2001-11-06 Utility Building Planning Report
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATED CONSULTANTS, INC.
5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St, Louis Park, MN 55416
Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.696.9837 planners@nacplanning.com
PLANNING REPORT
TO:
Albertville Planning Commission
FROM:
Cindy Sherman
DATE:
November 6,2001
FILE NO:
Albertville - _'tility Building
163.06-01.14
RE:
BACKGROUND
Contractor Property Developers Company (CPDC) has submitted an application for site
plan and amended Planned Unit Development (PUD). The request is being made to
allow the development of a utility building at the Towne Lakes site to house fiber optic
equipment. The site plan submittal allows review of the proposed building and related
improvements and the PUD amendment is to allow the building on the lot where the
pool and related building will be built.
ISSUES AND ANALYSIS
Amended Planned Unit Development. The existing PUD agreement addresses all of
the improvements proposed on the site. The agreement allows certain improvements
such as signs, parks, open space, benches, etc. The building that is proposed is part of
the PUD in that it will provide fiber optic service availability to the neighborhood. The
structure will be constructed on property owned and maintained by the homeowners
association.
Site Plan. The building as proposed is 12' x 26' in size and will be constructed with a
residential exterior look to complement both the location and character of the
neighborhood. The building is proposed to be located on the north end of the lot and
will utilize the parking lot that has been constructed for the sales center and ultimately
the pool building. It will be tied into the overall site design with sidewalk/patio areas and
landscaping.
The building itself will house mechanical equipment that will tie into a fiber optic system
that has been installed to provide services to homes. Each home that is constructed in
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Adopted by the Albertville Planning Commission this 13th day of November 2001.
City of Albertville
By:
Jim Brown, Chair
Attest:
By:
Bridget Miller, Deputy Clerk
Towne Lakes Site Plan
Findings of Fact
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