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To: Planning Commissioners
From: Justin Fortney, City Planner
Date: March 22, 2021
Item: Site Plan – Building for Custom Sawdust– 2021-11 – 525 31st St E
Planning Commission Action Requested
Review the proposed Site Plan of Custom Sawdust Llc. to construct a building for their business.
Background Information
The applicants are proposing to purchase the property from the City of Hastings. They specialize
in locating and picking up sawdust from industrial producers and trucking it to users of sawdust.
The site is only proposed to be used for a trucking terminal and office.
Comprehensive Plan
The property is guided Industrial within the 2040 Comprehensive Plan.
Zoning
The property is zoned I-1 – Industrial Park. Allowable uses include fabrication, manufacturing,
building material storage, wholesaling of commodities, etc.
Existing Condition
The existing site is relatively flat and undeveloped.
Adjacent Zoning and Land Use
The following land uses abut the property:
Direction Use Comp Plan District Zoning District
North Vacant I-1 Industrial Park I-1 Industrial Park
East Vacant I-1 Industrial Park I-1 Industrial Park
South Housing Med. Dens. Res. R3-PRD Med. Dens, Res.
West Hastings Bus Garage I-1 Industrial Park I-1 Industrial Park
Planning Commission Memorandum
Site Plan Review
Vehicular Access and Circulation
The proposed parking lot has two entrances onto 31st Street East. There is a very large
maneuvering area and a small parking lot east of the building.
Building Setbacks
There are no prescribed minimum setbacks within the zoning district, however, proposed
setbacks are reviewed durring site plan review for conformaty with the area. Building setbacks
are as follows:
Proposed
South – 31st St E ~ 100 feet
East – Vermillion St ~ 146 feet
North ~ 15 feet
West ~ 34 feet
Staff believes the proposed setbacks are consistent with the area.
Required Parking
Parking meets minimum requirements as follows:
Architectural Design
The applicant is proposing a front façade with at least 25% natural stone and Eclipse brand board
and batten design steel panels for the balance of all building elevations. This has been acceptable on
other projects. The proposed metal siding is more attractive than class 3 (plain concrete or
corigated metal siding with visible screws) metal siding allowed on non visible elevations. It is a
material that is not specifically listed under class 2, but is similar to others that are in aestretics.
Approval is of the architectural design is recommended with the amounts proposed (25% class 1,
75% class 2 alternative in the front and 100% class 2 alternative on other elevations). The zoning
ordiance requires front facades must be composed of at least 75% of Class 1 or 2 materials, with
Class 1 materials comprising at least 25% of the total.
Parking
Required Parking Number Requirement Needed
Office Space 540 s.f. 1 per 300 s.f 2
Warehouse Space 4,368 s.f. 1 per 1,000 s.f 5
Total Required 7
Total Provided 8
Landscape Plan
The proposed landscaping meets the requirements based on the following:
One tree per 4,000 Sf of impervious paving (5), one tree per 50’ of lot perimeter (20), and one
shrub per 40’ of lot perimeter (24). 10’ landscape buffers are also required adjacent to parking
lots.
Lighting Plan
Lighting locations are shown on the site plan, but a photo metric plan is still pending. Site plan
approval would be conditioned on staff review for compliance.
Grading, Drainage, Erosion Control and Utility Plan Review
The drainange, grading and errosion control plan is being reviewed by the City Engineering
Department for compliance.
Recommendation
Approval of the Site Plan is recommended subject to the following conditions:
1. Conformance with the plans submitted with the Planning Commission Staff Report dated
March 22, 2020
2. All disturbed areas on the property shall be protected to eliminate erosion control
problems.
3. Approval of a building permit.
4. Approval is subject to a one-year Sunset Clause; if significant progress is not made towards
the proposal within one year of City Council approval, the approval is null and void.
5. A photometric plan must be submitted and approved by staff.
6. The City Engineering Department must approve the grading, drainage, and erosion control
plan.
7. City of Hastings right-of-way permits are needed for the proposed entrances.
ATTACHMENTS
• Site Location Map
• Site Picture
• Architectural Elevations
• Site Plan
LOCATION MAP
SITE PICTURE
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