Consider Request for Site Plan approval for a Building Expansion on the Property Located at 6820 143rd Ave NW; Case of Molin Concrete Products Company

The applicant, Molin Concrete Products Company, is requesting Site Plan approval to begin concrete product production on site with a 10,000 square foot addition to the existing 60,092 square foot facility (former Oldcastle Precast). The applicant is proposing this use at the property located at 6820 143^rd Avenue NW.

Notification is not required for site plan reviews.

The subject property is located within the E-2 Employment District. The intent of this district is to accommodate general industrial activities. The E-2 District allows manufacturing uses as a permitted use. The site plan indicates an existing area for outdoor storage at the southwest portion of the site. This outdoor storage meets the accessory use limits of 30% of the property and will remain within these parameters with the 10,000 square foot building addition.The applicant is proposing a 10,000 square foot expansion to the east wall of the existing building in an area presently covered with an impervious surface.

The expansion includes 10,000 square feet of additional manufacturing space. The zoning ordinance requires one space for each 1,000 square feet of industrial use or ten (10) additional parking spaces above the sixty (60) required for the existing building. The site has sixty-seven (67) existing parking stalls along north property line where seventy (70) are required. However, the applicant is also showing where an additional ten (10) stalls could be striped, if needed in the future, as proof of parking.  Considering that the proposed use of the building addition area is mainly manufacturing, Staff believes that the existing and proof of parking is sufficient. 

The elevation plans for the proposed addition indicate the use of smooth face precast concrete wall panels that will abut existing ribbed precast concrete wall panels. The east elevation (most visible from a public street) includes an overhead door, small windows at the top and pre-finished metal wall panels for accenting above the windows. The applicant has provided color schematics that indicate the pre-finished metal panels will match the existing metal panels on the building.

Additional information related to grading, drainage and erosion control, as outlined in the Staff Review File dated September 27, 2013 and revised October 18, 2013, will be necessary prior to issuance of a building permit.

All costs associated with processing the application are the responsibility of the Applicant.

The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed site plan at their October 3, 2013 regular meeting and recommended approval contingent upon compliance with the Staff Review File and execution of a Development Permit with the City.

Motion to approve the Site Plan submittal contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review File dated October 18, 2013 and execution of a Development Permit.