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City of Ramsey 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 PHONE (612) 427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 TDD (612) 427-8591 I I July 31, 1996 Mr. Rick Foster R.F. Development' 19230 Evans Street. Elk River, Mn 55330 Re: 'Site Plan for daycare facility Dear Rick: 'We are in receipt of a Site Plan consisting of three (3) sheets (site plan, landscape plan and building elevations) dated July 17, 1996, prepared by Lampert Architects, Inc. We are also in receipt of a Grading and Drainage Plan consisting of one (1) sheet prepared by Lot Surveys Company, Inc. The plan proposes to construct a New Horizon Daycare facility on the west side of Xkimo Street at 143rd Avenue N.W. We offer the following comments: General: The site plan proposes to develop a 6,765 square foot daycare facility on a portion of Out_lot C in River's Bend 3rd Addition. Accordingly, a minor subdivision application has been received at the City to replat this outlot into one commercial lot and one outlot for future development. .Zoning: The site is zoned B-1 Business for which a daycare facility is a permitted use. Lot Coverage: The site is approximately 1 acre or 43,560 square feet in size. Lot coverage is restricted to 35% or 15,246 square' feet. The proposed size of the principal structure is 6,765 square feet, which equates to a lot coverage of about I5.5%. Utilities: The facility will be served by municipal utilities. Setbacks: The building location exceeds the 35 foot front, 10 foot side and 20 foot rear yard setback requirements. Screening~ There is residential property across the street from the proposed daycare, on the east side of Xkimo Street. City Code exempts commercial uses from screening requkements when it is the front of the commercial building that faces the residential use across the street. In this case, it is the front of the daycare facility that will face the residential property on the east side of Xkimo Street. Landscaping: Section 9,11.09 of City Code requires a 20 foot wide landscaped area along al/public streets and when a commercial use is across the street from a residential use. It appears that this requiremen't can be met on the west (T.H.' #47) side if the City' interprets the 'play area' as green space, provided it is not paved. On the Xkimo side of the property, the site plan indicates about a 15 foot wide green space between the parking lot curb and the property line. It is' City Staff's opinion that complying with the 20 foot requirement for green space on the Xkimo side is especially important in this case because of the residential uses across the street. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I