Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/02/1996

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Review Letter:.. Alloy Recovery Site Plan February 2I, 11996 Page 2 of 2 ~ The conditional use permit under which the facility is currently operating requires that all outside st.~rage be screened from public view to a degree of 90% opacity. It is staffs opinion that the facili..t'y is not in compliance and although the expansion area will house a lot more of the operation, th ,6i'e will still be some outside storage that is appropriate to be screened from the east, west and soufla, Staff is recommending that a screening plan be submitted which would provide for the establishment of a substantial amount of tree growth on these 3 lot lines. Off Street p .a.r~dng _ Number of Spaces: City Code requires 1 parking space for each person on the maximum wolrking shift. The applicant has indicated that although there are times when the facility is operating 3 lshifts, the peak season staff remains to be six (6) employees. The site plan identifies 8 existing offastreet parking spaces. Off Street Pm facility waive~ of pavement to expand th ~ng and Drives - Design: The site plan permit for the construction of the original · curbing around pavement in the backyard; the curbing required around the perimeter · om the building front to the street has not been installed. The site plan is proposing e paved area around the peimeter of the expansion structure. Staff is again recommendin ~ that all pavement from the front of the building to the front yard be firfished with B- 612 concrete ,iurbing, including the existing off-street parking area. ~ Th,e topography of the site is relatively fiat with natural drainage flowing from south to north toward ~he existing ditch section in 142nd Avenue N.W. The proposed building will add approximatellt 0.25 acres of additional impervious rea. The north half of the building will discharge roo~ drains onto the ground north of the building and flow over approximately 90 feet of turf before bOing discharged into the south ditchline of 142nd Avenue. The south half of the building mustiflow eastward and then northward to the street ditch. It is proposed a sump area be graded west of the bituminous access drive to provide an opportunity for some iafiltration of storm water prior to discharge to the ditch. The Planning Commission will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 1996, at the Ramsey Munipipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., to review the proposed site plan. A copy of the case coyer sheet is enclosed. You, or your representative, should be present at the meeting to answer any ;questions that may arise. If you have any questions, please call us at 427-1410. Respectfully, CITY OF RAMSEY Sylvia Frolik · Zoning Admints~ator Steve Jankowski City Engineer