is the 42 area he would be expanding into on the west side. Along the south, it is 33 feet from the center 43 line to the property line and 15 feet from property line to the curb. 44