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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/2009 AGENDA MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION Tuesday, May 5, 2009 7:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers 1830 County Road BEast 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Minutes a. April 21, 2009 5. Public Hearings 6. New Business 7. Unfinished Business a. White Bear Avenue Improvements, City Project 08-13 8. Visitor Presentations 9. Commission Presentations a. Commissioner Report on the April 27, 2009 City Council Meeting: Commissioner Martin attended for the presentation of the planning commission 2008 annual report. b. Upcoming City Council Meeting of May11, 2009: At this time, the scheduled planning commission items are the Xcel Energy CUP for the expansion of the Tanner's Lake Substation at 3M Center and an update of the comprehensive plan update process. Commissioner Yarwood is scheduled to attend. 10. Staff Presentations a. In-Service Training: Staff's goal is to bring in-service training and informational topics to the planning commission. Unfortunately, we have none ready for presenting for May 5. Staff is working on future discussion items and will be presenting them in upcoming meetings. 11. Adjournment DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MAPLEWOOD PLANNING COMMISSION 1830 COUNTY ROAD BEAST, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2009 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Fischer called the rneeting to order at 7:00 p.rn. II. ROLL CALL Cornrnissioner Joseph Boeser Vice-Chairperson Tushar Desai Chairperson Lorraine Fischer Cornmissioner Harland Hess Cornrnissioner Robert Martin Commissioner Gary Pearson Commissioner Dale Trippler Commissioner Joe Walton Commissioner Jeremy Yarwood Absent Present Present Present Present Present Present Absent Present at 7:02 p.m. City Staff Present: Tom Ekstrand, Senior Planner Shann Finwall. Environmental Planner Michael Thompson, Citv Enqineer III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the agenda as presented. Commissioner Trippler seconded The motion passed. Ayes - all IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. April 7, 2009 Commissioner Pearson moved to approve the minutes of April 7, 2009 as presented. Commissioner Hess seconded Ayes - Fischer, Hess, Martin, Pearson, Trippler Abstention - Desai The motion passed. V. PUBLIC HEARING a. 7:02 p.m.: Conditional Use Permit-Tanners Lake Substation Expansion, Xcel Energy, 2500 Conway Avenue Planner Ekstrand presented the staff report for this request from Xcel Energy to expand the Tanners Lake electrical substation located at 2500 Conway Avenue at 3M Center. Planner Ekstrand said the proposed 16-foot by 107 -foot expansion includes moving existing chain link fencing 16 feet to the west and adding a 13.8kV electrical feeder in this area. Mr. Ekstrand said the proposed expansion would be at the rear of the site and not visible to the public. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-21-09 -2- Commissioner Hess asked where the feeder would be located and what the footprint looked like inside the easement. Planner Ekstrand referred this question to the applicant. Commissioner Desai commented that staff noted that 3M Company is approving this proposal, but there is nothing in writing that 3M is approving this. Planner Ekstrand responded that the applicant said they are in negotiations with 3M on the easement agreement and would have this completed soon. Planner Ekstrand also noted that condition five of the staff recommendation requires that Xcel Energy obtain an easement from 3M Company for this expansion. Chris Rogers, the applicant from Xcel Energy, gave a presentation on the proposed substation expansion and responded to Commissioner Hess' questions. Mr. Rogers said that the concrete slab on the site was used years ago as a testing site by 3M to spray salt water to test for corrosion and that the slab and drain in this area will be removed as part of the construction. Mr. Rogers said the site area to be purchased as an easement will be used as a buffer zone and will not have any energized equipment on it. Mr. Rogers explained that there will be at least 15 feet of clearance from the feeder to the fence. Mr. Rogers noted there will not be any transformer work done while work is being done on the feeder. Commissioner Martin asked if there is anything running underground on the site. Mythili Chaganti, a substation engineer with Xcel Energy, responded that all of the distribution feeders would access the substation underground and the transmission lines would enter the site overhead. Mr. Rogers said the underground distribution feeders would not run under the easement. The public hearing was opened for comments from the public. There were no comments; the public hearing was closed. Commissioner Hess moved to adopt the resolution approving a conditional use permit fo.r Xcel Energy to expand the Tanners Lake Substation located at 2500 Conway Avenue. The city bases this approval on the findings required by the ordinance. This approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. All construction and activities on the site shall follow the site and project plans dated March 26, 2009 as approved by the city. City staff may approve minor changes to these plans and the city council must approve major changes to the approved plans. 2. Any fence over six feet tall requires a building permit issued by the city. The city building official will require the submittal of a structural plan for the proposed fence approved by a registered engineer with the building permit materials. All slab installations for the proposed equipment will require a building permit as well. 3. Xcel Energy must start the installation of the new transformer and associated site work within one year of council approval or the permit shall become null and void. The council may extend this deadline for one year. 4. The city council shall review this permit in one year. 5. Xcel Energy must obtain an easement from 3M Company for the proposed expansion. Commissioner Pearson seconded Ayes - Desai, Fischer, Hess, Martin, Pearson, 'Trippler Abstention - Yarwood The motion passed. Planning Commission Minutes of 04-21-09 -3- VI. NEW BUSINESS a. White Bear Avenue Improvements, City Project 08-13 City engineer Michael Thompson presented the staff report on the final plans and specifications for the White Bear Avenue improvements that were authorized by the city council last December. Engineer Thompson gave an overview of the project and asked the commission for their input. Mr. Thompson said the project includes reconstruction and widening of White Bear Avenue. Engineer Thompson said Maplewood property owners involved in the construction want assurances that they will not be negatively affected by the road widening. Mr. Thompson said the property owners have concerns regarding lot size, setback, parking requirements and zoning considerations. John Horn, of Kimley Horn & Associates, gave an overview of the project and spoke about the right-of- way issues associated with the project. Mr. Horn gave examples of three parcels involved in the construction and some of the issues created along the corridor. Commissioner Desai said that he does not feel that this should be brought to the planning commission since it does not come under the purview of the commission's responsibilities and city code already addresses what can be done to these parcels. Commissioner Hess said if the planning commission will be dealing with a large number of these property owners, it would be easier for the commission to meet with property owners if the construction were broken down into smaller segments for smaller group discussions. Commissioner Trippler said that there would be no point in the commission reviewing properties that are out of compliance and their compliance would not change, but for those properties that will become more out of compliance and will be closer to the easement line there would be a variance condition. Mr. Trippler said he thought it would be wise for the commission to review those situations. Commissioner Pearson asked how Ramsey County might handle a situation where one of these parcels loses property value due to the improvements and if the property taxes would be reduced. Jerry Auge, project manager representing Ramsey County, said each parcel is appraised and then assessed for damages, which the property owner would in turn be paid for those damages. Mr. Auge said the tax liability on the parcel would be reduced on the square-footage taking. Commissioner Pearson mentioned the zoning on the parcel relating to future redevelopment might be affected. Commissioner Desai asked if the auto strip mall setback were reduced 15 feet due to the street widening, what setback requirement would the next developer constructing a new building on the site be required to comply with. Engineer Thompson responded that they would be required to meet the 30-foot setback from the right-of-way line prior to the road widening project. Commissioner Yarwood said he agrees it is a good idea for the commission to identify the issues with parcels and also, try to find creative approaches to address the issues with those parcels where the configuration is odd or there are serious setback issues. Commissioner Desai asked if a final plan could be brought to the commission for review after all negotiations are completed. Engineer Thompson suggested that the right-of-way pian could be brought to the commission after it is approved. Mr. Thompson explained that the right-of-way plan Planning Commission Minutes of 04-21-09 -4- will show both the temporary and permanent takings for all of the parcels. Engineer Thompson said the commission or the city council could approve that plan in a public hearing. It was decided by consensus that staff will document some of the potential issues created by the road widening and bring this back to the commission in four to eight weeks for a recommendation. Engineer Thompson said he does not believe this will require a public hearing, but will review this question with the city attorney. . VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None VIII. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None IX. COMMISSION PRESENTATIONS a. April 13, 2009 City Council Meeting: Planner Finwall reported on this meeting. b. Upcoming City Council Meeting April 27, 2009: Commissioner Martin X. STAFF PRESENTATIONS a. Development Review Process-Presentation by staff Planner Ekstrand gave a presentation explaining the development and review process that staff goes through when reviewing land development applications and answered questions from the commission. Engineer Thompson noted that the city collects either escrow or a letter of credit to ensure that a project is completed and in compliar:Jce with the conditions required by the city for approval. Commissioner Trippler suggested that problems that are encountered with projects be documented and shared with staff as part of a record relating where problems are likely to occur. Commissioner Martin asked if an applicant is required to submit design specifications with detailed drawings for a project. Planner Finwall explained that once the planning conditions are in place, a building permit application is submitted and reviewed by city staff for compliance with city regulations. There is a multitude of inspections that follow during the construction period where problems would be caught. Planner Finwall mentioned that city staff who are involved in reviewing and inspecting these projects meet biweekly to discuss any issues with the projects. Engineer Thompson also noted that design specifications are submitted as part of the project plans that show deeper details. XI. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. Agenda Item 1 a. . MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: Planning Commission Michael Thompson, City Engineer White Bear Avenue Improvements, City Project 08-13 April 29, 2009 INTRODUCTION On December 15, 2008, the Maplewood City Council held a public hearing and authorized the preparation of final plans and specifications for the White Bear Avenue Improvements, Maplewood City Project 08-13, and Ramsey County Project P-3202. The project includes the reconstruction of White Bear Avenue between County Road D and Radatz Avenue, and County Road D from Southlawn Drive to White Bear Avenue. The proposed improvements are being initiated in cooperation with Ramsey County. The project includes the following: . Reconstruction and widening of approximately 3,600 feet of White Bear Avenue from north of County Road D to north of Radatz Avenue. White Bear Avenue will be widened from 4-lanes to 6-lanes. . Reconstruction of approximately 2,500 feet of County Road D between White Bear Avenue and South lawn Drive. County Road D will be reconstructed to a 4-lane divided section. . Traffic signal replacement and the construction of turn lane improvements at the intersections of White Bear Avenue and County Road D, Woodlyn Avenue, Lydia Avenue, and Beam Avenue. . New traffic signal construction on County Road D at the South lawn Drive and Maplewood Mall entrance roadway intersections. . Storm sewer improvements along the segments of White Bear Avenue and County Road D that are being reconstructed. . Water main and sanitary sewer improvements along the segments of White Bear Avenue and County Road D that are being reconstructed. This includes minor repair work for the sanitary sewer and the complete replacement of the water main along White Bear Avenue. The project requires the acquisition of permanent and/or temporary easements from numerous parcels along White Bear Avenue and County Road D. Ramsey County is responsible for all of the required easement acquisition. The acquisition process has already been initiated by the County with the goal of having all necessary acquisitions complete by February 2010. A Right-of-Way Plan has been prepared detailing the permanent and temporary easements that are required for the project. Portions of the Right-of-Way Plan that detail the proposed easement acquisitions are attached for your review. The complete Right-of-Way Plan is available at the office of the City Engineer. As discussed with the Planning Commission at the April 21, 2009 meeting, some of the required permanent easement acquisitions will result in City Code lot size or setback violations. Maplewood Code (Section 44-14: Reductions in lot sizes through street widening by condemning authorities; adjustments to lot size requirements of chapter) states that individual variances for these properties are not required since a governing authority is the originator of the expansion of the right-of-way. Although individual variances are not necessary to address impacts to properties along White Bear Avenue, staff is requesting that the Planning Commission review the proposed Right-of-Way Plan and the resulting property impacts, and provide a recommendation to the City Council to approve the proposed Right-of-Way Plan. Planning Commission and City Council approval of the Right-of- Way Plan will help to alleviate concerns raised by property owners along the corridor regarding the impacts of the project on the existing and future uses of their properties. There are a total of 31 properties that will be affected with permanent easement acquisition. The following is a listing of the required permanent easement acquisition for the project, including a summary of any resulting impacts to the individual properties. PERMANENT EASEMENT ACQUISITION REQUIREMENTS AND PARCEL IMPACTS Parcel 1 (Page 17 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: International Brass Buck's Unpainted Furniture 4,529 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 14 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 2 trees from the property. Parcel 2 (Page 17 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Edward and Julie Flaherty Valvoline/Toyriffic 1,400 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 14 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 3 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 2 trees from the property. Parcel 3 (Page 17 and 18 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Beam N Bear Noodles and Company 1,261 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes an 18 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. Parcel 4 (Page 18 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: General Mills Restaurant Inc. Red Lobster 2,472 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the southeast corner of the property along with an 8 foot strip taking along White Bear Avenue for the entire frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 7 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. Parcel 5 (Page 18 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Norwest Properties Inc. Wells Fargo 897 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes an 8 foot strip taking along the southerly 112 feet of the White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 11 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. Parcel 6 (Page 18 and 19 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Maplewood Mall Association Maplewood Mall 1,521 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 20 foot strip taking along White Bear Avenue at the middle mall entrance. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing buildings or parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 1 tree from the property. Parcel 8 (Page 19 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Corporate Real Estate Manager TCF Bank 1,014 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the northeast corner of the property: This acquisition will result in the loss of 3 parking spaces from the existing TCF parking lot, with 39 parking spaces remaining. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove some landscape planting areas from the property. Parcel 9 (Page 19 and 20 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Maplewood Square Associates Strip Mall 5,755 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes corner clips at the southeast and northeast corners of the property as well as a strip taking along White Bear Avenue that varies between 4 feet and 10 feet in width. This acquisition will result in the loss of 3 parking spaces from the existing strip mall parking lot, with 235 parking spaces remaining. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 4 trees from the property. Parcel 10 (Page 20 and 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: May Department Stores Macy's 3,275 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 28 foot strip taking along White Bear Avenue at the mall entrance. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 10 trees from the property. Parcel 11 (Page 20 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: MHN Restaurant Partnership LLP Wedding Day Jewelers 3,737 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 15 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage. The existing building will be as close as 25 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The existing parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 4 trees from the property. Parcel 15 (Page 21 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: North Country Properties Inc. Arby's 6,955 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition will include a 16 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage and a 19 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This acquisition will result in the loss of parking spaces from the existing Arby's parking lot. The existing parking lot includes 48 spaces. The proposed improvements will require the reconfiguration of the existing parking lot resulting in the loss of 6 to 10 parking spaces. The existing building will be as close as 19 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The future parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 6 trees from the property. Parcel 17 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Lloyd Draper Trustee Circuit City 2,280 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 7 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 24 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 1 tree from the property. Parcel 18 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Maplewood Commons LLC Strip Mall 1,897 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 7 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 25 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The existing parking lot will be as close as 10 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 3 trees from the property. Parcel 19 (Page 24 and 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: TRU 2005 RE I LLC Toy's R Us 2,660 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 7 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 28 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 10 trees from the property. Parcel 23 (Page 23 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Larson Enterprises Slumberland 2,146 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 5 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building. The proposed permanent easement line will be as close as 3 feet from the existing parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 6 trees from the property. Parcel 25 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: WFW LLC Aamco 300 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 24 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The permanent easement will be 3 feet from the proposed parking lot for this property. Parcel 26 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: TT Properties Goodyear 300 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 27 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing parking lot. Parcel 27 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: KC Propco LLC Kindercare Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: 390 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 12 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 1 tree from the property. Parcel 28 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Tom Don RE Holdings Inc. Tires Plus 360 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues with the existing building however the existing parking lot will be 12 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. Parcel 29 (Page 25 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Peter Houser Midas 300 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 27 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing parking lot. Parcel 30 (Page 25 and 26 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Commercial Net Lease Realty Ziebart 420 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 27 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing parking lot. Parcel 31 (Page 26 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: BFI Real Estate Holdings, LLC Taco Bell 435 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building will be as close as 20 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The existing parking lot will be 10 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need for some tree and landscape planting removals. Parcel 32 (Page 21 and 26 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Four Crown Inc. Wendy's 6,062 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 28 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage and a 3 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This acquisition will result in the loss of parking spaces from the existing Wendy's parking lot. The existing parking lot includes 52 parking spaces. The proposed improvements will require the reconfiguration of the existing parking lot resulting in the loss of 10 to 12 parking spaces. The permanent easement acquisition does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the future parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need for some tree and landscape planting removals. Parcel 35 (Page 17 and 18 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Premier Bank Premier Bank 3,853 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the northwest corner of the property along with a 10 foot strip taking along White Bear Avenue for the entire frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 3 trees from the property. Parcel 39 (Page 19 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Forte LLC c/o Welsh Companies LLC Michael's 2,596 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 10 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. Parcel 40 (Page 19 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Rash Associates LP Pier 1 1,083 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the northwest corner of the property along with a 10 foot strip taking along White Bear Avenue for the entire frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. Parcel 41 (Page 19 and 20 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Plaza 3000 Partnership Plaza 3000 4,698 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes corner clips at the southwest and northwest corners of the property as well as an 11 foot strip taking along the northerly 305 feet of White Bear Avenue frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the existing parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 1 tree from the property. Parcel 42 (Page 20 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Mogren Landscaping LLC Denny's 312 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the southwest corner of the property. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues for the existing building or parking lot. Parcel 46 (Page 21 and 27 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Division 25 LLC C/O Welsh Companies Caribou 5,270 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes an 11 foot strip taking along the entire White Bear Avenue frontage and a 17 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. This acquisition will result in the loss of parking spaces from the existing parking lot. The existing parking lot includes 48 parking spaces. The proposed improvements will require the reconfiguration of the existing parking lot resulting in the loss of 6 to 8 parking spaces. The permanent easement acquisition does not create any setback issues for the existing building; however, the future parking lot will be as close as 1 foot from the proposed permanent easement line. Parcel 47 (Page 27 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: RDL Family Limited Partnership Auto Strip Mall 2,102 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a 15 foot strip taking along the entire County Road D frontage. The existing building is currently 27 feet from the existing right of way line and will be 12 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. In addition, the existing parking lot will be 3 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 1 tree from the property. Parcel 48 (Page 21 and 27 of 43) Property Owner: Lessee: Permanent Easement Acquisition Area: Zephyr Group, LLP BP/Amoco 1,564 SF Description of Acquisition and Impacts: Permanent easement acquisition includes a corner clip at the southwest corner of the property along with a 5 foot strip taking along County Road D for the entire frontage. This permanent easement does not create any setback issues with the existing building however the existing pump island canopy and pavement on the site will be as close as 6 feet from the proposed permanent easement line. The proposed improvements will result in the need to remove up to 4 trees from the property. RECOMMENDATION Planning Commission members should review the proposed Right-of-Way Plan and provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the approval of the Right-of-Way Plan. Attachments: 1. Right.of.Way Plan (Sheets 1 and 16.29)