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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-19 JPCJOINT POWERS COMMITTEE AGENDA June 19, 1985 Washington County Courthouse County Board Chambers Stillwater, MN 55082 5:30 p.m. I. Public Hearing A. Variance Request submitted by Beim Construction Company (owner) and UFE, Inc. (applicant) to construct an addition to an existing building. II. Business Meeting A. Call to Order B. Approval of Minutes C. New Business 1. UFE Variance Request D. General Discussion E. Adjournment Dated: June 5, 1985 /s/ Dennis O'Donnell Minutes of the Joint Powers Committee June 19, 1985 MEMBERS PRESENT k Harry Peterson, Ann Bod1ovick, Ray Senkus, Bill Lundquist STAFF PRESENT Dennis O'Donnell, Douglas Swenson, Rhonda Thode OTHERS PRESENT Dick. Carlson,, Terry Doerr CALL _TO_ORDER Harry Peterson called the business meeting to order at 5:55 p.m. APPROVAL_ OF MINUTES Ray Senkus moved to approve the February 27, 1985 minutes as submitted. Ann Podlovick seconded. Motion carried unanimously. BUSINESS MEETING Ray SenkUs moved to grant the variance for UFE as requested. Ann Bodlovick seconded. Motion carried unanimously. The next meeting of the Committee will be July 17, 1985. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made and seconded to adjourn at 6:00 p. m. Motion carried unanimously. Minutes of the Joint Powers Committee June 19, 1985 UFE PUBLIC HEARING MEMPERS_PRESENT Harry Peterson, Ann Bod 1ov i c k, Ray Senk us, Bill Lundquist STAFF_PRESENT Dennis O'Donnell, Douglas Swenson, Rhonda Thode OTHERS_PRESENT Dick Carlson, Terry Doerr CALL_TO_ORDER Harry Peterson opened the public hearing at 5:35 p.m. Dick Carlson, an architect representing UFE, stated they are requesting a variance from the 201 s i deyard setback requirement to construct an addition to an existing building. The addition and existing building will be 3.51 from the property line. Mr. Carlson presented a master plan f the proposal. In terms of land, there are five lets, four of which UFE awns and one they rent on the north side (the current building on this rented lot is a warehouse). Part of the scheme is to tie three disjointed buildings together and make them visually consistent with the rest of the complex and give the building an aura of a united structure. UFE wishes to build a manufacturing addition which would relate to their present production facility, an office expansion would be renovated into the building presently occupied by a manufacturing facility, and a new linkage structure to serve as anoffice type function. The additions would expand the building to 117,000 square feet. Also, part of this development would be to enhance the entrance of the existing building. Access points would occur from Greeley Street and Industrial Blvd. UFE is in the process of working out an access easement along the east side of the property (a 30, strip). The final details have not been clarified as yet. In addition, UFE plans to pave a portion of H & I Wood Specialties area so they will have not only space for deliveries, but additional parking spaces. In turn, UFE will have the privilege of accessing off of Greeley Street. UFE wo=uld also like to extend the wall by the leading dock to provide a visual screen for adjacent property owners. Mr. Carlson felt the proposal Asa 1 wou1d have little, i f any, impact on the adjacent property owner, H& I Wood Specialties. Harry Peterson questioned if UFE will be acquiring the rented property. Mr. Carlson stated that acquisition of the land is dependent on whether the variance is granted. In response to a question from Ray Senkus, Mr. Carlson outlined the property lines on the master plan. Ann Bodlovick questioned what would happen if H & I_ would not agree to the easement. Mr. Carlson explained that wo=uld destroy their master plan and they would have to start from scratch. Harry Peterson pointed out it Joint Powers Committee UFE Public Hearing June 19, 1985 Page 2 would be of benefit to H & I because it would give them access onto Industrial Blvd. which they do not have not. Dennis O'Donnell stated he has not reviewed the master plan for all the zoning requirements and there may have to be some changes to their plan. He felt the approval of the variance would not cause any harm to adjoining property owners and would provide an overall benefit to the community. In addition, he said the master plan appears reasonable, especially in light of the fact UFE has limited area in which to expand. Harry Peterson felt it was a good master plan and it would be good for UFE to have the opportunity to tie all the buildings together. Mr. Carlson stated there are some minor reworkings, but that he presented is the basic concept. They dry not have the 20% open space requirement, but in reconfiguration, landscaping will be in the overall scheme to improve upon the visual aspect of the plan. The hearing closed at 5:55 p.m.