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Review Letter: Direct Enclosures June 30, 1999 Page 2 of 3 Lot Coverage: The site is approximately 2.4 acres or 104,680 square feet in size and City Code restricts building coverage to 35 percent of a lot area or 36,638 square feet in this case. The size of the proposed structure, including the future addition, is 30,416 square feet. Utilities: Sanitary sewer and municipal water will serve the facility. Setbacks: The proposed structure meets or exceeds the minimum 40-foot front yard, 35-foot rear yard, and 20-foot side yard building setbacks established in the Business Warehouse District. Also, the proposed plan meets the 50-foot building setback requirement from the adjacent wetland. Landscaping: The Landscape Plan meets the City Code requirement for 20 feet of green space along Sunwood Drive. The plan propose~ the establishment of 9 deciduous trees, 3 coniferous trees, and 127 shrubs and plants. The caliper of the proposed plantings meet the City's expectations, and the species selected do well in Ramsey's climate and soils. However, there is a deliberate pattern established along Sunwood Drive of having boulevard trees planted a minimum of every 35 feet. Staff suggests the applicant adds three trees on the south side of the property to continue this pattern, and we suggest oak species such as white oak or bur oak that are 1-1~A inch caliper. We strongly encourage the use of wood chip mulch around all the plantings. It is the applicant's responsibility to arrange for the Connexus Energy Board to review the Landscaping Plan for approval. Revised plans should be submitted to City staff prior to final review by the City Council. Trail: The Ramsey Parks and Trails Plan includes a bituminous trail within the right-of-way on the south side of this property along Sunwood Drive. This trail segment should be installed in coordination with the development of this site. Screening: The subject parcel need not provide screening as it is surrounded by properties zoned Industrial or Business Warehouse. Waste Storage: City Code requires dumpsters to be either stored indoors or in a completely screened enclosure outdoors. If the waste storage for this site is to be conducted outdoors, the site plan should be modified to describe the enclosure that will provide 100 percent screening. Off-Street Parking and Driveways - Design: The plans proposes that all driveways, off-street parking areas, and loading areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous pavement and the perimeter of all pavement will be finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: The plan proposes to provide 23 parking stalls. City staff finds this will meet City Code requirements.