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Maxsun Furniture Store/CD 04-39 March 21, 2005 Page 2 Background The Commission on October 26, 2004 considered a request for a zone change and preliminary plat. The land use and zone change were to change the southern portion of the site from Light Industrial/Business Park to Highway Business/Planned Unit Development. This request was approved by the City Council November 1, 2004. Analysis Site Plan The proposed 50,000 square foot retail furniture store is located in the middle of the proposed Lot 1, Block 1 Elk River Crossing 6th Addition. A detention pond is located along the easterly portion of the site, and two access points, 1) from 179th Avenue NW, and 2) from Industrial Circle, are proposed. Access points will be shared with the vacant lot to the west, which is tentatively proposed to be the home of Tractor Supply Company. The building and parking setbacks are met by the proposed site plan. Grading and Drainage Plan Currently located on the subject property is a drainage pond that is configured in an east-west direction. The applicants are proposing to relocate this drainage pond and reconfigure it so that it lies in a north-south direction along the east property line. The drainage pond is proposed to be located under the 200-foot wide utility easement for Great River Energy. Also in this general vicinity is an H.U.e. easement also controlled by Great River Energy. The applicant will need written permission from the easement holder to locate this detention pond in the proposed location. The City Engineer has noted other drainage-related comments in his memo. Transportation As noted earlier, the site will have access points on two City streets -179th Avenue and Industrial Circle. As part of the Elk River Crossing 6th Addition approval, an additional 10 feet of right-of-way will need to be granted along the north property line to provide for additional right-of-way, should the City decide to expand Zane Street and 179th Avenue. The applicant has located the driveway in such a way as to be in alignment with the Home Depot southerly entrance. An electric transformer box will need to be relocated in order to construct this driveway. Also as a result of the Elk River Crossing 6th Addition plat approval, the property owners will be required to pay a $15,000 to restripe 179th Avenue and Zane Street accordingly. Passenger vehicles will use the 179th Avenue access, while delivery vehicles will utilize the Industrial Circle driveway. The City Engineer has noted that all construction traffic should be routed from Twin Lakes Road onto Industrial Circle and into the site. Both access points will be shared and this will require cross access and parking agreements between the two parcels. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2004\CU 04-39 Maxsun Furniture\3 2105 cc memo. doc