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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 04-14 May 25,2004 Page 2 Overview The applicant is proposing to construct a 6,000 square foot building in conjunction with a truck terminal. The truck terminal component of the use requires a conditional use permit. The property is located on Jarvis Street, north of the railroad tracks,in the Cascade Industrial Park The property is currently undeveloped. The lot to the south will be a masonry business; the property to the west is a pipe yard, and single family residences are on the east side of Jarvis Street in Ramsey. The surrounding properties, on the west side of Jarvis, have a zoning of I2 (Medium Industrial) and a land use designation of MI (Medium Industrial). The building will be used to store two trucks and up to five trailers could be parked in the outdoor storage area. There is an area in the building for a small office space, but currently the office activities happen off site. The hours of operation vary from job to job and from day to day as well as season to season. The applicant stated that trucks could leave as early as 4:30 a.m. on rare occasions. Analysis Site Plan Parking and Access The site plan indicates two driveways onto Jarvis Street. The site should be limited to one access point with an internal connection of the driveway and the parking area. A 14 stall parking lot is proposed south of the building,with 15 additional stalls marked as future. There is no specific parking requirement in the zoning code for a truck terminal business. The applicant is providing parking at a ratio of 1 space for every 315 square feet of floor area. For comparison, the parking requirement for a warehouse is 1 space per 2000 square feet of floor area and for office it is 1 space for every 300 square feet. Parking should be sufficient for the proposed use. Access to the area behind the building is provided via a drive isle through the parking lot. The driveways and parking area will be paved and have concrete curb and gutter. Truck Terminal The outdoor trailer parking area will be located at the rear of the building. Although no surface material was indicated on the plan,it minimally will have to have a Class V surface. The drain field for the septic system will be located between the building and the north property line. The trailer parking area will have a fence along the eastern edge and along both the north and south property line with it terminating in the drainage and utility easement. No fencing is shown along the west end. S:APLANNINGVCase Files\2004VC.0 04-14 BMS INvestmentsACU 04-14_PC.doc