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City of Ramsey 15163 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 March 29, 1996 Bruce Mans Corporate Real Bstate 750 South Plaza_Drive, #201 Mendota HeightS, Mn 55120 Re: Site PlaniReview; Copper Sales Dear Bruce: We are in receipt of a Site Plan package consisting of (5) sheets: Site Plan, Floor Plan, and Building Eleva~ons prepared by Bernard Herman Architects, Inc. dated January 15, 1996; Landscape Plan, prepared by the City of Ramsey dated January 13, 1996; and Grading and Drainage Plan t~ epared by Merila & Associates dated January 15, 1996. The plan proposes to construct a 30,41}0 square foot office/warehouse facility in Business Park 95 2nd Addition, on the south side of McKinley Sweet. We offer the following comments: Zo_BJllg2 The site is zoned Industrial for which warehousing is a permitted use. The lot is also subject to the Declaration of Covenants for Business Park 95 and the Site Plan will have to be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board. ~ The site is approximately 5 acres in size or 217,000 square feet. City Code and the Covenants restricts building coverage to 35% of the lot area or 75,950 square feet. The proposed size of the buil~ng is 30,400 square feet and the site plan identifies a 15,200 square foot furore expansion. An alfimate structure area of 45,600 square feet is in compliance with City Code and the Covenants for lot coverage. Impervious Surface: The Covenants restricts the aggregate impervious surface (buildings and pavement) of th~ lot to 85% of the lot area or 184,450 square feet. The area of the building and paved surfaces totals approximately 72,000 square feet, which is equal to 39% of the lot. The impervious surf~e proposed is in compliance with the Covenants. lJdlifies: The fa¢/lity will be served by municipal utilities. Setbacks; The structure location meets or exceeds setbacks from McKinley Street and property lines. Outside Storage/Size and Treatment:' -City Code allows for outside storage in the Industrial District and the Covenants establishes that all outside storage must be screened from streets and/or front yards of adjoining lots by a visual barrier. It appears that the storage yard will be fenced, but the site plan does n°l indicate whether the type of fencing proposed is security or screening purposes. However, a sub.qtantial tree screening plan is proposed along the south, north and east property lines which will ;serve to screen the 8,000 square foot storage yard yard and its future expansion appropriately. If the future addition to the building is constructed north of the storage yard as proposed, it willprovide, it will be a substantial screening barrier to the original outside storage yard. q$