01-16-2007 Planning Commission Packet

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#07-3250 � January 11,2007 Pngc 4 of 12 -+ u City ordinances also dictate that preliminary plat approval is.effective for one year. Because preliminary and final plat approvals were granted simultaneously, the effective periods of preliminary and final approvals ran concurrently. Final plat approval expired six months after adoption of Resolution No. 5387, on April 10, 2006, because the conditions of the resolutioii had not been inet, aiid tlie applicants had not made the necessary submittals. However, .preliminary plat approval continued in effect tmtil one year after adoption of Resolution No. 5387, i.e. until October 10,2006. Within the weeks just prior to October 10 deadline the applicants attenlpted to complete fihe required submittals, and requested tllat Council grant a second final plat approval. On October 23, 2006 the City Council voted 4-1 to deny an eatensioii of the effective period of preliminary plat approval atid denied the request for a second final plat approval, finding that the conditions of Resolution No. 5387 had not been met within the allotted tune period. CoLmcil concluded that subinittal of perinits from MnDOT was an essential element of the conditions that was not completed. Council directed applica.nts to begin the entire rev'iew process ailew. � All approvals and docurnents associated with application#OS-3080 are considered as terminated and no longer valid. The Letter of Credit was returned to the applicants and development fees paid by the applicants were refiinded in late 2006. The applicants have now submitted a new application, nearly identical to the previously concept plan proposal, with some minor revisions intended to address the access issues. CONCEPT PLAN REVIEW � � , General Concept Plan review and approval is required as part of the Highway 12 PUD rezoning and development process. General Concept Plan approval would be similar to a Preliminary Plat approval in that it coriunits fihe Cify to approving the project, but without actually approving the Preliminary Plat until other issues have been resolved. Review of this application will focus primarily on the following areas: � - Impact on adjoining properties . - Build'ulg location,height, architectural materials aild building design . � - Landscaping and screening - Tr�c flow,road system impacts and needs - Parking requiremeiits and arrangement Overview The five proposed 2-unit office buildings are each one-a.nd-a-half story walkouts with a left and right uiut, sharing a corrunon entryway at the lst stoiy level. Gross square footage of each building is approxunately 6,800 s.f., with each unit havulg a 1,000 s.f. lower level, a 1,000 s.f. main level, and a 600 s.f. loft,plus 1600 s.f. of shared common areas. The submitted plans do not slZOw interior partitioning of individual tmits, which prestimably would be left to the discretion of the individual uiiit owner. The intent is tliat each unit would be iiidividually owned, with cross easenlents for the shared. interior spaces, and all portions of the site exterior to the buildings including green spaces, sidewalks and parking axeas,being within a single conunonly-owned lot.