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I i i I I RESOLUTION No. I 11-100 i STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY 1 CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON Ij RESOPTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND APPROVING A SITE PLAN AND NONCONFORMING USE PERMIT. • WHEIAS,an application has been made by Norm Wells Architect PA on behalf of Bell Lumber & Ile Company to permit construction of a 2,304 SF second story office addition and asso ated surface parking at 778 1' Street NW, and, WHEREAS,the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. )ljpplications for a Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit were received on September 26, $il11. 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing o October 18, 2011 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 3. a Planning Commission recommended conditional approval on October 18, 2011. 4. lie City Council considered the request on October 25, 2011. WHER .AS,the Planning Commission and City Council make the following Findings of Fact with resp, t to the Site Plan (LP2000-005)and Nonconforming Use Permit(NC201I-002): 1. 'I a property is zoned I-2,Heavy Industrial. 2. a property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for Business Park. 3. e applicant is proposing to construct a 2,304 SF second story office addition above the p.rtion of the building constructed in 2008-2009, including construction of 11 additional s rface parking stalls. 4. 1 e Planning Commission and City Council considered the Site Plan in accordance with I - 2 d strict standards of Section 6-150, the commercial performance standards of Section 6-390, a d the parking standards of Chapter 11 of the Zoning Code. 5. I e Planning Commission and City Council found all applicable Site Plan standards to be et, subject to installation of additional landscaping as outlined in the conditions of a.proval. 6. ' I e Planning Commission and City Council determined the following nonconformities e 1st on the site: A Parking areas less than the required setback. b Storage areas less than the required setback c Odor detectable beyond the lot line d Lack of concrete curbing & bituminous or concrete drive-aisles - i.e. dust e Fence heights and locations taller than allowed by code ' Exterior building materials along street frontages not meeting Section 6-390(12). 7. he Planning Commission and City Council considered the Nonconforming Use Permit in sI'cordance with Section 8-460 (2) and the following criteria: a The total number of nonconformities is reduced. 1