Medical office building, vet clinic plans move forward in Apple Valley

On Jan. 12, the Apple Valley City Council approved plans related to the construction of a 6,366-square-foot veterinary clinic and a 56,595-square-foot, two-story medical office building in Orchard Place, a development 414 acres south of County Road 42 and west of Pilot Knob Road and the city’s last large piece of undeveloped land.

Rockport LLC and HJ Development LLP were seeking approval of a preliminary plat that will subdivide 18.9 acres into two lots and two outlots, and rezoning one of the lots from sand and gravel to retail business and the other lot from sand and gravel to limited business.

Project proponents told the Planning Commission in December the medical office building would become the new location for the existing HealthPartners Apple Valley clinic, which is currently at 15290 Pennock Lane. The new facility would include services for family practice, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, allergy, cardiology and more. It’s not clear what the old building would become, but it would be marketed for sale and repurposed at a future date.

The overall 18.9-acre property is at the northwest corner of 155th Street and Pilot Knob Road. The site would be accessed through 155th Street West, an existing road, and two future roads, 152nd Street West and English Avenue.

“Traffic circulation patterns and ingress and egress to the site shall be designed so as to not have an adverse impact on existing adjacent uses to the south and future uses to the north, east and west,” the city said in its Jan. 12 report.

According to the city, the project plans also call for pedestrian access to be provided through an existing pathway along the north side of 155th Street West and the west side of Pilot Knob Road. Sidewalks will also be added along 152nd Street and English Avenue.

The site plan for the medical office building shows a footprint for 382 parking spaces.

“The minimum required parking for an office building of this size is 377 spaces,” the city said.

The site plan for the vet clinic indicates this project will add 23 parking spaces, which meets the minimum requirement for the number of spaces. The clinic would also include an outdoor dog run on the south side of the building.

Patty Dexter can be reached at patty.dexter@apgecm.com.