Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/1999

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Site Plan Review: Kenko February 26, 1999 Page 2 of 3 Architectural Standards: The front wall of the building is proposed to be a combination of brick and stucco and the other 3 walls are proposed to be stucco only. This is in compliance with City Code. Landscaping and Screening: The plan does comply with the requirement for a 20 foot wide landscape area adjacent to Armstrong Blvd. According to the 1 l"X17" reduction of a Landscape Plan dated 4/27/95, the applicant proposes to construct a four-foot berm along the east and northeast corner of the property and plant approximately 25 Norway Pine trees no less than five feet in height. This is a less intense landscape plan than was proposed in 1995, which may be appropriate because of the elimination of the shop and outdoor storage area originally proposed. However, if the shop and storage area uses are resurrected in the future, an additional site plan review will be required. Waste Storage: The plan does not indicate any exterior waste enclosure. If one is necessary, the plans should be revised before going to City Council. City Code requires waste storage containers to be located at the side or rear of the building and screened from public view and adjacent properties with privacy fencing or materials to match the principal building. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires one parking space for every 200 square feet of office floor space; therefore, the City requires the applicant to provide 18 parking spaces. The plan proposes to provide 30 parking spaces, including one handicap accessible space (according to the Site Plan prepared by Randahl Construction dated 02/22/99). Off-Street Parking - Design: In accordance with City Code, all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous paving. The parking surface will be finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. It appears the proposed parking lot design will meet the City's minimum design/size requirements, although City Staff would like to review to revised site plans that are to scale. City Code requires 300 square feet of standing and maneuvering area per parking space. Drainage and Grading: A ditch system had been constructed as a part of the HY-10 Ramsey subdivision improvements. This ditch system conveys drainage northward along the western boundary of the site and then eastward along the northern boundary. The drainage from this development flows generally from the southwest to northeast. A sedimentation/detention pond system has been proposed at the northeastern corner of the site, which will discharge into the above mentioned ditch system. At the predevelopment rate, calculations for this system have been previously reviewed and permitted by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO).