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Report #79- 377 April 19, 1979 APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT LP-83, CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PURPOSE Toe xa m i n e a re que s t for .a b u i1 din g per m i t fo r C hem i c a 1 Technology, Inc. BACKGROUND As a supplement to the report written for the Planning Commission there are three areas concerning this application which need additional clarification or comment. First, the Planning Commisssion recommended to the applicant that the landscape plan be amended to provide for more mature plantings that would require less maintenance. The applicant is proposing to plant Weeping Willows which require a great deal of maintenance and Russian Olive trees which are short lived species. In response to this concern the applicant has indiacted that there is a pOSSibility of replanting evergreens existing on the site in front of the proposed building. This landscaping amendment was acceptable to the Planning Commission. r Second, staff has been informed of an easement for Northern States Power's transmission tower. NSP has informed the applicant that the proposed building encroaches on five feet of that easement and the provisions of the easement prohibit the construction of structures within that delinated area. The a~plicant has indicated that the engineering staff will be reviewing the survey of the property and determining the precise location of that easement. This question will have to be resolved prior to approval of the site plan. Third, the issue of the 30 foot private driveway easement needs further clarification. In previous discussions with the applicant, the City indicated its concern for access to the property to the west of the proposed site. Directly, north of the proposed building, within the City of Mounds View there is an existing industrial building constructed 40 feet from the property line. City staff has contacted and met with the staff from Mounds View to determine what method is available for providing access to the property to the west of Chemical Technology, Inc. The first method would be to use the 30 foot easement and obtain additional right-of-way from Chemical Technology and Mounds View through a Joint Powers A~reement to construct a street back to the western site. Anothermethod could be to negotiate with Mounds View to have the platted street (see attachment) in Mounds View improved and extend said street jnto New Brig~ton. This method then could make use of the existing 30 foot easement on Chemical "