Agenda - Council - 08/22/2000 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I ,I Case #3: Request for Site Plan Review; Boilermakers #647 Community Development Assistant Wald stated that the City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review from Boilermakers #647. The plan proposes to construct a training center addition onto an e,,dsting building. The site is located at 9459 Highway 10 NW. Boilermakers are proposing a 2,016 square foot addition onto an e,,dsting building in the B-1 Business District. The proposed addition and ex/sting building complies with the 35% building coverage restriction. Due to some replatting in 1997 staffs interpretation of the side and rear yards has changed. The result of this is that the applicant should obtain a variance to the rear yard setback. The e,'cterior of the finish on the building is proposed to consist of a combination of brick, pained concrete block, rock/ace concrete block, and cedar siding with asphalt shingles. The use of the cedar siding in the proposed addition would be consistent with the existing building, but it does deviate from City code and requires Council approval. Staff was originally recommending use of integrally color treated concrete block versus painted block but they have determined that the painted block is acceptable. Thirty parking spaces are provided, which is slightly deficient of the th/rty-four spaces required by City Code, but adequate for the use of the building. Ail proposed parking and drive areas will be paved. No curb and gutter are proposed. City code requires B-612 concrete curb to be installed around the perimeter of the newly paved area. Staff recommended that the remainder of the current paved area also have B-612 curbing installed to be in compliance with City code. The new addition will create approximately 3,600 square feet of additional paving between the building addition and new driveway. The drainage from the new building will be the in the fi'ont and rear of the addition and be absorbed in tufted and wooded areas. The driveway will drain northwardly to be the wooded area and southeasterly to the existing parking lot. It was also recommended that a Curb be placed along the northeasterly edge of the driveway to prevent erosion and drainage onto the adjacent parcel which is located only five feet from the edge of the driveway. The plan has been reviewed and determined to have a REU of 3.07 for purposes of the storm water utility. The Parks/Utilities Supervisor reviewed the landscaping plan. and has requested that some additional foundation landscaping and variation in tree species from the salvaged trees. The Planning Commission reviewed the Boilermakers site plan at their regular meeting on July 10, 2000. The applicants noted the difficulties associated with installing curbing around e,,dsfing pavement. They also noted that the new pavement area may be expanded in the near future and the curbing would have to be removed to facilitate that. The Board of Adjustment met on August 2, 2000 and ~anted a 5-foot variance to the rear yard setback. The Planning Commission recommended approval of the site plan with curbing on the north side of the parking area, waiving the curbing along the e,,dsting parking area, until the ne,ct overlay, and e,'cterior building finish as proposed. Councilmember Anderson stated that she was concerned that an overlay may not be completed for 20 some years. -213-