Agenda - Council - 08/26/2003 - Laserfiche WebLink

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was in eft%ct, Sta~'only noted a few occasions when vehicles were parked on the property. Staffis not adverse in aliowing for the parcel to' be used ove~%w parking in an unimproved state on an interim basis. _The College plans on ~lly improving the parking area as referenced by attached site plan once funding is received from the S:ate. There are, however, several things that stuff would condition ti~e~ recormmendation on aliowmg for the par'~ng. · In the long te~, the current access on ~e east side of the property to Hwy. i0 should be closed. A spiit-raii fence or similar type of am'active barrier will need to be put along the south prope~v line parallel to Hwy. 10 to discourage people cuing to access Hwy. 10 directly. Access from Hwy.- i 0, therefore would come from the College's existing parking lot to the east. Given the sporadic use of the propenv for overflow parking, Staff finds it acceptable to keep the current access as it is. However, the City. will want to still rese~e the right to review the situation if in their jud~nent the access is posing a safety hazard or if the access is being used more frequently ~gan expected. · 2qne common iot line with the propemy to the west has no distinguishable separation and it may be -~ ' ' tomy common for users of the iCO property to cut across the property line and use the adjacent prope~-?"s access to Hwy. i0. Once final improvements are made to the site, a split rail fence or similar type of atu~acrive barrier should also be put on the west property, line to discourage trespassing onto the adjacent property in tuing to access Huff. 10. · Security. It should be noted that the former ICO property is. located in the City of Ramsey while the rest of the ,amoka Technical ColleKe's campus is located in ~<noka..~ny incidents on the subject proper? that will need public safety ser,,ices (?oiice and fn-e) will need to be routed" ,c~, ' mrou,~ Ge City of Ramsey Police and F,.re Depmwments. Outdoor Storage.' The prope~w2' previously had vehicles, storage tanks, and ocher debris stored on the property. R,.~,ent, y, the College has cleaned up the prope~y and have removed the storage tanks and many vehicles. The College would like continue to store some vehicles that can be used by the fire fighter pro,am for training purposes. TrAs is acceptable with the ~bllowing conditions: · A mimmum of six-foot high screening should be in place on all four sides of the storage area. The fence desi~ and mater/al will need to be approved by the Ciw of Rams'by. · No more than 10 vehicles will be allowed to be stored within the.storage area. No other equipment or material shall be stored in the outdoor storage area. · The e,'dsting pole building may be used for storage as long as the building maintains compliance with the state building and fn:e codes. Staff w/l] be visiting :he site to inspect ti-ns building to ensure that it is compliant with ail applicable codes. Use ofe;ciszi~,g ';ozdiciinfffor eciz~cario~aipztr?oses. Current code does not allow for educational uses in the Highway Business District. Therefore, any educational use will need special penmission to operate. ~ne College wouid tike to use the old ICO station for a possible educational courses associated with the Coliege. City Sta~is willing to take a look allowing for educational uses in the Highway .Business District in the fur'are, but presenriy find the College"s proposed use acceptable with the following condition: · Prior to any alterations to the building, all necessary, building permits will need to be applied for and approved by the Ckv. Recommendation: Sta~'recommends approval of the Inter:an Use Permit to allow for a period of three years to use the -166-