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if <br />I : <br />!? <br />Application Date: 4/20/0S <br />Incomplete Letter Sent: 4/29/05 <br />Application considered complete: tS/2/05 <br />Initial 60-day Deadline: 8/1/05 <br />Extended on 7-21-05 to: 9/30/05 <br />TO:Chair Rahii and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM: Mike Oafiron, Planning Director <br />DATE:September 14,2005 <br />SUBJECT: #05-3115 WJM Properties LLC (Morries Automotive Group) <br />- 2605 West Wayzata Boulevard - Amendment to Industrial Site Plan <br />- Parking Lot Revisions; Accessory Building Addition - <br />REVISED PLAN: Precast Concrete Building <br />Application Summary: At tne June PC meeting, WJM Properties' request was approved 6-0 <br />for a CUP Amendment and revisions to their Industrial Site Plan approval, for an expanded <br />paridng area south of the existing main lot, and construction of an addition to the existing <br />accessory building south of the principal structure (see attached Notice of Planning <br />Commission Action). Applicant then decided to re-orient the building addition north-south <br />rather than east-west, which was reviewed at the July PC meeting and approved 7-0 subject to: <br />1. Siding materials of accessory building addition and existing accessory building shall be <br />be of matching materials and colors; and <br />2. Final grading and drainage plans shall be submitted for review and approval by City <br />Engineer prior to Council action. <br />The applicant is now looking for approval to revise the building materials from steel <br />construction to a pre-cast concrete construction, with tip-up precast panels with aggregate face. <br />List of Exhibits: <br />A - Revised Building Plans & Aggregate Texture/Color Depictions <br />B - Notice of Planning Commission Action 7-21-05 <br />C - City Engineer Comments on Drainage Plan 8-19-05 <br />D - Memo and Exhibits of July 14,2005 <br />Revised Plan <br />The revised plan is attached as Exhibit A. The 50’ x 100’ north-south oriented garage will liave <br />a 10’ separation from the existing accessory building, rather than being attached. Building height <br />will be 20’ all around, now with a flat roof rather than the low pitched roof previously reviewed, <br />which was 16’ on the sides and 20’ high at the peak. From staffs perspective, these changes <br />create no additional visual impacts from off-site. <br />Colored versions of the facade aggregate will be provided at the meeting. <br />i <br />E <br />jijm <br />4