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• ELK RIVER PLANNING COMMISSION PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NOTES HELD AT ELK RIVER CITY HALL TUESDAY, MAY 1 1, 2 0 0 4 Members Present: Chair Ropp, Commissioners Anderson, Curtis,Lemke,Pederson and Offerman Members Absent: Commissioner Stevens Staff Present: Michele McPherson,Director of Planning; Scott Harlicker, Senior Planner;Chris Leeseberg,Planner 1. Chair Ropp called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Relocation of ABRA Presented by Ron Fiscus Ivlr. Ron Fiscus of PlanScape Partners,representing ABRA Auto Body,reviewed the issues relating to ABRA relocating to Mulvaney Point. Mr. Fiscus reviewed the evolution of ABRA's corporate image and why they feel it is appropriate for them to locate in the Business Park district. Mr. Fiscus provided and overview regarding the two options to allow ABRA to relocate to Mulvaney Point. They include a text amendment to the Business Park District standards, or a zone change from Business Park to Ti ht Industrial. Commissioner Anderson asked what the size of the parcel was. Mr. Fiscus stated three acres. Commissioner Pederson asked where the access to the site would be. It was noted that access to the site would be from 3ra Street. Commissioner Pederson also asked if the design of the building was similar to the Ham Lake facility. Mr. Fiscus indicated yes. Chair Ropp asked what the size of the building was. The response was 18,000 square feet. Commissioner Anderson asked why the other sites that were offered were not selected. Mr. Fiscus indicated that they were not within close proximity to the existing ABRA facility and that the price of the other sites was exorbitant. The Commission then discussed the pros and cons of both alternatives and felt that a tightly-written text amendment would be the most appropriate choice in order to allow ABRA to relocate within this area. 3. TML Land Holdings—Quanrud Property The Commission heard a presentation by Hakanson-Anderson regarding a residential subdivision south of County Road 12 and west of Kliever Lake Fields which would subdivide 14 acres into 28 single family home sites. One access from County Road 12 has been proposed. The engineer noted that three of the lots would potentially not meet the lot depth requirements of the Rlc District. The issue of access from the County Road was discussed. It was noted that the County is responsible for regulating access onto their facility and if the County were to allow the access point, the City would not prohibit the access and in fact would encourage it, as without the access to County Road 12, there is an extremely long cul-de-sac and no secondary access for emergency vehicle purposes to the subdivision.