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RESOLUTION PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND RECOMMENDING APPROVAL A SITE PLAN AND NONCONFORMING USE PERMIT. WHEREAS, an application has been made by Joseph Wolkerstorfer on behalf of Wolkerstorfer Company Inc. to permit construction of a 9,000 SF addition to the existing industrial building located at 348/350 lst Street SW, and, WHEREAS,the procedural history of the application is as follows: 1. Applications for a Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit were received on November 2, 2012. 2. The Planning Commission, pursuant to published and mailed notices, held a public hearing on November 20, 201f2 and all present were given a chance to freely speak at the hearing. 3. The Planning Commission recommended conditional approval on November 20, 2012. WHEREAS,the Planning Commission makes the following Findings of Fact with respect to the Site Plan(LP2012-002) and Nonconforming Use Permit(NC2012-002): 1. The property is zoned I—2, Heavy Industrial. 2. The property is guided in the Comprehensive Plan for HI, Heavy Industrial. 3. The applicant is proposing to construct a 9,000 SF addition to the northeast side of the existing industrial building. 4. The applicant does not propose construction of any additional off-street parking, but rather proof-of-parking areas have been identified on the Site Plan. 5. The applicant states the number of existing off-street parking stalls will be adequate to meet additional employee demands resulting from the proposed addition. 6. The Planning Commission considered the Site Plan in accordance with I - 2 district standards of Section 6-150 (refers back to 6-060), the commercial performance standards of Section 6- 390, Site Plan standards of Section 8-010 and the parking standards of Chapter 11 of the Zoning Code. 7. The Planning Commission and City Council found all applicable Site Plan standards to be met as outlined in the Planning Report dated November 15, 2012. 8. The Planning Commission identified the following nonconformities on the property: a. Rear yard building setback less than 20' at 18'. b. Side yard parking setback(east side) less than 5' at 3.5'. c. Required number of off-street parking stalls is less than required at 64 when 170 are required for the existing building and an additional 23 stalls are required for the proposed addition. 9. The Planning Commission considered the Nonconforming Use Permit in accordance with Section 8-460 (2) and the following criteria: a. The total number of nonconformities is reduced. b. The impact of any nonconformity upon adjacent premises is reduced to the greatest practical extent. 1