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STAFF REPORT
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IPROPOSAL: Planned Unit Development Concept Plan for a
Commercial Shopping Center
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VLOCATION: Southwest Corner of Market Boulevard and West 78t
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IAPPLICANT: Market Square Partnership AMCON
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II St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Burnsville, MN 55337
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PRESENT ZONING: CBD, Central Business District
IACREAGE: 1. 2 acres
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AND LAND USE: N- IO and CBD; Chan Bank & Realtor/Dr. Office
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APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
Section 20-501 defines the intent of a PUD as to encourage
creative site planning through the use of variety, sensitivity,
efficiency, density, district integration and parks and open
space. A PUD may only include those uses consistent with the
' general land use category for the area on the official comprehen-
sive plan.
The PUD ordinance does not have specific standards or regulations
for commercial planned unit developments.
Section 20-507 provides a general concept plan for a PUD allowing
the applicant to submit a plan to the city showing the basic
intent and general nature of the development for review by the
Planning Commission and Council.
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REFERRAL AGENCIES
Engineering Department Attachment #2
Public Safety Attachment #3
' Building Department Attachment #4
' ANALYSIS
The applicant is proposing a commercial planned unit development
for a shopping center located at the southwest corner of West
78th Street and Market Boulevard. The site is zoned BG, General
Business and has street frontage along the east, west and north
' side of the property. The applicant is proposing a shopping
center with 73 , 000 square feet to begin with and future expansion
for an additional 18 , 000 square feet. The applicant is also
proposing an outlot to contain a veterinary clinic with 3 ,000
square feet and additional development which has not been deter-
mined at this time. The shopping center is proposed to contain a
grocery store, drug store, lawn and sport, liquor store, hardware
store and general retail. The structure will be located along
the westerly and southerly lot lines with future development in
the northeast corner of the site. Parking will be located within
' the center of the site between the proposed shopping center and
future development of the outlot. Additional parking will be
located at the rear of the buildings for employees and truck
' traffic. The site plan is showing access from all streets with
the main entrance coming from Market Boulevard and West 78th
Street and service entrances from Monterey Drive. The building
material is proposed to be a stucco-like finish with large expan-
ses between the stores.
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The purpose of the concept plan is to allow the applicant to
receive direction from the Planning Commission and City Council
whether the PUD proposal is acceptable and should be pursued or
if the PUD proposal is not meeting the intent of the ordinance
and needs to be revised. The property is currently zoned BG
which allows all of the uses proposed either as permitted or con-
ditional use permits. The setbacks of the BG district are 25
foot front and rear yards and 10 foot side yard setbacks. The
maximum height of structures is 3 stories or 40 feet and the
maximum lot coverage is 70%. The site plan is meeting the set-
backs
of the BG district but is exceeding the maximum impervious
surface coverage by 13% for a total lot coverage of 83%. The
applicant is also proposing to share parking since the demand
times for parking of the uses proposed on the site enable parking
to be shared. Uses such as a movie theater and a restaurant have
been suggested for the outlot on the northeast corner of the site
which would have parking demand at different times then the gro-
cery store, lawn and sport, hardware store, etc.
To maintain the site as proposed, the applicant had two options 111 to pursue. The first would be to rezone the property to CBD and
the second option would be to pursue a PUD designation. The
Central Business District does not have minimum setback require-
ments
or a maximum lot coverage. If rezoning to the CBD district
was pursued and approved, the applicant would be able to have the
amount of impervious lot coverage as proposed. In addition, the
25 foot setbacks that are being shown on the plan would not have
to be maintained. Rezoning the property to CBD does not allow
all of the uses proposed with the plan. Outdoor storage and
equipment rental are not permitted in a central business
district. In order for these uses to be allowed, the applicant
would also have to amend the ordinance or remove these uses from
the site. In meeting with the applicant, staff did not feel that
rezoning the property to CBD was the correct action to take. The
location of the site is beyond where the CBD district should be
extended to. In addition, a reduction of any control over imper-
vious surface and lot coverage with a proposed commercial
shopping center could result in overdevelopment of the site.
Staff directed the applicant to pursue the planned unit develop-
ment
designation. By rezoning the property to PUD, the applicant
would be able to increase the percentage of lot coverage, to have
the uses as proposed and to share the parking. But in return for
receiving the PUD, the city would have the ability to request
higher architectural standards , increased creativity in the
landscaping, and in the building design and structure.
As previously stated, the zoning ordinance does not have specific 1
regulations for commercial PUD ' s and this would be the first '
opportunity to review such a proposal. The intent of the PUD
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used for residential developments could still be used as a guide-
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line in that creativity and additional amenities should be pro-
vided in return for a PUD designation. Staff understands that
the applicant is limited to how much money can be spent on the
site due to the rental rates that can be demanded versus the
' square footage cost of the property. But, staff also sees this
as the largest shopping complex within the City of Chanhassen and
that it should be carefully designed so that it will be an ame-
nity to the city. Staff does not feel that the current pro-
posal provides enough creativity and amenities to be considred a
PUD. The following list contains comments on the site plan that
staff feels would improve the plan as a PUD.
Site Plan
1 . The main entrance to the site from Market Boulevard should
have a right-in/right-out lanes for easier access and the 12
foot aisles should be increased to accommodate such
' right-in/right-out turn lanes.
2 . Stop signs should be provided at the appropriate intersec-
tions within the parking areas to better direct and control
traffic. The stop signs should be located at either north/south
or east/west directions .
3 . Restrictions should be placed upon the outlot stating that
unless the future development of this site consists of a
shared parking type use i .e. theater/restaurant, that the
outlot should be required to provide all of its own parking
on site.
4 . If it is determined that the future parking shown adjacent to
' Market Boulevard ( shown with dashed lines ) will only be
necessary for certain busy periods such as holidays , then the
applicant should design the area so that it can be used as
parking during times that overflow parking is necessary and
the remaining period it appears to be a grassed area with
landscaping.
5 . Circulation directly in front of the hardware store is poorly
designed and the two parking bays with 8 cars each should be
reduced to allow for a straight movement along the face of
the building.
6 . The applicant should provide plans showing the trash enclo-
sure locations and their screening and also show how any
rooftop equipment will be screened.
Landscape Plan
1 . The landscaping does not meet the city minimum requirements
of the ordinance. Although the amount of green space is
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reduced by 13%, creative and beneficial landscaping can still
be provided. In return for receiving a PUD designation,
staff believes that the number and size of landscaping should 11 be increased throughout the site including exterior screening
and interior landscaping. Such interior landscaping should
also include island landscaping within the parking area and
additional landscaping along Monterey Drive and the south
side of the center to further screen the service portions of
the building.
2 . The landscaping plan should also include berming as required '
by the ordinance.
3 . Ornamental trees should be planted along the facade of the
building to help break up the linear expanse of the develop-
ment.
4 . Landscaping along Market Boulevard should continue along the
outlot to the north to West 78th Street until development
of that outlot occurs.
5 . A landscaped pedestrian sidewalk should be provided through
the center of the parking area from Market Boulevard to the
stores . Staff is suggesting that the hatched area shown in
the parking area on Page 1 of the site plan should be con-
verted to a landscaped pedestrian walkway.
6 . A sidewalk should be provided along Market Boulevard up to '
West 78th Street.
Building, Elevation and Materials 1
1. The majority of the building will be a stucco-like finish.
To date all new construction in Chanhassen is built of either
wood and or brick. Staff is not suggesting that the whole
shopping complex be made of brick which is very expensive,
but the design of building materials should include brick
or other types of material to break up the expanse and to
provide a more appealing structure.
2 . The elevations of the shopping center need to be improved to I
break up the expanse of the center. The larger stores are
brought out towards the parking areas to break up the expanse
but additional design features should be provided to make the
building more appealing.
3 . Staff feels that the rear of the buildings which are acting
as the service entrances for the stores , should be treated as
such and that additional landscaping and berming should be
provided to screen the rear of the buildings . Customers
should not be attracted or directed toward the rear of the
buildings.
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' Signage
1 . The applicant is proposing two pylon signs, one along West
78th Street and one along Market Boulevard. The pylon
signage proposed will have to receive a separate sign permit
but staff is recommending that as part of the PUD designation
' that the city require creativity in the pylon signage rather
than the basic 20 foot high sign on a single pole. The
applicant has stated that they would request wall signage on
both the front and rear of the store. As stated before,
staff sees the back of the stores abutting Monterey Drive as
a service area and that the rear wall signage would not be
necessary since they should not be promoting customers to use
the rear entrances . Small identification signs could be per-
mitted. The Planning Commission and City Council have the
opportunity to define what type, size and location of signage
' shall be permitted.
Engineering
' 1. The applicant is proposing drainage (Page 2 ) to be directed
to the south of the site along the southerly edge to an
outlet which would go beneath the Chicago, Milwaukee, St.
Paul, Pacific Railroad track. Proposing to pipe the drainage
in this area conflicts with the proposed landscaping along
the southern edge of the property. The applicant must
resolve this issue since it is necessary to have extensive
landscaping along the southerly edge to screen service areas .
SUMMARY
Staff feels that the PUD designation would be the most
appropriate for the site. Variances to the BG District would not
' be easily approved and staff is not in support of rezoning the
property to CBD which would also include the request for amending
the zoning ordinance to allow certain uses not felt to be
appropriate in the central business district. At this time, the
applicant wishes to receive comments from the Planning Commission
and City Council on whether or not they would prefer to see the
property designated as a commercial PUD and if so what the
Commission and Council would like to receive in return for the
PUD designation. Should the Planning Commission and Council not
feel that a commercial PUD is appropriate for this site, then the
i applicant would either have to pursue the current BG zoning and
pursue variances or rezone the site to CBD and receive any
necessary zoning ordinance amendments.
PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE
The Planning Commission was in favor of the project moving for-
ward as a commercial PUD. The Planning Commission felt the
improvements over the original plan were moving in the right
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direction. The Commission will be reviewing development A lans
(site plan review) on September 6 , 1989.
CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION
The City Council should recommend whether they feel a PUD is
appropriate for this site.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Planning Commission minutes dated August 2 , 1989 .
2 . Memo from Building Inspector dated July 19, 1989.
3 . Memo from Fire Inspector dated July 25, 1989 .
4 . Site Plan Review Questionnaire.
5 . Sketch plan.
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change other than I just don' t know that Forest Street ' s the right place
but I think 2 more weeks might make it go through City Council with a
little bit more support than the neighbors and less time overall . Is there
a motion?
Wilderrnuth moved , Erhart seconded to table Subdivision Request #89-8 as
' shown on plans dated July 20, 1989. All voted in favor and the motion
carried .
NEW BUSINESS:
' PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT - COMMERCIAL - CONCEPT PLAN FOR A COMMERCIAL
CENTER ON 1.2 ACRES OF PROPERTY ZONED BG, GENERAL BUSINESS AND LOCATED AT
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF WEST 78TH STREET AND MARKET BOULEVARD, MARKET
SQUARE PARTNERSHIP.
' Jo Ann Olsen presented the staff report.
Conrad: Okay, thanks Jo Ann. Here it is five to twelve. We've been here
for 6 hours and it' s not fair for us or for you but why don' t you make a
presentation at this late hour . We want to treat it fairly at this point
in time but unfortunatley we' ve kept you up until midnight . It' s not our
choice.
Jim Winkles : Thank you. My name is Jim Winkles . I 'm with MarCor
properties and I 'm part of the team that ' s going to be, put together to do
this project . I think tonight in fact what we'd like to accomplish is just
a couple things very quickly recognizing the hour here too is one, to begin
with, we want to just talk very briefly about the PUD process . Secondly,
we want to talk to you very briefly about the plan which are two parts .
One ' s a site plan and one' s the building plans . Really what we want to try
and do is just get your ideas on the plans . We' re on a very fast track
' schedule that we' ve put together with Fred Hoisington and Jim Lasher and
with Jo Ann. It ' s a schedule that' s ambitious but at the same time is one
that we feel that I think, I don' t know if you ' ve received a copy of that
yet or not but if not, we'd certainly like to get one of those in your
hands also. What we' re trying to accomplish is to create a shopping center
that has been talked about for quite a while in the town. The property
being just south of where we are right now. It would in fact include a
grocery anchored center which we have heard for some time now is probably
the number one shopping experience that people seem to want around this
general area . In fact, Cooper ' s SuperValu would be the lead tenant or
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anchor tenant in that project . It ' s a project that ' s been talked about for
a long time. It' s a project that we recently, in the last several weeks
have been spending a lot of time - with Jo Ann and Fred and Jim Lasher
' talking about the ultimate design. I guess I would agree with Jo Ann, I
think we' ve made a lot of progress in a relatively short period of time.
We have been to the HRA and showed them just a concept basis also. We've
it- got a whole series of steps to go here through so we' re trying to get to
everybody that' s going to have some type of review over this project. PUD
wise , when we started talking to staff , it became very clear that there' s
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really not an ordinance , there' s not a vehicle within the City Code right
now to allow or permit this type of development. Much as there is in othe
cities where there are this type of shopping center . There didn' t seem to
be a good one ordinance that we could go to -that would say this would work !'
really well in this particular situation. We looked at the rezonings. We
looked at variances. We looked at the PUD' s and it was kind of the
consensus of staff and really it was staff ' s direction that the PUD seemed
to be the best route. That' s why we at least are trying to go about it in ,
that fashion. I think within that concept we' re trying to show a
development that will include a multiple number of buildings. Not just one
shopping center but also some outlots and then you get into how do you work'
with traffic flow. How do you work with parking and where do you put lot
lines and all those sort of things. We don' t know all the buildings that
will go on there yet. We know the main shopping center. We don' t know all
the outlot pads and what will happen there. We know from experience,
looking around, that those things will happen. We just don' t know how
they' ll happen or what they' ll be but tonight what we'd like to do, since
it is getting late, Todd Kristoferson and Bill Brisley from AmCon are here 11
and Todd will review the site plan and Bill will review the building plans.
You've got one set of elevations. Staff said they had some concerns about
that. We've gone back and we' ve met with the staff and Fred and Jim again II
as I said and we have a couple of things to show you tonight to try to
start generating some ideas with what we hope we can then arrive at
something that we all kind of mutually agree upon so we can put that in
final form and get that into staff within the next 2 weeks so we can move II
forward in our schedule. Our schedule that we want to hit is being under
construction in October . So with that, I guess I 'd ask Todd if he could
run over some of the things. Again, we know that when we come back to you,
roughly in about a month I believe it is Jo Ann, if we hit all the schedule
and we' re back on your agenda, then we' ll have renderings and things like
that so you can see things a little clearer but at least for the time being'
we' re trying to get some ideas right now in terms of what your general
thoughts are and start putting things in perspective for everybody here.
Todd Kristoferson: I think that the site plan that you got in your packet II
is a little bit difference than this one. We made some changes since that
was submitted. We' ve been meeting with Jo Ann and Brad and Jim Lash the
last 6 weeks and initially we started out with the plan that was, the
concept was the same but the parking and the traffic was a little bit
different. What we' ve ended up with I think is a real nice plan. We made
a lot of adjustments in working with staff. On the setbacks, we' ve II increased the setback from the property line now. The two sides where the
streets are, we' ve increased those to 25 feet to get additional landscaping
and berming in those areas . We adjusted our driveways to get better
traffic flow on the entries with the median here so traffic will cross in
front where we want to use some stacking . We made some adjustments also in
front of the stores here. In this area here, we initially had thought of
the concept of 2 aisles of parking in front of these buildings. Now what II
we' ve done is put one row of parking up against the building and then
separated the next level of parking with curb and gutter and a'median type
thing to get a little better traffic flow through there. So we think we've
kind of worked this thing , little things here and there that ' s kind of '
worked it' s way toward a real workable site plan. We' ve got a few more
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I things that we've come up with in the last couple of meetings that we
haven' t addressed on here. One of those is a sidewalk which has been
suggested along Market Blvd. which would tie into I believe some existing
sidewalks on this corner . That ' s something that if we agree to do, I think
that ' s a good idea . We' ll incorporate that into our next submittal . Then
also there's this hatched out area running through the parking area. What
' we plan to do with that is dress it up a little and create some landscaping
and some curved islands with the sidewalk through the middle to hide that
walkway through the parking lot into the sidewalk on Market Blvd . .
' Conrad: Where' s the sidewalk? The walkway that you' re talking about.
Todd Kristoferson: It' s this hatched out area in here that goes through
the parking lot. It was a suggestion I think of staff that people that
park so far out wouldn' t have to walk through all the cars . That there'd
be some walkway to go through there.
Conrad : Is it an elevated walkway or is it just marked?
Todd Kristoferson: Well it would all be on grade with the parking but I
' think what we' re envisioning now is some curb and gutter that separates the
walkway from the parking and the sides and then has ramps down where the
walkway goes through so you' re stepping up and be able to push carts
through there or for handicap people will be able to go through there.
Erhart : Why do some people put the rows running from the building and then
in your case you have the rows going 90 degrees from the building?
Although I guess because it' s an L building , there really is no.
Todd Kristoferson: Part of that is the main parking in here is . . .
Erhart : This is where the grocery store is?
Todd Kristoferson: Yes . The parking layout in that area is pretty much
' driven by what works for the grocery store. We ' ve also made the stalls
wider than the City ordinance requires . It cuts down the number of spaces .
If there ' s a problem we could always restripe the lot and cut our sizes
' down but we'd like to start out with little bit wider spacing. It makes it
a little bit easier to get and out with cars and groceries .
' Wildermuth: What's up there in the open space between 12: 00 and 3 : 00?
Todd Kristoferson : That' s the outlot area that Jim was referring to . What
we'd like to do is with the approval of this and PUD concept apprpoval of
' having additional buildings on there. Probably a couple of buildings in
addition to the vet site. We don' t know what those uses would be right now
so we don ' t know how they would lay out and how the parking would be but
' we'd like to have it as part of this whole packet, I would like to have it
approved that we could come in later with 1 or 2 more buildings on those
sites that would have adequate parking and possibly share parking in a
cross easement type thing and share parking agreements with the main
shopping center . That ' s all I ' ve got. So without any other comments, I
guess this is pretty close to what we would be coming in with.
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Jim Winkles : With the site plan, the initial building that would go up is II
about 78, 000 square feet in size. With that then there' s also the
expansion space that you have for the SuperValu which is about another
15, 000 square feet. Then we also are, as you can see in terms of the
outlot, that' s all in one building . And you have one outlot up there right
now that at least programed, at least there's a significant amount of
interest to put in a veterinary clinic. The remaining open space would be II
used for other free standing buildings and that could be one building, it
could be two buildings. I supposed it could be three. I guess we' ve
envisioned that to be two other buildings. We don ' t know what those other II
uses would be there other than we do know that even a SuperValu there's a
requirement that that area has to be self sufficient in a sense of parking.
SuperValu will not allow, by their lease with us, will not allow us to put II
in some use on that site that will generate more traffic than what by
ordinance they would have to provide right on their site. I guess that' s
probably consistent too with what we've been talking to Jo Ann about and
some of the staff people that in a sense we can' t overbuild the site by
putting uses on there that are inconsistent in terms of their hours or
anything else. But again , what we' re asking for, we ' ll be asking for in
the PUD, is a concept approval for that other outlot space recognizing that
there will be some other space. Recognizing that it would still have to
conform, would have to come back into you for further subdivision for
review of the site plans and building plans for those specific buildings
Cwhen they' re known . When we start construction, if we don ' t know what' s
going to go there, it's simply going to be landscaped. It will be
landscaped and be green area until such time as that became known . Whether
that was 1 year or 5 years down the road. It would just be landscaped '
until that point in time. Maybe Bill could come up and talk about the
building itself and then maybe after that we could take your comments .
Bill Brisley: In working with Mr . Lasher and Mr . Hoisington considerably, II
we revised what . . . to the most recent version here. The chief difference
here is that down at the end in the corner we have an identify keyot sort
of thing that the City already has in several places along the roadway and
similiar in it' s form and structure. Our original design called for a dry
bed or a stucco type material on most of the center . We' ve revised that
now to be stucco only on the parts of the buildings that are large. The II large anchor tenants so to speak. We have now in the sign band above the
general retail , a wood 4 inch lap siding . Whether it' s cedar or redwood,
something like that. All along and I don' t know if it was clear to anyone, ,
the base that you see under the windows goes all the way through and all
around the back of the building is a rock faced concrete block to give a
foundation or pediment sort of base look to it . We' ve soften the canopy
from a metal continuous canopy to an opaque, non-translucent canvas canopy
that are individual over shops . Sometimes combined , sometimes not to give
a feeling that, what we've all been striving for is an old town look. To
have as much variety in old town apperance as is possible in a single
building . This is one large building. It' s hard to break it up as much as ill
we have but I think we ' re getting there to a point that it now"is within
that strived for concept of old town for street front. One of the things
that you might notice that all the buildings have 2 or 3 levels of. . .at the
tops of their walls. They go all the way around the back. I think all of
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these elements including the quarricos in front o
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all meet or contribute to this individuality of these different buildings
even though they are one building . We do have and I don' t have an overhead
of the handout that you got prior to this one. It' s one that we, it was
sort of the Version C. If the one that were mailed was A, this is B. The
one with the peaked roofs or hip roofs over the large anchor tenant is a
version that we' re looking at and pricing right now. We don' t have
' absolute go ahead on it with the contractor yet but it' s the one that
possibly is our ultimate design. What you ' re looking at here on this one
are just blow-ups of these different areas. You get a larger scale. If
there' s any questions?
Jim Winkles : The kind of comments we received from the staff were that they
' were striving towards the old town type of character. Doing a couple
things. Using the different building heights . As you can see on that by
different masses on there. They talked about materials and they wanted us
to use a combination of material rather than an all this or an all that
' type of structure. They wanted to start introducing different materials so
hence the rock faced block and I always say glass and the stucco and the
wood and some of the other elements , they' re all attempting to create and
even the canvas awnings, things like that are all an attempt to try to
generate or create this feeling of different buildings even though it' s one
huge big building . Also introducing all the different elements in terms of
material into the thing too so that' s what we' ve been trying to do and I
I( think tonight what we heard from the consultants just prior to this meeting
was that they said yes, they think we ' re getting there towards doing that .
It' s hard to tell , a big building like this , you try to do a rendering or
' not a rendering but an elevation like this , it ' s very difficult to see
all the detailing in a building like this . Things by it ' s nature, because
it' s so big , get very small and it's hard to talk about a lot of the
detailing around the edge of the roof and how the wood and canvas and
everything comes together and the use of colors and what all happens out
there. But I think what we ' ve tried to do is meet staff and say okay,
that's the kind of look they want, that's what we' ll try to design into
' this thing . I think that we ' ve pretty much done that. When we come to the
next meeting , you' ll see a rendering . A 3D rendering and in color you' ll
be able to start picking up on the all details we' re talking about because
right now, I look at it too and it looks flat and it' s hard to see the
detail how things go in and out and colors and how they' re going to relate
and use of materials . At least that ' s , I guess what I 'm trying to convey
to you some of the things that are going to be happening. You ' ll be seeing
that you can ' t see off of a black and white just elevation drawing which
doesn ' t give you any kind of perspective to the thing here .
Conrad : You ' re certainly heading in the right direction. I think your
Version A was not acceptable at all , in my mind . What I ' ve seen tonight is
certainly getting there . It would , and I know this is all economics as we
' play with store fronts but this is getting to be something that I think the
residents would be real proud of. I would hope that that would be able to
be worked in, factored into the equation. The economic equation. You've
got a huge building . You' ve got to break it up and I think the consultants
are telling you some of those ways to do it and you' re paying attention and
that ' s good . Just to reinforce what they' re telling you , you ' re going the
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right direction . That ' s critical that you go. . . Let' s just open it up foll
anybody' s comments. Tonight is the night for comments. They' re asking fox
this area to be considered a PUD. Actually they' re changing zoning on it
and in my mind this is a far better use of the land than what we had it
zoned for . I 'm not trying to bias you Planning Commission but on the other'
hand, I 'm looking at the clock and I 'm seeing it's 12:15. I 'm trying to be
a little bit expediate here. I just think that the overall use is far
superior to what I had envisioned in this general business district which II
was a mish mash of stuff . That doesn ' t mean we' re not going to push the
general business district down further to the west but this is a terrific
improvment over what I perceived was going to go into this parcel of land
and I 'm not too concerned about some of the impervious surface ratios and
whatever . I think staff' s done a nice job of detailing some of these
things. Jim, what further comments do you have Jim? '
Wildermuth: The exterior appearance is headed in the right direction.
Something with a spire on it just doesn' t seem to be appropriate for
Chanhassen Lawn and Sport but I think the design evolution is heading in II
the right direction. I 'd be curious to know what, pursue this PUD idea a
little further and see what the City would be giving and what the City
would be receiving. ,
Batzli : Not having ever I don ' t think truly considered what could go in
here, I guess I don' t share your total enthusiasm for this being a PUD.
Looking at the PUD ordinance, I suppose this may fit efficiency, density
and district integration but it certainly doesn ' t meet several of the other
categories .
Conrad : Let me respond quickly and I normally don' t do it but basically II
what it was going to be, this area was going to be zoned as a building ,
parking lot , building , parking lot , building , you know it was definitely
going to be a place for a car center . It was going to be a real mish mash.'
It was originally thought of Brian of being , what we couldn' t put down into
the CBD area, the overflow went out here and that was going to be lots of
little units . They could have been restaurants or car dealers or whatever
and I just personally had a real problem with that type of, it seemed to me
that we didn' t need that kind of commercial development. So basically
you' re right. Going under PUD gets rid of some of the restrictions and II gives them a little bit more property to deal with to put in parking lots.
You' re right.
Batzli : I guess the two biggest questions I had , I agree with the comments,
that I think the architecture is, I like this much better than the proposal
that we had in our plans . The other question was this open section . When
the impervious surface was calculated , did it take into account that
portion?
Olsen : I don ' t believe that did , no. ,
Todd Kristoferson : The calculation that we did assumed that that would be
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Batzli : So you either took it out of your calculation or you included it
as being all impervious?
Jim Winkles : The calculations were based on that area being developed .
Batzli : Totally impervious?
Todd Kristoferson : Not totally.
Bill Brisley: There ' s green areas in there. Islands and some landscaping .
' Olsen: He's asking like a 80% or . . .
Jim Winkles : We envision two buildings for a total of about another 12,000
square feet of space. . . The parking necessary to accommodate a . . .
Batzli : The plan that we have is changed, as I understand , for the amount
' of green space that you have in there currently. Is that right? You say
there ' s been a change in regards to the setbacks with more landscaping and
things like that in there?
Jim Winkles : Yes . The plan has changed . Some of those have moved and . . .
Batzli : The one thing I didn' t understand Jo Ann on this parking that' s
I( shown in the dotted lines . A comment in your report was that it would be
open or green or grassy until you needed it and then it' s going to be a
parking lot.
Olsen : It ' s shown as future parking and when we were first discussing , it
was going to possibly only be used . . .
Jim Winkles : While it' s necessary for when and if people could expand . . .
15, 000 square feet for the grocery store which they' re planning, until it' s
built, that area , that front needs to be landscaped . What we ' re showing on
' the plan, we show you the ultimate size of the building and the ultimate
parking area .
' Olsen : One thing that we initially discussed was that if it was even found
with the expansion that some of that parking area would not necessarily
have to be open all the time. That there could be some creative way of
' developing it so it still might look like. . .
Batzli : Was the impervious surface calculation calculated with the grocery
store expansion and the additional parking in place?
Jim Winkles : Yes .
' Batzli : So there ' s 17% green space on this plan with that development up
here?
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like to hear it. What would you like to change? Green space?
Batzli : Yes. ,
Conrad: Bump it up?
IIBatzli : Yes.
Conrad : What would you do? I
Batzli : I don' t know. Tear down paradise and put up a parking lot.
Conrad: Okay. I
Batzli : Well I should say this . It' s not a concern as long as the grocery
store doesn' t expand and that additional parking doesn' t go in probably but
then I think you ' ve got a lot that' s a parking lot. Big parking lot . But
it 's going to be developed.
Wildermuth : But all the businesses are going to take a big parking lot. I
Batzli : Sure. Well you' ve got a lot of businesses that are going to
I" require a lot of traffic and a lot of people moving in and out . I agree,
A■ PUD is a good way to handle it but I don ' t know, we 've talked a lot
recently about PUD is a special deal . We' re getting something in return.
It sounds to me like the only thing we' re getting here is that we avoid
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Conrad: That' s right. I
Batzli : So we' re not getting anything positive, we' re avoiding a negative
and I don' t know that I necessarily agree with that kind of philosophy for
a PUD. II
Wildermuth : But there ' s a lot of potential things.
Conrad: There' s a lot more give and take in some of the designs . II
Wildermuth : There will be some good construction materials or higher grade
construction materials .
Conrad : Yes, and you have that kind of leverage.
Batzli : Are we leveraging? II
Conrad : At 25 after , no . We' re just giving them our comments right now. II
Erhart: Brian, this is general business. It' s not central business
( district . This is general and that district requires how much green
normally?
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' Olsen : I believe it' s 70%.
Erhart: 70% impervious and they' re looking to go 83% . I think the PUD is
a great idea to be applied here. I think the area needs it. It' s truly a
commercial area . It ' s almost the central business district but I wouldn' t
favor changing to that because as it' s zoned, it gives us some leverage
here to work on the architectural and the landscaping of the 17% or maybe
it ends up 12% or something so I think it's a great opportunity for us to
get some leverage on this thing . I 'm a little curious on who is it within
the City, who is it on the city side that evaluates these proposals from an
' architectural point of view? Is that us Jo Ann? In this whole downtown
redevelopment, don' t we have. . .
' Olsen : The HRA also reviewed this plan that we' re talking about.
Erhart: But BRW has no role in evaluating architectural?
' Olsen : We' re using Jim Lasher in that capacity and also with Fred and then
myself and we' re the ones who are really stating what we'd like to see in
addition to what normally they would give.
Erhart: Hoisington group? Okay, so we do have someone professionally
sitting on our side evaluating these groups?
Olsen: Yes .
Erhart : So the process was when they came in with , AmCon came in with this
first pass , Fred had the same reaction that we did I assume? Good because
I think if the first pass had any serious, I guess if we took the first
pass seriously I 'd be surprised. I 'd be questioning whether we really had
a way of handling the whole downtown thing so I 'm encouraged to know that
' that was rejected out of hand. And we' re going the right direction here
but I just can ' t imagine a development this big with a bunch of flat roofs
quite honestly from an architectural standpoint. I think it absolutely
' needs some roofs on some of these spaces to make it workable. What it ' s
going to look like in a few years if it' s totally flat is it' s just going
to look like a big Kenny' s and I think weren ' t you up here Brad trying to ,
' aren' t you working at trying to improve Kenny' s? Is that you?
Brad Johnson : No, that ' s the City.
Olsen: That ' s HRA.
Erhart : Someone . I mean it' s impossible. You ' ve got a flat roof building
and the story was that we couldn ' t add anything on the roof for fire
reasons or whatever .
' Olsen: Building Code. Snow capacity.
Erhart :. Well then how come these guys can do it?
Olsen: They' re building a whole new structure underneath it .
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Erhart : Oh, because it would require some structural , okay. Anyway, I
absolutely think at a minimum, this is a minimum that it's got to have. I
just can ' t imagine having that much flat roof and so I 'd like to not only
emphasize Jo Ann and Fred, I guess he finally gave up the ghost tonight . II
Olsen: I told him to go home.
Erhart : Is to take a pretty hard line on this architectural stuff . I 'm I
willing to give the 17% or give the 13% up because it' s truly a commercial
area . It's going to be cars and asphalt but let' s make the buildings look
neat. Let' s make it look like some of these nice developments you see in '
Phoenix .
Wildermuth: Burger Brothers off of. . . I
Erhart: Yes. Hopefully not that dense but that kind of thing .
Olsen: They' re using that shopping center as an example for the
applicants .
Wildermuth : There' s another new one called Woodlake in Kohler , Wisconsin
that will just knock your socks off and I don' t think the construction is
that expensive. It ' s the cut stone or block. Exposed aggregate block.
Erhart: That' s interesting because that' s the one I had in mind . In fact
I mentioned it when someone was saying what are they going to put there , I
told Ladd, I said that' s where Burger Brothers goes. Secondly, I think
I ' ll be anxious to see it when you come back with the colored one with all II
the nice roofs on it and I ' ll be very anxious to see the landscaping plan.
What do we do with this 17%-20%. Let' s get some trees in there. I don ' t
think anybody' s going to use this thing for a park but it is going to set II
an image for the downtown area . Let' s get some nice t'_ees and berming in
there. So that' s my comments .
Conrad : I think it' s a good route to fly. The back of the building . The II
building that' s, Monterey Drive. So we have the back of the center facing
that street . What, do we have one building over there right now so it ' s
really not the best of all worlds . '
Olsen : No , that was one of our problems with it was the fact that it is
facing another street and it' s acting as the back, like an alley almost .
Conrad : Why don ' t we close the road down?
Erhart: Make it an alley? '
Conrad : It ' s just really not , what does it mean for folks on the other
side that want to build , for the development to the west of that road Jo
Ann?
Olsen : That ' s what we' re trying to make them provide . Additional
landscaping and to screen it. I know that they want to also use that as a II
view or a front . Not a front but for signage and advertising of their
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stores but we' re coming from the viewpoing that that should be considered
like as a service area and screened as such and try to reduce the impact to
the lots across the street as much as possible.
' Conrad: I think that' s the thing I don' t like about it but I don' t know
that there 's a solution to that particular problem.
' Erhart : Just have another shopping center facing the opposite direction on
the opposite side.
IConrad : Back side, what ' s the building materials of the back side?
Jim Winkles: We haven' t worked that our completely yet but again, we' ll be
' using some of the same materials that we have in the front . Carrying some
things around. The same type of material .
Conrad : Concept for signage on the side?
11 Jim Winkles: Some of the people, particularly the SuperValu and some of
the other people along on the south side of the project do want, very
important for them to be signed towards TH 5. On the back side, the other
people, I 'm not sure. They may or may not want signing . We know that
we' ll be developing an overall sign plan for the entire center which will
be part of everything else that we bring in too.
' Conrad: I don ' t know that signage will be bad over. there. Again,g n, trying
to get away from it looking like a warehouse. Anything that makes that
street look a little bit more appealing that the back side of a . . .
Jim Winkles : We know it ' s going to have to be well landscaped back there
' too. Create something back there that' s not just going to be the back side
of a building so the materials have to look a little bit better . The
landscaping has to look a little bit better and the whole thing has to be
dressed up a little bit .
Conrad : Will there be loading docks back there?
' Jim Winkles : We really will only have a couple places with loading docks .
Conrad : Really? How do they service the stores?
Jim Winkles : Many of the smaller stores for the most part feed right
through their font door . They get - vans and things like that . The other
ones will pull up to the back door . They won ' t have loading docks but
' they' ll have overhead doors and just rear doors but there' s really only
Lawn and Sports and the hardware will each have a loading dock. Other than
that, it would just be rear doors . As I say, many of the small businesses ,
' they would just simply load through the back door or they load tight
through the front door early in the morning with vans or very small trucks .
Conrad: I 'm not wild about loading through the front .
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Jim Winkles : Unfortunately that happens in these kinds of businesses.
Whether you get a bakery or some other very small store, materials come in
very, very small trucks and they get there early in the mornings and
they' re in and out. Or the back door . It' s just whatever is most
convenient for them to run in and out real quickly. I think any of the
larger deliveries would come to the back and they go into the back to
deliver it.
Conrad : Like a liquor store. Where would they go?
Jim Winkles: They would go in the back. They go in the back because 1
they' ll take, they don' t need a loading dock height but they would have a
double door. Typically they' re situated with a double door in back. What
they do is most of them, they' ll have it set up so the coolers are going to
be in back which gets into the whole marketing concept of how you sell
liquor . People go to the back of the coolers and they literally will load
right from the truck right into the coolers. So it will be a walk-in
cooler . The truck driver will actually load their coolers for them in many'
cases so they'd load in the back. Right through just a double door .
Conrad : Okay. I don' t think I have anything else to add . I appreciate '
your comments .
Jim Winkles : Your comments are all well taken . We understand what lies
ahead of us and we do appreciate you not tabling us.
Conrad : If we make you stay up until 11: 30, we' re going to listen to you.
Erhart: How many acres is it really?
Jim Winkles : It ' s about , I think 11. 2 acres . ,
Conrad: I think recapping. The greenery. Trying to make the parking lot
look smaller than it really is . The back side, I think we ' re interested in
and then the architectural . I think of all the priorities , we would lean '
towards a PUD concept , giving up some kind of green space or whatever , I
think you' ve just got to help us improve the exterior . I think you have
the concept and I think that ' s probably our top priority. I
Erhart: When' s it going to be done?
Jim Winkles : When ' s it going to be done? We want to be back on your next '
agenda in terms of process wise. We'd like to start mid-October and get
the buildings up. It ' s a good size building so it ' s not going to be built
over night so we'd really be looking at about a May 1-May 15th. Possibly
earlier . Again , the other thing , to have everything done , it might be
estimated, there might be some things and people moved in before that but
to get everything all done and put together , landscaping and the whole
works , sometime around May 1. Thank you very much .
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MEMORANDUM
TO: JoAnn Olsen, Senior Planner
FROM: Steve A. Kirchman, Building Inspector ^��LI>'
DATE: July 19 , 1989
SUBJ: #89-2 PUD
1 Based on plans submitted, nine handicap parking places are
required for initial site. A total of eleven handicap parking
places will be required after future expansion is complete.
' Spaces must be distributed along the length of the building at
the spaces closest to buildings.
' The building as proposed with 78, 712 square feet must be Type II
- F.R. construction. As an alternate, a two-hour area separation
wall may be built, creating two buildings. The Lawn and Sport
Store will be a B-1 occupancy; this would be an ideal place to
build the area separation wall since an occupancy separation will
be required.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Jo Ann Olsen, Senior Planner 1
FROM: Mark Littfin, Fire Inspector
DATE: July 25, 1989 1
SUBJ: 89-2 PUD - Commercial Development For Southwest Corner
of West 78th Street and Market Boulevard
Attached is a site plan review as submitted by the Chanhassen
Fire Inspector . Let me know if I can be of further assistance .
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1 SITE PLAN REVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE
The purpose of these questions is to determine the necessary requirements for
1 the prevention or minimizing of loss of lives and property.
A committee of Jim Chaffee, Scott Harr, Dale Gregory and Mark Littfin will
II determine the answers based on the site plan submitted by the contractor. The
contractor may also be called for further verification.
The results of the questionnaire will then be forwarded to Jo Ann Olsen with the
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1. Means of access for fire department apparatus shall
be provided to all structures in planned building
1 groups in accordance with Section 3-1 and the appli-
cable provisions of Sections 3-2 through 3-8. XX
1 2. Every dead-end roadway more than 300 ft (91 m) in
length shall be provided at the closed end with a
turnaround acceptable to the fire department. XX —
II3. Turns in roadways shall maintain the minimum road Must be indicated on
width and shall be constructed with a minimum radius drawing and approved
of 25 ft (7.5 m) at the inside curb line and a radius by the Fire Department
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4. Roadways shall be not less than 24 ft (7 m) wide pro-
, vided no parking is allowed, not less than 30 ft (9 m)
wide if parallel parking is allowed on one side, and ?-Need further details
not less than 36 ft (10.5m) wide if parallel parking is
allowed on both sides. ------- _______
1 5. Parking in any means of access shall not be permitted
within 20 ft (6 m) of a fire hydrant, sprinkler or N/A at this time
1 standpipe connection or in any other manner which will
obstruct or interfere with the fire department's use of
the hydrant or connection. _______
1 6. "No Parking" signs or other designation indicating that
parking is prohibited shall be provided at all normal Will review at later
and emergency access points to structures and within 20 date
1 ft (6 m) of each fire hydrant, sprinkler, or standpipe
connection.
1 7. Where no recognized water supply distribution system
exists, appropriate access shall be provided for water
supplies in accordance with the provisions of NFPA N/A
1231, "Standard Water Supplies for Suburban and
Rural Fire Fighting. " ____M
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8. Fire lanes shall be at least 20 ft (6 m) in width '
with the road edge closest to the structure at least
10 ft (3 m) from the structure. XX
9. "No Parking - Tow-Away Zone" signs shall be posted
in accordance with the instructions of the fire Will review at later
department having jurisdiction and a method of date 11 enforcing such provisions shall be provided.
10. Fire lanes connecting to public streets, roadway,
or private streets shall be provided with curb cuts
extending at least 2 ft (0.6096 m) beyond each edge
of the fire lane.
11. Chains or other barriers may be provided at the '
entrance to fire lanes or private streets, provided
that they are installed according to the requirements
of the fire department having jurisdiction.
12. The designation and maintenance of fire lanes on
private property shall be accomplished as specified '
by the fire department having jurisdiction.
13. Parking lot lanes shall have a minimum of 25 ft Drawing indicates 24 ' -'
(7.5 m) clear width between rows of parked vehicles Will review further
for vehicular access and movement.
14. At least three perimeter walls of structures and all I
exterior doors into structures constructed as a part
of a planned building group shall be within 200 ft
(61 m) of an approved fire lane or street. XX ,
15. Structures exceeding 30 ft (9 m) in height shall not
be set back more than 50 ft (15 m) from a street, fire
lane, or private street.
(Exception: When any combination of private fire
protection facilities, including, but not limited to,
fire-resistive roofs, fire separation walls, space
separation and automatic fire extinguishing systems,
is provided and approved by the fire marshal as an
acceptable alternative, 3-4.2 shall not apply.) I
16. All structures exceeding three stories in height
and 3,000 sq. ft (279 sq m) in ground floor area
and containing nonrated openings in exterior walls
facing other structures shall be separated from other
structures by at least 20 ft (6 m) of clear space
between structures, and 10 ft (3 m) from a common
property line.
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' 17. Al least two means of access for fire apparatus shall
be provided for each structure exceeding 30 ft (9 m)
or three stories in height, not less than one of
' which shall be a fire lane, or street. XX
18. At least 14 ft (4 m) of nominal clearance shall
be provided over the full width of streets, fire
lanes, and other means of vehicular access. XX
19. Landscaping or other obstructions shall not be
' placed around structures in a manner so as to Will review landscaping
impair or impede accessibility for fire fighting plan when available
and rescue operations.
11 20. The location of structures and access to each
structure shall be approved by the fire marshal
before permits for construction are issued. Will review further
21. All structures more than three stories in height
or over 50 ft (15 m) in height above grade and
' containing intermediate stories or balconies shall
be equipped with a standpipe system in accordance
with the provisions of NFPA 14, Standard for the
' Installation of Standpipe and Hose Systems. Fire
department standpipe connections shall be located
within 50 ft (15 m) of a fire hydrant.
22. Water supply systems pP Y Y not publicly owned and in-
stalled shall meet the minimum requirements of
' NFPA 24, Standard for the Installation of Private
Fire Service Mains and Their Appurtenances, or N/A at this time
NFPA 1231, Standard on Water Supplies for Suburban
' and Rural Fire Fighting, where no recognized water
supply distribution exists.
23. Fire hydrants shall be provided in a ratio of at
I least one fire hydrant for every 90,000 sq. ft
(8370 sq in) of ground area or portion thereof Will review utility plan
involved in the development. (Exception: This at a later date
' requirement shall not apply to land planned or
left for other than structural development. )
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24. The fire flow requirements shall be not less than 11 that established by the fire department having
jurisdiction. In cases where a water supply
system consisting of mains and hydrants does not
exist, the provisions of NFPA 1231, Standard
on water Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire
Fighting, shall apply.
25. Water supplies shall be capable of supplying the 11
required fire flow for at least one hour for fire
flows of 1500 gpm (6750 L/min) at 20 psi (1.38 bars)
or less; or for two hours for fire flow greater
than 1500 gpm (6750 L/min) at 20 psi (1.38 bars) .
(Exception: In those situations where the
provisions of NFPA 1231, Standard on Water
Supplies for Suburban and Rural Fire Fighting,
are utilized, 3-6.2.2 shall not apply.)
26. The contractor or installer of water supply 1
systems in planned building groups shall
demonstrate by actual test that the capacity
of the water supply system will meet fire
protection design requirements. Fire flow
performance tests shall be witnessed by the At a later date
fire department-and other authorities having
jurisdiction who desire to do so.
27. Distances between installed fire hydrants shall
not exceed 300 ft (91 m) unless fire department
operations or technology would otherwise dictate
increased spacing. For buildings exceeding
20,000 sq ft (1860 sq m) in ground floor area, a Will review utility '
fire hydrant shall be installed within 300 ft plan when available
(91 m) of any portion of the building. Actual
location of fire hydrants shall be as required by
the fire department prior to installation.
28. Fire hydrants located in parking areas shall be
protected by barriers that will prevent physical Will review later
damage from vehicles.
29. Fire hydrants shall be located within 3 ft
(0.9144 m) of the curb line of fire lanes, streets,
or private streets, when installed along such
access ways.
30. Fir` hydrants shall be installed in accordance
with the standards of the American water Works -
Association.
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31. Threads on fire hydrant outlets shall be American
11 National Fire Hose Connection Screw Threads and
shall be equipped with thread adapters when the
local fire department thread is different.
' 32. Fire hydrants shall be supplied by not less than a
6-in. (15-cm) diameter main installed on a looped
system, or not less than an 8-in. (20-cm) diameter
main if the system is not looped or the fire Will review at a
hydrant is installed on a dead-end main exceeding later date
300 ft (91 m) in length.
33. Dead-end mains shall not exceed 600 ft (182.5
m) in length for main sizes under 10 in. (25 an)
in diameter.
34. Fire department vehicular access to all structures
under construction shall be provided at all times.
In areas where ground surfaces are soft or likely
to becane soft, hard all-weather surface access Will review later
roads shall be provided.
35. The fire protection water supply system, including
fire hydrants, shall be installed and in service
prior to placing combustible building materials for
' structures, or combustible pretested fabricated
building assemblies on the project site or utilizing
them in the construction of building structures. If
phased construction is planned, coordinated installa- Will review later
tion of the fire protection water systan is permitted.
36. Trash and debris shall be removed gran the construc-
tion site as often as necessary to maintain a firesafe Will monitor
construction site.
' 37. Flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored,
handled, or used on the construction site in accor-
dance with the applicable provisions of NFPA 20,
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code; NFPA 58,
Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied
Petroleum Gases; and NFPA 395, Standard for the
Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids on Will monitor
Farms and Isolated Construction Projects.
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38. At least one portable fire extinguisher having a
rating of at least 4-A, 30-BC shall be within a
travel distance of 75 ft (22.5 m) or less to any
point of a structure under construction. Personnel
normally on the construction site shall be
instructed in the use of the fire extinguishers Will monitor
provided.
39. All plans for planned building groups shall be
submitted to the authority having jurisdiction for
approval before the issuance of the construction
permit. This approval procedure shall include the Will monitor
fire department having jurisdiction.
40. In addition to the requirements of 3-9.1 a small-
scale drawing of the site's surrounding area showing
streets, access points, water supply sources, and
other items of fire suppression interest shall be
submitted to the local fire department before the N/A at this time
start of any construction.
41. Drawings showing building floor plans, fire pro- I
tections sytems, and items of fire suppression
interest shall be submitted to the fire department
having jurisdiction, as requested, upon completion N/A at this time
of the project.
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