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Review Letter: Plants and Things Accessory Building <br />August 29, ~.00_~ <br />?age 2 of 3 <br /> <br />Hwy. 10 Moratorium: As you are aware, the Ci~ Council recently adopted a si:< month <br />moratorium on development on properties located north of the Fiw-/. l0 corr/dor. The <br />morato~um took eft%ct on August 25, 2003 and will expire February. 25, 2004. 'four application <br />was received on August 8, 2003 and therefbre, your proposal is not subject to the moratorium. <br /> <br />Utilities: The accessory, structure will not be ser,~ed by municipal sewer and water fac/lit/es. <br /> <br />Setbacks: The building location exceeds the 35 foot front and rear yard and 10 ±hot side yard <br />setback requirements. <br /> <br />Access: The proposed accessory structure is proposed to have primary access from the west <br />along a drive that exits onto Sunfish Lake Blvd. Long term plans that you have shared with the <br />City indicate that this dr/'~e will be fully improved as part of the redevelopment o£ the site. The <br />prope~ also currently has a driveway access onto [-{wy. !0. in the long term; Me Cky would <br />like co see this access c~osed to Hwy. <br /> <br />Screening: The abutting prope~es to the north, south, east and west are zoned Business and <br />Employment; Ciw. Code does not require screening in this case. <br /> <br />Landscaping: You are not proposing any additional landscaping as pa~ of the accessory <br />buiiding. The existing subject proper~y has numerous tzees located oa it, of which all will be <br />retained, lPae accessory building will be located bela/nd the ex/sting house and will be screened <br />thom I-{wy. I0. Cky Code does'not directly address.landscaping requirements for accessory, <br />buildings and contemplates landscaping for new developments. <br /> <br />Architectural Standards: City Code restr/cts building height to 35 feet, the proposed building <br />will be 14.5 feet to the mean gable height , which meets City standards. Cky Code restricts <br />exterior wall finishes to be natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or <br />some otKer material approved by City. Council. You are propos/ng that the building e~erior will <br />be vinyl siding to march the existing structures on the site. The use of vinyl siding will need to be <br />approved by the Cky Council. <br /> <br />Drainage and Grading: You have provided drainage calculations that Indicate the runoff from <br />the accessory., building is negligible. City Staff is in the process of reviewing that information <br />and will be contact if there are any questions. <br /> <br />REU' Number: The Residential Equivalent Un_it (REU) will determine the amount th.is <br />development will pay to the City's storm water utilities. This number is based upon:the amount <br />of impervious area of the site. As the accessory building will add additional impervious area, a <br />dete~rninarion will be made by City staff regarding, the P,_EU number. For your information,, the <br />quarterly dra/nage utility, charge will be $25.20 per REU. <br /> <br />78 <br /> <br /> <br />