Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/03/1996

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Review Letter: Casey's General Store August 30, 1996 Page 2 of 3 Landscaping: City Code requires a 20 foot wide landscaped area along all public streets. This requirement is met along Industry Avenue N.W. and Sunfish lake Blvd. N,W. ~Architectural Standards: City Code restricts exterior wail finishes to natural or prefabricated brick or stone or precast concrete panels or some other material approved by -Council. The building elevations indicate that the building exterior is to be constructed of brick. ~Waste Storage: City Code requires that all solid waste and refuse receptacles shall be stored within a completely screened structure or container. The site plan identifies a brick waste enclosure. ~Off Street Parking - Design: In accordance with City Code, all driveways, off-street parking, and maneuvering areas are proposed to be surfaced with concrete and finished with B-612 concrete curbing. It is necessary that the curb cuts at the bituminous path are constructed to handicap standards. Off Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires 1 parking space for every 200 square feet of retail space. In this case, the number of required parking spaces would be 16. The site plan identifies 13 off street parking spces aranged around the building. The remaining 3 required could be provided at the gas pumps as most people leave their vehicles parked at the gas islands while they enter the store to pay for their gas and incidentals. However, the site plan should be modified to identify the required handicap parking spaces. Lighting: It is unclear as to whether the lighting fixutres proposed meet City standards. There is a two inch vertical surface on the luminaire where the light source is visible, however, the luminaires will be mounted under a canopy. The Planning Commission will provide direction of this issue. Drainage and Grading: The general drainage scheme submitted is acceptable. - However, two curb cuts with a note "disturbed areas to be fine graded for proper drainage" is unacceptable and must be detailed further. Either a detention pond behind the station or a storm pipe placed to the existing detention areas on the adjacent Outlot B would be acceptable. Access: The site is proposed to have access from Sunfish Lake Blvd. N.W. and Industry Avenue N.W. Appropriately, the access onto Sunfish Lake Blvd. has been aligned with the access to the Ramsey Athletic Club on the west side of the street. Anoka County has recommended no access onto County Road #116. Staff recommends allowing a County Road #116 access, however, it should be relocated to the eastern property line to minimize interference with a future right turn lane.