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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for January 8,2018 Page 9 of 11 Schwieters Concept Plan Planner Rachel Juba presented a sketch plan for Schwieters Properties, LLP, for a site located on the southwest corner of 140th Street and Fenway Boulevard. The proposed industrial development would include a 108,000 square foot manufacturing building, with associated outdoor storage, a 45,000 square foot warehouse building, a 17,000 square foot office building, and a 13,000 square foot office building. Development of this site would allow them to expand into the manufacturing of floor panels and roof trusses. The property totals approximately 30 acres with 11 acres of wetland throughout the site. The property is zoned Business Park(BP) and is guided as Business Park(BP) in 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Juba reviewed with Council the campus style layout showing where the buildings and parking would be and explaining how development of the site would be phased. The access to the site would be on the unimproved portion of 140th Street, and cost sharing for the improvements would need further evaluation. She talked about the applicants need for exterior storage, which is allowed in the Business Park zoning district; however, it excludes the raw material. She explained that staff felt there was little distinction between the raw and finished projects in this case. A zoning code amendment would need to be done to allow this exterior storage and it would only be allowed by a Conditional Use Permit, which would give the City some discretion. Juba reviewed the comments from the EDA and Planning Commission stating they were both comfortable with the plan and exterior storage. Juba asked Council to provide feedback on the project. Petryk asked about the raw material storage and questioned if the zoning amendment would go along with the property should it be sold. Juba replied it would run with the land, and the amendment needed to be written to consider what was allowed in the zoning district. Mayor Weidt invited the applicants to speak. Mike Brass from Colliers International stated he was the commercial broker representing the Schwieters, and he introduced Eli Rupnow from AMI Engineering, and Mark Wenzel from 292 Design. He also recognized Pat and Blake Schwieters and Brenda Kunkel from Schwieters Properties, who were in the audience. Wenzel talked about the plans and process explaining the screening, truck traffic, and future development of the office buildings. He said they had met the neighbors to the north who conveyed they wanted to make sure it was safe for pedestrians. Brass talked about delivery of raw materials, pickup of the final product, building locations, wetlands, and screening. Miron said he appreciated the consideration to the neighbors to the north and efforts to screen. He asked about the parking spaces and employment impacts. Brass replied there would be roughly 100 employees at full manufacturing and parking would accommodate both shifts at the same time. Miron stated he was in favor of the zoning amendment and appreciated staff's attention to making sure the appropriate language was in place. Petryk asked about use of the rail line, since the track has been improved. Blake Schwieters stated they would be utilizing the rail more frequently to bring in the raw materials, and manufactured products would mostly be moved by truck. Haas had no questions and stated he fully supported the project.