HomeMy WebLinkAbout9708SPV_SpectroSitePlanandVariance_PCExecSumm_04081997CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
Planning Commission Meeting Date: April 8, 1997
AGENDA ITEM: Spectro Alloys Corporation: Site Plan AGENDA SECTION:
Review Public Hearing
PREPARED BY: Rick Pearson, City Planner AGENDA NO. 7A
ATTACHMENTS: Draft findings, Site Plan Reduction,APPROVED
Cross sections, Project Update II Booklet
Applicant:Greg Palen, Dan Hoklas; Spectro Alloys Corp.
Location:13320 Doyle Path
Property Owner(s) Spectro Alloys Corp.
Comp. Guide Plan Land Use Desig.: General Industrial
Current Zoning: General Industrial
SUMMARY
Spectro Alloys is located on Doyle Path, north of Th 55 in the General Industrial (IG) District.
The City has received a request for building permits needed for small structures that will be
located on the site. The structures are in required setback areas resulting in a variance
request.
The three structures that require building permits include a 14' x 17' control shed, a 23' x 10'
bag house and a 30' x 37' concrete "pit The combined areas of the structures are less than
ten percent of the overall building and would be exempt from the public site plan review
process in accordance with the "fast -track ordinance However, all three proposed structures
encroach within the fifty foot side yard setback required in the IG District as well as a portion
of the forty foot bluff line setback required in the Mississippi River Critical Corridor overlay
district (MRCC).
The proposed structures support material handling equipment that sorts and places scrap
aluminum in six outdoor bins. The plant has been in operation for some 25 years and as much
as 40 feet of the eastern side of the main plant is encroaching within the side yard setback.
This side yard is adjacent to a rail spur which has previously been used for shipping of material.
The project drawings include a design for bringing an additional rail spur directly onto the
property to a loading dock for direct use. This relationship provides the basis for a Staff
recommendation in favor of granting the variances.
DNR COMMENTS
Mr. Pat Lynch of the Department of Natural Resources has reviewed the Spectro Allows site
and has indicated that DNR is not opposed to the request. Mr. Lynch acknowledges that the
site is generally a pre- existing situation with the building permit request creating some
opportunity to require that the site be cleaned up. The questions resulting from the review are:
1.What is the height of the proposed buildings or structures? The highest platform
indicated on the elevation provided by Spectro Alloys is 68 feet. The highest part of the
Spectro Alloys Corp. Site Plan Review
April 8, 1997 Regular Meeting Reviews
Page 2.
g" which vertically moves material is 74 feet. The maximum height in the general
industrial District is 75 feet with allowances for an additional 25 feet for `mechanical
appurtenances':
2.Is the onsite septic system up to current standards? The new Individual Sewage
Treatment Systems ordinance (ISTS) requires inspections and periodic improvements for
conformance with current requirements.
3.Is there a storm water management or erosion control plan? The variances can be
conditioned on approval of an erosion control plan by the Public Works Department.
4.Is landscaping proposed in the bluff line setback between the bluff and the buildings
structures? No Landscaping is proposed other than along the Th 55 right -of -way. The
cross sections prepared by RLK associates indicates that Spectro Alloys Corp. Is not
visible from the Mississippi River Corridor.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
THE BOARD OF APPEALS AND ADJUSTMENTS
Motion to grant the variances to yard and bluff line setbacks as requested by Spectro Alloys
Corporation in accordance with the attached findings as required in Section 15.2 of the
Zoning Ordinance; and,
THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Motion to approve the site plan for Spectro Alloys Corp. Subject to: 1) granting of yard and
bluff line setback variances as required; 2) provision of landscaping as specified in the RLK
drawing in section 6 of the project update II booklet with the plantings and berming occurring
outside of the Th 55 right -of -way; 3) approval of the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources as required; 4) approval of an erosion control plan by the Department of Public
Works; 5) approval of the Minnesota Department of Transportation as required; and, 6)
conformance with all applicable building and fire codes.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
FINDINGS FOR SPECTRO ALLOYS CORP.
The Board of Appeals and Adjustments and the City Council, upon appeal, must find as follows in
the granting of a variance from this ordinance:
1.Granting a variance will not adversely affect the public health, welfare and safety and will
not be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhood.
No information has been provided or received the would suggest that the variance would
adversely affect the public health, welfare and safety. The railroad right -of -way separates the
variance area from adjacent properties by an additional 100 feet. The material handling
equipment is purposely being located to allow passage of emergency vehicles through the site in
this specific location.
2.Strict interpretation or enforcement would result in a practical difficulty or unnecessary
hardship inconsistent with the intent of this Ordinance and the Comprehensive Guide Plan.
The proposed improvements enhance efficiency and safety and will aid the applicant in cleaning
up the site, thereby reducing potential enforcement issues.
3.There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the
property, use or facilities that do not apply generally to other properties in the same
district.
There is a definite mutual relationship between the industrial use and the adjacent rail spur.
The proximity of rail and rail access potential with shipping opportunities enhances the
industrial use while providing additional separation from neighboring properties by the addition
of the rail road right -of -way width of 100 feet.
4.Strict or literal interpretation would deprive the applicant of the use and enjoyment of his
property in a manner similar to other owners in the same district.
C.F. Industries, Continental Nitrogen, Dixie Petrol Chemical and Koch Refining Company all
have direct rail access to their properties.
5.Granting of the variance will not allow a use which is otherwise not a permitted use in the
zoning district in question.
Spectro Alloys Corp. recycles and processes aluminum ingots from scrap materials and as such
is a permitted use in the General Industrial District.
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