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Planning Commission Minutes — July 26, 2007 Page 3 parcel could be an issue in the future. Schumann closed the public hearing. McRoberts made motion, Schumann seconded, to recommend approval of the conditional use permit and variances for the property line adjustment. Aye: Bailly, McRoberts, Moore, Rosenquist, Schumann Nay: Weidt Motion carried. Multi -Feeder Variances and Site Plan The Commission considered the request of Neal Nordling, 4821 White Bear Parkway, White Bear Lake, for site plan review for a building on 7.05 acre site located at Lot 3, Block 1, Bald Eagle Industrial Park 4th addition. The plan consisted of a two story building totaling 28,331 square feet for use by Mutifeeder Technology and showed two future building sites that would not be approved as part of the site plan review. The Associate Planner explained that when the applicant was ready to develop the rest of the site, they would need to subdivide the property or apply for a conditional use permit for a campus development to allow three buildings on one parcel. The Associate Planner explained the applicant was also requesting approval of two variances. The first variance was from the north and south side yard setback requirements to permit the two future buildings to be built 10 feet from the side property line where the ordinance required the buildings to be set back at a distance that is at least equal to the height of the building, and in no case less than 10 feet. The second variance request was from the front yard setback to permit a sign to be located at the property line where a 30 foot setback from the property line was required. McRoberts asked if the infiltration basins were on low ground and if the pond could be pulled back to have the sign in compliance. Bear said there was some flexibility to redesigning the infiltration basins. Schumann said there were minimum sizes to these basins, and he asked if it would be appropriate for the applicant to withdraw the request for the variances Bear said they could do that and reapply in the future when they had a site plan. Schumann opened the public hearing. Bruce Schwartzman, 2680 South Shore Boulevard, White Bear Lake, said he was the architect for the Nordling property, and he had been working with staff and found the industrial park to be exemplary in design. The infiltration ponds had been designed with a gradual slope and a steeper pond would be more difficult to maintain. To move any of the ponds to the east would create more hardships to the lots.