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City of <br />El ----~ <br />River <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Plannin Commission 5.5 <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Plamun Items Au st 9, 2011 Chris Leeseber ,Park Planner-Planner <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Request by City of Elk River for Conditional Use Permit for erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er <br />Public Works Facility, REVIEWED BY <br />Public Hearing -Case No. CU 11-14 <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit <br />(CUP) request with the following conditions: <br />1. Alighting plan will need to be provided showing that a level of 1.5 footcandles is <br />maintained. <br />2. A landscape plan will need to be approved by staff. <br />3. A sign permit will be required for all exterior signage. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />Early in 2010, the City of Elk River hired an architectural firm to complete a master plan for their public <br />works facility expansion. Later the same year, the city then hired 292 Design Group to complete the <br />architectural, civil, and engineering components of the expansion. <br />OVERVIEW <br />The subject property is about 27-acres in size and is zoned I1 (Light Industrial) where Government Buildings <br />and Facilities require a CUP. The property is west of the intersection of County Road 1 and Proctor <br />Avenue. <br />Timing <br />Phase I (late fall 20 ~ 1): <br />1. Relocate the fueling station <br />2. Relocate the salt shed <br />3. Relocate the compost area <br />4. Relocate the oil drop off station <br />Phase II: <br />1. Build an approximately 65,000-square footage addition onto the existing 18,400-square foot <br />building. <br />The city is requesting the CUP now which would authorize Phase I to occur this fall, with bidding to take <br />place for Phase II this winter. <br />N:\Departrnents\Community Development\Platuiing\Case Files\CUP\CU 11-14 ER Public Woiks\CU 11-14_PC.doc <br />