Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/06/1997

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I Case # q I I I I I I I I I I I I REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN APPROVAL OF BUSINESS PARK 95 5TH ADDITION; CASE OF CITY OF RAMSEY By: Sylvia Frolik, Zoning Administrator Background: The City of Ramsey is in the process of platting the Bjorklund and Julian Johnson property in Business Park 95. The purpose of the plat is to acquire the eastern end of the Bjorklund property into an Outlot to be retained by the City for preservation of tree cover in the area. The City is interested in this tree preservation in order to protect and intensify the nature screening it gives the heavy industrial uses from the light industrial uses on the west side of Unity Street N.W. The following items are enclosed for your review: ac Site location map Sketch plan City Staff review letter dated April 30, 1997 Observations: To accommodate this acquisition of property from the Bjorklund parcel for the City, the City is performing the platting process. The City will be acquiring 16,975 square feet from the Bjorklund parcel. To compensate for that, the Bjorklund parcel will obtain 19,250 square feet from the Julian Johnson parcel to the east. The City will compensate the Johnson parcel by conveying 15,660 square feet of the City's Outlot to the south of the Johnson parcel. The Julian Johnson parcel will retain its driveway onto Industry Avenue N.W. The Bjorklund parcel will continue to utilize an easement across the parcel to the north in order to access Unity Street N.W. Outlot B, on the very southern end of the Plat, is intended to be developed at some point in the future as a public road. If either the Johnson or Bjorklund parcel wish to utilize Outlot B as an access to Unity Street N.W. prior to the street improvements being installed, they must pave the access. It is the City's intention that the Bjorklund parcel will cease directing drainage onto that portion of property that is being acquired by the City for tree preservation. They will be responsible for constructing a berm to ensure that drainage does cease. Bjorklund will also be responsible for cleaning any debris that has been deposited on Outlot A and fencing that new west property line to prohibit any future business-related activity from encroaching onto that property gained by the City. Because this is the replat of two existing lots, there will be no park dedication due on the plat.