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. . . Christian Commercial/JT Land Company/CD 05-26 December 13, 2005 Page 2 Overview Existing Conditions The facility is proposed to be located on a 10 acre site. There is currently a residence, three accessory buildings and a silo on the property. The residence is occupied by employees of Plaisted Companies; they are caretakers of the mining pit during off hours. The property shares an access from Highway 169 with two adjacent residences. The site is a mix of woods and open area. The northwest comer of the site is wooded. The properties to the south and west are part of the Plaisted mining operation; the properties to the east and north are large lot residences. Proposal Operations The business will operate from 6AM to 6PM seven days a week. All production will take place inside the building. The applicant has indicated that there will be six employees per shift. Building The applicant is proposing to construct a 12,000 square foot concrete product manufacturing facility. The building will be 80' X 150'. The exterior of the building will be pre-finished metal panels, which are on the acceptable materials list for the 12 district. There are three loading doors, one on the south, north and west sides, and a service door on the north side. There will be a 10 foot wide concrete pad around the building. There will be some downcast lights on the outside of the building. No other site lighting is proposed. Access. Parking and Storage Access to the site will be from the south through the Plaisted mining pit. The applicant and the City have had conversations with MNDOT regarding using the existing residential driveway as a commercial access to this facility. The existing driveway from the north, off of Highway 169, can not be used by this facility. Per MNDOT, the access can only be used by the current single family residences. The site plan will have to be revised to eliminate the connection to the existing driveway from Highway 169. The area around the building will be used for storage of products and employee parking. There is sufficient room available to accommodate parking for the anticipated 6 employees per shift. There are 11 aggregate bins located north of the building. Bobcats will be used to transport aggregate from the bins to the inside of the building. Grading. Drainage and Utilities Grading, drainage and utilities are addressed in the City Engineer's memo. S:\pLANNING\Case Files\2005\CU 05-26 Christian Commercial\CU05-26PC12-13.doc