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CASE # <br />REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW; ACE SOLID WASTE <br /> By: Megan Barnett, Community Development Assistant <br /> <br />/L <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review from ACE Solid Waste. <br />The plan proposes to construct an office/shop facility with a truck terminal and a future <br />recycling transfer station. The site is generally located west ot'3,zurite Street and North <br />of McKinley Street. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Site Plan <br />City Staff Review Letter dated March 1, 2000 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Site Plans are not required to be subje6ted to public hearings. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The first phase facility is proposed to be 19,926 square ., feet with a second floor <br />mezzanine area of 1,248 square feet. A possible future addition to this site is a 17,100 <br />square foot recycling transfer station. The site plan being considered at this time is only <br />applicable to the initial 21,174 square feet (19,926 + 1,248). The proposed building and <br />its future expansion complies with the 35% building coverage restriction and all setback <br />requirements. The exterior finish on the building is proposed to consist of rock and <br />smooth face concrete block with a pref'mished metal cap and a prefmished metal wrapped <br />column and canopy for the entrance. One loading berth is required and one is provided. <br />The loading berth will be located on the rear, or north wall. <br /> <br />The site plan proposes to have four accesses, two onto Azurite Street and two onto <br />Mckinley Street, which is acceptable to the City Engineer. <br /> <br />In accordance with City Code a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces are <br />provided and all traveled surfaces of the lot will be paved with bituminous and finished <br />with B-612 concrete curb. <br /> <br />The landscape plan is generally acceptable and meets minimum City requirements. Staff <br />has requested that the westerly track entrance and west curbline be shifted to the east so <br />as to preserve the existing screening at the west property, line. The applicant has agreed <br />to preserve the existing screening by shifting the westerly track entrance. The plan has a <br />good mix of native trees in various stages of maturity and is proposing a sufficient berm <br />to screen overnight track parking. <br /> <br /> <br />