Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/21/1995 - Special Meeting

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Observations: The f'mal development plan for the PUD approved by City Council in December of 1984 stated that there would also be an out building developed on the property in which to store power carts. The amount of reduction to golf course open space caused by the construction of the maintenance building and bituminous parking and maneuvering area mounts to .075% of the golf course. The structure meets ali setback requirements from Hwy. 4~47 and the residential district to the south. The exterior facing finish is proposed to be vinyl siding which is in compliance with City Code and compatible with existing structures on the golf course proper. The facility will be served by on-site septic and well. The employee parking and equipment maneuvering area at the front of the maintenance building is proposed to be surfaced with bituminous and finished with B-612 concrete curb. The requirements for landscaped areas along public roads and between commercial and residential uses has been met in the site plan. However, a 5 foot screening is required at least on the south side of the building and only a 4 foot berm was proposed on the site plan dated May 16, 1995. On June 6, 1995, the applicant submitted a revised site plan that extended the berm north and east and identified the planting of a 2 foot spruce tree every 10 feet on the berm. City Staff is recommending that in consideration of the existing residences to the south, the applicants be required to plant 3-4 foot spruce trees at least on that part of the berm adjacent to the south property line. Existing outside storage along the south property line will be eliminated, ali chemicals will be stored indoors in accordance with OSHA regulations and above-ground fuel storage tanks will be placed on the north side of the building. In accordance with Staff's recommendation, the revised site plan received by the City on June 6, 1995 extends the berm north a sufficient distance to obscure the tanks from public view. Alt waste is proposed to be stored indoors until such time as it is transferred to the clubhouse dumpster. There will be no access to the maintenance building from public roads; access will be via the existing dirt path from the clubhouse area, running south and parallel with Hwy. ~47. Elimination of golf carts crossing Hwy. g-47 to get to the existing maintenance building on the west side of that highway will improve vehicular safety. Mr. Schmidt's transmittal of June 12, 1995 refers to the need for a a rezoning application and resubmission of a preliminary site plan based on procedures established in Section 170.016k of the Ramsey City Code. Under the current City Code numbering system, 170.016k (Planned Unit Development, Major Changes) is 9.20.31 (Subd. 4). What this section is describing is the procedure for making changes to a PUD plan mid-stream in processing. Much like when we approve plats, if the final plat submitted does not substantially conform to the preliminary plat approved, the applicant must go back to a public hearing and gain approval of revised preliminary plat prior to pursuing final plat approval. This PUD was processed some 10 years ago and the zoning and site plan are finalized; our Code does not set out specific instructions on how to amend a finalized, established PUD. For lack of anything better to follow, we can refer to procedures laid out in Subdivision 4 (Major Changes) to amend a finalized plan, but then to be consistent, we would also have to consider Subdivision 5 (Minor Changes). Recommendation: