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Memo to Mayor and City Council Page 2 August 23, 2000 June 1994 November 1994 February 1995 March 1995 Country Crossing I Country Crossing 2 Country Crossing Townhomes Country Crossing Busines Center (plat) The rezoning request, by the City of Elk River, to rezone this area to Business Park was approved in October 1994. All of these requests have a concurrent time line and the subject property was zoned for light manufacturing uses prior to construction of the homes in the adjacent neighborhood. Prior to approval of the plats and rezoning noted above, the City completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet that declared no need for an Environmental Impact Statement. The petition states, "The proposed project far exceeds the norm for building height of surrounding homes". The maximum building height allowed within the Business Park Zoning District is 45 feet. The proposed structure is 34 feet in height with only the storage tanks being 37 feet in height; well below the maximum height allowed within the Business Park Zoning District. Due to the distance separating the homes from the proposed facility, many will not see the structure, as it would be below the site lines from the homes. The petition states, "The proposed design which includes tall silos and a stainless steel facade is not compatible with the surrounding neighborhood." The fa~;ade of the building is not stainless steel; the building is proposed to be constructed of concrete tip-up panels painted a light gray color. The only portion of the building that will be stainless steel will be the proposed storage tanks and architectural details such as metal-wrapped columns on the office portion of the structure, both of which are located on the north side of the building and away from the surrounding residential neighborhood. There will also be a narrow strip of metal flashing at the top of the panels. Statement 2. The project does not meet the City of Elk River's Zoning Ordinance. The Business Park zoning allows as a permitted use light manufacturing when the underlying land use is Light Industrial. Above-ground storage tanks are a conditional use. The request by Opus Northwest and Softpac, Inc. (formerly ANC) is for a conditional use permit for the exterior above-ground storage tanks proposed to be constructed of stainless steel and intended to house ingredients such as fruit concentrates and fruit juices that will be mixed with water and packaged as part of the manufacturing process. The ordinance defines light manufacturing as: "a use engaged in the manufacture, fabrication, processing, packaging or assembly predominantly from previously prepared materials of finished products or parts, but excluding basic industrial processing. The above S:~PLAN NING~VIICH MC\CCREPRTS\CU00-28A.DOC