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 sq. ft. addition to the existing 60,092 sq. ft. 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 zoned 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 additional 10,000 square feet.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 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, there is also extensive paving on the site that could accommodate three (3) additional spaces. Based on the proposed use of the expansion area as mainly manufacturing, Staff recommends that the applicant show proof-of-parking of the three (3) additional stalls.

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 prefinished metal wall panels for accenting above the windows. Since different pre-cast concrete wall finishes are proposed, Staff recommends a condition to require a colored elevation plan and that proposed material colors match existing wall finishes.

The proposed landscaping is generally acceptable with requested revisions/clarifications as outlined in the Staff Review File dated September 27, 2013.

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

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

Staff recommends approval of the Site Plan contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review File September 27, 2013.

Motion to recommend that City Council approve the Site Plan submittal contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review File dated September 27, 2013.