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mI -'-M <br />n <br />Application Dale: 4/20'OS <br />Incomplete Letter Sent: 4/29/05 <br />Application considered complete: 6/2/05 <br />dOnlay Deadline: 8/1/05 <br />TO;Chair Rahn and Orono Planning Commission Members <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Mike Gaffron, Planning Director^ <br />July 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 - REVISED PLAN <br />Application Summaiy: At the 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 />parking area south of the existing main lot, and construction of an addition to tlie existing <br />accessory building south of the principal structure (see attached Notice of Planning <br />Commission Action). Applicant has since decided to re-oriem die building addition north- <br />south rather than east-west. Staff concluded that bringing this back to Planning Commission <br />for further review was more appropriate than sending it on to Council without PC input.____ <br />List of Exhibits: <br />A - Revised Plan <br />B - Notice of Planning Commission Action 7-1-05 <br />C - Memo and Exhibits of June 16,2005 <br />Revised Pian <br />The revised plan is attached as Exhibit A. The 50* x 100’ garage addition is now oriented north- <br />south, extending westward from the west end of the existing building. The parking lot apron <br />serving the garage has been revised slightly to accomodate the new orientation. The area of <br />impervious surface is actually about 925 s.f. less than that initially proposed. Visually, the <br />building will be no more visible from Highway 12 or from adjacent properties than the prior <br />orientation. <br />Items for Considcratioii <br />1. The 5,000 s.f. addition and the 1,875 s.f existing detached garage will be required to <br />have matching facade materials/colors to appear as a single building rather than an old <br />wing and a new wing. <br />2. Are there any other specific concerns with the proposed garage and parking lot addition? <br />Staff Rccommendatioii <br />Staff recommends appr jval per the conditions attached to the June 20 recommendation. <br />NOTE: The revised site plan received 7-14-05 shows 2 proposed 60’ Hag poles. These require a separate <br />CUP application, hnve not beea pnbiisbed for, nnd cannot be approved as part of the current application. <br />H