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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOlds Museum Necessity of Need 240 Museum Dr DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT 316 N.CAPITOL AVENUE *LANSING,MI 48933-1236 (517)483-4060 •FAX:(517)483-6036 f�IA.i DIRECTOR'S OFFICE Virg Bernero,Mayor TO: Virg Bernero, Mayor FROM: Bob Johnson, Director Planning and Neighborhood-Development DATE: October 6, 2017 SUBJECT: Necessity of Need —240 Museum Drive (R.E. Olds Transportation Museum) There were no objections, nor stated need to retain, to the disposition of 240 Museum Drive, Lansing. I am providing you with this communication to complete the file with the City Clerk's Office. Attached is a copy of the Staff Report in connection with ACT-1-17. Cc: //Chris Swope, City Clerk r� N Attachment �'_' c-3 m r— r. _.r a o:) Please recycle "Equal Opportunity Employer' Act-1-2017, 240 Museum Drive, Convey to RE Olds Museum Page 1 PPN 33-01-01-16-403-082 STAFF REPORT APPLICANT/OWNER: City of Lansing 124 W. Michigan Ave. Lansing. MI 4893') REQUESTED ACTION: Authorization requested to Convey the property to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museiun, which has been operating in that building since the opening of the Museum. in May. 1981. EXISTING LAND USE: RE. Olds Transportation Museum EXISTING ZONING: "H" Light industrial SIZE & SHAPE: Roughly triangular in shape, approx. 1.43 acres SURROUNDING LAND USE: N: Impression 5 Museum S: Rivertrail, Grand River E: Museum Drive (A.K.A. Mill Street), LBWL Dye Water Conditioning Plant W: Rivertrail, Grand River. SURROUNDING ZONING: N and W: "G-1- Business District E: "H" Light Industrial District. W and S: Grand River (Unzoned) MASTER PLAN DESIGNATION: The Design Lansing Comprehensive Plan designates the area as Dox ntowvn Mixed-Use Center-Core. AGENCY RESPONSES: Board of Water and Lifjht: The BWL has no comment. Building Safety Office: No response received. City Attorney: No response :received. Fire Marshall: The Fire Marshal Office has no issue with the conveyance of this property. The new owner/occupant is required to submit to the Office of Building Safety and the Fire Marshal any plans pertaining to its change of use and occupancy. Act-1-2017, 240 Museum Drive, Convey to RE ®Ids Museum Page 2 PPN 33-01-01-16-403-082 Parks and Recreation: This project is not.located on parkland. The proposal reserves City control of the Grand River frontage. Public Service—Engineering: Public Service- Engineering has reviewed Act 1-2017 240 Museum.Drive and has the following continents. 1. Mill Street'Museunn Drive right-of-way is on the east side of the property. The right-of- way has not been vacated. A significant portion of the right-of-l�-ay is no longer being used for road purposes. However., there is no Council resolution closing the right-of- way for road purposes. It is being used for utility and for recreation.purposes. Since the right-of-way is along the Grand River, a water of the State of Michigan, the right- of-way.- cannot be vacated by Council. Any vacation of the right-of---way along or to the Grand River will need to be through circuit court. 2. Since the Mill Street right-of-way is still considered public right-of-'.N.ay, it is recommended it be decertified for highway purposes. This will eliminate potential development on a "paper" street. 3. RE Olds Transportation Museum uses the area south of the building .for loading/unloading of exhibits, trash collection, and overflow parking. To reach this area from Museum Drive, the Museum utilizes the River Trail stub. The mixing of vehicles and River Trail users is problematic and needs to be addressed. 4. The east face of the building is constructed on the west right-of-way.line of.the Mill Street'Museu rn Drive right-of-way. Some of the historic sewer maps indicate that the building is encroaching into the right-of-way. Michigan Building Code Chapter 32 does allow some leeway with building encroachunents. It is recommended that the sale of the building does not grant more rights to the public right-of-way, than what is allowed in the Building Code, 5. The building's AC unit encroaches into the public right-of-way. This will either need to be removed or be granted a.license to use the right-of4 ay. 6. In order to reduce storm:runoff from the roof drains, which formerly discharged to the grot rid, an 8 inch dianneter storm sewer was constructed for the building's east side roof drains to discharge into. This storm drain was constructed in the public right-of- way. If the building is sold,this 8-inch storm sewer should be a public storm sewer. 7. The River"Trail is constructed on the west side of the proper along the Grand River. Public Service does not have an easement for the River Trail in its records, and it likely that none exist, since the city owns the property. It is recommended that an easement or property be retained for the River Trail. 8. At the south end of the property, a sanitaiy sewer siphon on the City Central Interceptor crosses the Grand River. An easement should,be retained for siphon and for the necessary area maintenance and construction staging. If an easement is retained for the River Trail,this should be adequate to provide access and staging for the siphon. 9. Also located at the sough part of the property is a 12" storm sewer. This storm sewer Act-1-2017, 240 Museum Drive, Convey to RE Olds Museum Page 3 PPN 33-01-01-16-403-082 provides drainage to the Mill Street/Museum Drive right-of«ray. A 30-foot wide easemnrt centered on the storm sewer would be adequate to protect the storm sewer. 10. Under the south portion of the RE Olds Transportation Museum building is an 18" storm sewer. This storm sewer provides drainage for the Mill Street/1\-�luseuin'Drive Ho lit- of-way. It also provides an outlet for the roof drains for the building. A 20-foot easement will be needed to protect the storm sewer. 11. At the north end of the property, a 36" storni sewer runs under the parking lot. This storni sewer services Museum Drive, Cedar Street, Larch Street and.Prospect Street. The north 20 feet of the property should be reserved as a.storm sewer easement. Since the BWL has a power line. on the north property l.in.e, there may be all existing utility.easement. 12. Please note—some or all of the recommended easements may exist. It is that there are no easements for these sewers located in Public Service's easement data base. As City- owned property, an easement might not have been acquired. 13. It should be noted the open land to the south of the building used to have a building and a rail spur. 14. The drinking fountain is located in and is serviced from the Mill Street right-of-way. Public Services'Transportation: The Trw-isportation and Non-Motorized section has the following continents regarding the potential. sale of this parcel.: 1) The river bank is eroding along a number of sections of the River Trail; requiring bank stabilization or relocation of the trail. A sufficient distance should be retained behind the existing trail to allow relocation in the fixture if necessary. 2) If this bench'table are at the west and of the parking lot is currently being used for public purposes,this area should be retained. 3) With this, and other sale of City property which is made for a specific purpose, a reverter or right of first refusal clause should be w7itten into any sale agreement that would allow the City to regain ownership of the parcel if the museum were to sell the parcel. ANALYSIS Jtlost of the agency responses here received in Jtlarch. 2017. Since then. most of the agencies' concerns have been addressed Location: The property is located on the west side of Museum Drive (4.K.A Mill Street), east of the Grand River and the River Trail. The property abuts the west line of Museum Drive; and some air conditioning units and brick planters extend into the Museum Dr. right of way(ROW). All of the property is in the Grand River floodway. ,act-1-2017, 240 Museum ®rive, Convey to RE Olds Museum Page 4 PPN 33-01-01-16-403-082 Character: The museum has the character of an older.single-story industrial building. It is decorated on several In sides with public art, and the property also features a state historical marker comrnemorat:ing R.E. Olds. Extent: The property consists primarily of the building, accessory parking, and a front lawin. The legal description excludes: • the RiverTrail and all river fiontage, • the bench`table at the west and of the parking lot, • and the sanitary sewer siphon on the City's Central Interceptor STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the following.finding and recommendation: Finding: • The property need not be under City ownership to house a transportation museum. • The draft purchase agreement contains a reverter clause,which also ensures continued use as a transportation museum. • The property consists primarily of the building; accessory parking.. and a front lawn. The legal description excludes: o the Riverfrail and all river frontage, o the bench/table at the west and of the parking lot; o and the sanitary sewer siphon on the City's Central Interceptor • The purchaser has the obligation to relocate the eighteen (18) inch storm drain traversing beneath the southern section of the building located on the property, and/or accommodate stonn sewer improvements as determined by the Public Service Department. • The property is located in the Grand River floodway. • Anv effect on the location; character, and extent of the property is likely to be negiligible. Recommendation: Approval of the conveyance of the building and grounds at 240 Museum Drive. Further recommendations: • Reserving a 20' easement at the north end of the property fir the. 36" storm sewer that runs under the parking lot, and • Vacating the west 12' of the Mill St. ROW adjacent to the building. 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