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Request for Action <br />Ciry nf <br />Elk <br />River <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Planning Commission <br />4.3b <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearings <br />September 22, 2020 <br />Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities, 1643 Main St. NW <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Conditional Use Permit to allow a government <br />Reviewed by <br />facility in the R-lc zoning district, Case No. CU <br />20-19 <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit with the following condition to satisfy the <br />standards set forth in Section 30-654: <br />1. The hours of operation shall be limited to 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for <br />emergencies. <br />Background/Discussion <br />This application is part of the Elk River Municipal Utilities (ERMU) <br />building expansion project. The project will consist of a Zone Change r <br />(ZC 20-03), a Conditional Use Permit (CU 20-19), Preliminary and <br />Final Plat (P 20-13 & P 20-14), a Variance (V 20-14), and an Easement <br />Vacation (EV 20-05). The subject site is at the south east corner of the <br />intersection of Main St. and Tipton Ave. " ` cR 33 <br />P <br />The property, if the associated Zone Change (ZC 20-03) request is also <br />approved, is zoned R1-c where Government Facilities require a <br />Conditional Use Permit (CUP). RR <br />The applicant is seeking a CUP to construct a new maintenance facility Hwy io <br />• ;s <br />and associated site improvements. The site includes several parcels — CR 12 <br />that will be consolidated into a single parcel. The existing homes will <br />be removed, but the power plant and utility building will remain as part <br />of the new maintenance complex. <br />A new 59,518 sq.ft. building will be constructed on the northwest ytiy <br />corner of the site and includes space for office and vehicle storage. %9 <br />The building exterior will be constructed using precast concrete panels, <br />metal wall panels and face brick. <br />Figure <br />The current code requires one parking space per 300 sq.ft. of office space and one parking space per 2,000 sq.ft. of <br />warehouse space. With the existing buildings and new building there will be a total of 4,740 sq.ft. of office area, <br />The Elk River Vision P O N E R E u 1 1 <br />A welcoming community avith revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional [NATURE <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. Updated. August 2020 <br />