Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/1998

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CASE REQUEST FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW; CASE OF RADEMACHER COMPANIES AND BILL'S SUPERETTE By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frotik Background: Rademacher Companies has submitted a site plan for the development of an 8,000 square foot convenience store including gas sales and'a 2,160 square foot car wash at the intersection of T.H.//47 and 153rd Avenue. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) Site location map Site plan City Staffreview letter dated May 1, 1998 Notification: Site Plans are not required to be subjected to public heatings. However, a copy of the case was sent to the Ramsey Medical Center, the adjacent property to the east, for their · ~formation purposes. Observations: In accordance with Mn/DOT recommendations, the access from T.H. #47 will be a northbound right-in only and will be abandoned when 153rd and #47. is signalized. Three accesses are proposed from 153rd Avenue and this is acceptable to the City Engineer. The project is proposed to be served by sanitary sewer and municipal water. The utility plans show extending the services through the medical clinic property and agreements need to be in place before this can happen. The building locations exceed all of the setback from property line requirements. Lot or building coverage is restricted to 35% of the lot area; the project is proposed at a 7% lot coverage. Accessory buildings are restricted to 30% of the floor area of the principal building; the accessory car wash is 27% of the size of the principal building. City Code specifies that exterior wall finishes shall consist of natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or some other material approved by City Council. The building exteriors are proposed to be a combination of brick and rock faced masonry units which is in accordance with City Code. Some decorative metal panels are proposed above the doors and windows. The waste receptacles are proposed to be stored in an enclosure of brick and rock faced masonry units also. In accordance with City Code all driveways, off-street parking and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with concrete and finished with B-612 concrete curbing. Code requires a minimum of 40 parking spaces for the facility; 41 are proposed. The submittal is deficient of a lighting plan.