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

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PACT Charter School - Sire Plan September 12, 2003 Page 2 of 8 36 Setbacks: The proposed Town Center Zoning District has setback standards based on the principle to have them serve more as "build to" lines than traditional setbacks. This is especially important for the front yard since it is in this area the building presentation to the street is critical. The %etback"' requirements anticipate a minimum and. maximum setback fbr the ~ont yard. For the TC-3 .District, the minimum setback is zero and the maximum is 15 feet. The side yard setback in the TC-3 District is i0 feet and the rear yard is 30 feet. The code does nor [ndicme whether this is minimum or a maximum. In StalTs opinion, a "build to" setback with a minimum and maximum setback is more appropriate in the Town Center Core area and for developments in the TC-2 and -3 that will be ~ronting the main road through the Town Center, Sunwood Drive. Given those circumstances, Stuff will discuss with the Planning Commission on whether the setbacks shown on your site plan are acceptable. For the record, the front yard setback (the northern side of the building) is located 60 feet from the lot line. ~qe side yards (east and west) are 2'20 feet and i00 feet respectively. The rear 7ard (south) is 40 Utilities: The faciii~ will be sera'ed by municipal sewer and water [aciiities. Staih' has reviewed the urilit7 plans su0mined for ,.:he project and ~bund them generally acceptable and have the fbtlowing C OlTllne~ts: During previous discussions with PACT Chamer School representatives, [t was indicated that there was a desire to use a heating and coolIng system that utilizes the City's water supply to capture temperatures to reduce heating and cooling bills. Staff~ supports th/s system. However, it was not mentioned in rl~e site plan application, if this type of system is still being proposed, all connections to the municipal system must be shown and a detailed plan must be approved by the Ci~ Engineer. · The utility plan references that work in the fight-of-way shall compb/with the CiW of Little Canada Engineering Design Standards. Please revise. Landscaping: City.. Code requires one (l) tree per every ~brry (40) lineal feet of site perimeter be planted throughout tlxe site. Of these trees, ~ere must be at least one (1) tree planted per thirty-ffke feet along any public road frontage on the property. City Code also requires that no less than 25% of the' trees planted be deciduous and no [ess than 25% coniferous. Furthermore, City Code requires that no more than 25% of the trees planted consist of ornamental trees. In addition to these plantings, City. Code also requires that one (1) overstory tree per ten (10) partdng spaces be installed, within or immediately adjacent to the parking area, to provide shade and visual relief. Finally, Ci~ Code requires that five (5) shrubs be planted tbr each requ/red tree. Site £andacapin.g The parcel has roughly 2,070 lineal feet of site-perimeter, which equates to a minimum (52) trees to be installed. Of these, a minimum of fore' (40) need to be plmtted along Ramsey Blvd, Peridot St, and East Ramsey Parkway to satisfy the public road frontage planting requirement. However, due to the boulevard trees that will be installed along East Ramsey Parkway, as part of the ~verall street tree plantings ~br the Town Center, the required plantings along East Ramsey Parkway can be placed throughout the site as opposed to the public road frontage. Thus, a minimum of twenty-