Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/15/2003 - Special Meeting

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utilize the two storm sewer stubs proposed along the north lot line and flowing to the stormwater ponds to the northwest. The east parking lot bordering Ramsey Boulevard is lowered with a berm provided between the parking stalls and the roadway to provide some screening of the parked cars. A 4-foot dock is provided on the south side of the school l'or deliveries. The school is handicap accessible on all four sides. A small rain garden is proposed on the north side of the site to provide some water quality attributes to the stormwater system. U tilitw Plan Sanitary sewer and water connections are proposed to connect to the planned systems in Peridot Street. Utility services into the building will enter the building at the southeast corner, near the dock. Landscape Plan The Landscape Plan has been designed to provide continuity to the landscaping wittzin the larger Ramsey Town Center parcel. Linden, Oak, Ash and Maple trees are intermingled with Austrian and Red pines on the east and west borders of the site to replicate the tree-lined corridor of East Ramsey Parkway. Ash and Linden trees provide some shade for the west parking tot while Sugar Maples provide shade on the south edge of the tot lot. Shrubs have been specified throughout the site to provide a colorful accent to the schooI building. Plantings on the shaded north side of the building under the angled main entrance canopy are shade tolerant and designed to accentuate the canopy angle. The sidewalk in this area also follows the pattern of the canopy. A space has been reserved in the northwest comer.of the site for a future student garden. The garden wilI be adjacent to the rain garden.