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Planning Commission Minutes - September 18, 2001 Page 1 PLANNING COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Regular Meeting – 09-18-01 7:30 p.m. Present: Commissioners Larry Baker, Jim O’Brien, Norm Schiferl, Thomas O’Keefe, Jeff Schopf, and Paul Zisla Absent: Commissioners David Schmitz. Also Present: Patrick Boylan, City Planner Char Samuelson, Councilmember ? Minute Approval – August 21, 01 minutes were approved – No additions ? Agenda Review ? Council Action -Voted to approve expansion of Brooks and Company -Approved building for Voigt Trailer Company -Approved a moratorium on Brighton Village. Task force appointed -Declared maximum property tax levy. Public Hearing: Mounds View School District 621 – SP 01 – 13 & LP 01 – 12 Consideration of a Site Plan Review and Special Use Permit to construct a 9,700 square foot addition onto Sunnyside Elementary School at 2070 West County Road H. The school is located half way between Long Lake Road and Silver Lake Road in the north part of the city. The size of the parcel is 10 acres . The building and parking setbacks do comply. This would be an eight classroom addition. There will be a school bus turn and also a parent/student drop off area with sort of a safe zone. There are five new poles which are proposed to illuminate the new parking lot with downward cast lights and the exterior will match the façade of the school. The site was discussed with the city forester and it was determined that extra care would need to be taken to protect the trees that are near the staging area. Staff is recommending that barriers be placed around the trees to help protect drip lines to help reduce compaction of soil for the root systems around those trees and that any trees that are removed through the parking lot, driveway or through the addition to the site, are replaced on a one to one basis. A neighborhood meeting was held and one person showed up and there was a very well focused presentation. Staff believes all the Special Use Permit standards are met. Sandy Gay of Perkins and Will Architects represented the Mounds View Public School District and explained the project to the Planning Commission. She explained they would be adding a classroom addition and changing existing parking. The school Safety Committee will be monitoring the parking changes. The project calls for adding several new parking spaces. The three ball fields will remain in their current locations. A hard surface play area will be repaired. Another small addition will house a chiller, a mechanical room. The other changes will be remodeling of the interior of the building. It is a special indoor air quality system. There will be some ceiling work done to accommodate it and on the exterior of the building there will also be some work done along the exterior perimeter of the building. The presenter explained the brick of the addition would be colored to match the rest of the building.