Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/04/1998

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City of Ramsey '5153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 July 30, 1998 Tom Dillon Dunbar Development Corporation 5000 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200 Minneapolis, MN 55422 Re: Site Plan Review for Senior Housing Development Dear Mr. Dunbar: We are in receipt of your site plan submittal to develop a Senior Housing facility at 14351 Dysprosium Street NW (25-32-25-31-0008). The submittal includes a site plan dated 7/7/98; prcliminary grading, ,Jrainage, erosion control plan, sheet A-3, dated 7/17/98; preliminary utility .~lan, sheet A-23, date.! 7/17/98; preliminary landscape plan, dated 7/7/98; exterior elevations, dated 7/7/98; the underground/lower level garage floor plan, sheet A3-GAR, dated 7/7/98; the first level floor plan, sheet A4-FST, dated 7/9/98; the second level floor plan, sheet A5-SEC, :ated 7/8/98; and the third level floor plan, sheet A6-THD, dated 7/8/98. All plan sheets were ~repared by Miller, Hanson, Westbeck, Berger Inc. Architects and Planners. We offer the following comments: General: The subject property is approximately 3.8 acres in size and is generally located east of Dysprosium Street, south of County State Aid Highway (CSAH) No. 5 and west of St. Francis Boulevard/State Highway No. 47. The plan proposes to construct a three story, 50 unit senior citizen apartment building. Zoning: The subject property is currently zoned B-1 Business. The City has initiated a rezoning to Multiple Residential (MR), for which multifamily housing up to 15 units per acre is a permitted use. Streets and Access: The site plan proposes two accesses onto Dysprosium Street NW. The site plan indicates that the access will be separated by approximately 200 feet, in compliance with City Code. I,ot Coverage: The lot is approximately 3.8 acres (165,528 square feet) and the building is 7. 073 square feet. The lot coverage is 12.7% and in compliance with the Code's maximum 35% lot coverage.