Adopt Resolution #18-211 Approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Application for Truck Garant at 6021 Hwy 21 (Project #17-151); Case of Roman Gadaskin

Roman Gadaskin (the "Applicant") has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) at 6021 Highway 10 NW (the "Subject Property") to allow a Truck Garant, a dispatch trucking company to operate from the subject property. Dump trucks from Truck Garant are dispatched to haul construction material all over the metropolitan area.  No construction material is brought back to the subject property. The Applicant is proposing to utilize this location as a dispatch center where the vehicles will be stored and where minor maintenance and fabrication would occur. The facility would not be available to the general public. This business was first brought to the attention of Staff through its code enforcement program.  Over the past several months the applicant and business owner have been working with Staff to make corrections prior to being brought forward for CUP consideration.

The Planning Commission considered this request at its regularly scheduled meeting on November 1, 2018.  The draft minutes of that meeting have been included with this case.  The Planning Commission recommended approval of the requested Conditional Use Permit pursuant to the Staff Review Letter and approval of construction plans by the City Engineer.

City Staff attempted to notify all property owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property of the request via U.S. mail and published a notice of public hearing in the Anoka Union Herald, the City's official newspaper.

The Applicant, Roman Gadaskin has requested a conditional use permit for the company Truck Garant. Truck Garant dispatches vehicles daily to haul construction materials for various construction projects around the twin cities. Truck Garant does minor servicing like oil changes on its own vehicles and also does minor fabrication to its own vehicles. Truck Garant does not currently nor is it requesting to provide vehicle maintenance or fabrication to any outside customers. The Property has been formerly used as a gas station.

The Comprehensive Plan guides the subject property for Commercial Use and is zoned H-1 Highway 10 District. The proposed business is consistent with the Commercial Use Comprehensive Plan guidance and the H-1: Highway 10 District as the proposed use is consistent with Motor Vehicle Service as well as light manufacturing both of which are listed as Conditional Uses in the H-1 Highway 10 District. The Applicant would park dump trucks on the proposed parking area.  Any vehicles not operable or being serviced would be stored inside of the existing structure.

Currently the site has a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees on to the north and east sides of the property. There is also a stand of deciduous trees in the middle of the property which also screen this area from the south and towards Highway 10.  Any outdoor storage must continue to be screened from view and be only on a concrete or black top surface. No inoperable vehicle or vehicles parts may be stored outside.

The H-1 Highway 10 District requires 1 deciduous/coniferous trees per 50 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 tree per 1,000 square feet of building footprint area, whichever is greater.  City code also requires 1 shrub per 30 lineal feet of site perimeter or 1 per 300 square feet of building footprint area, whichever is greater. The 1,300 lineal feet is the greater requirement even with the potential future 3,600 square foot expansion. As a result the lineal feet requirement is the greater of the two and 26 deciduous/coniferous trees are required. As a result deciduous/coniferous trees are required and 43 shrubs are required. These landscaping requirements are being reviewed based on the entire site requirements and in connection with the CUP application for car sales and service from the same property.  The required totals indicated below are reflective of the entire site and cover the requirements of both CUP’s.

Per the city code, one parking stall is required for every 300 square feet of office space or one parking stall per 1,000 square feet of industrial space. The site plan shows the existing building to be approximately 2,000 square feet building with 9 parking stalls.  The 9 proposed spaces is more than is required to meet City Code and would also be adequate parking if a future 3,600 square foot building addition were completed.

Alternatives

Alternative 1: Adopt Resolution #18-211 approving a Conditional Use Permit for Truck Garant at 6021 Highway 10. Staff is supportive of Alternative 1.

Alternative 2:  Do not adopt Resolution #18-211 approving a Conditional Use Permit for Truck Garant at 6021 Highway 10. Staff is not supportive of Alternative 2.

The Applicant is responsible for all costs associated with this request.

The Planning Commission recommended approval of Resolution #18-211 approving the requested Conditional Use Permit.

Motion to adopt Resolution #18-211 approving a Conditional Use Permit for Truck Garant at 6021 Hwy 10 contingent upon conformance with the Staff Review Memo and approval of construction plans by the City Engineer.