Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/05/1995

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The landscaping shown along the west and south property lines is existing. Screening: Accord]ng to City Code, no screening is required along the north, south and west property lines because of the commercial zoning on adjacent parcels. There is existing screening in place along the east property line to buffer the site from the City-owned park land on the east side of Xldmo Street. Staff is recommending that ff the relocation of the curb to the east property line requires removal of existing tree screening, that they either be relocated or replaced with like size plantings. Some additional trees to the number that currently exist on this property line are desirable to intensify the affect of the screening; provisions for irrigating this newly landscaped and screened area should also be made and identified on the site plan. Architectural Standard~: City Code restricts structure heights to 35 feet and exterior wall finishes must be of material that is 100% other than metal on the exposed walls. No building elevations have been provided to support that these requirements will be met. However, it is staffs understanding from conversations with the applicant that the structure will be made of rock face concrete block. Waae Storage: City Code requires that all solid waste and refuse receptacles shall be stored within a completely screened structure or container. No waste storage area has been detailed on the site plan. Off Street Parking and Maneuvering Area - Design: City Code requires all driveways, off-street parking, and maneuvering areas to be surfaced with bituminous and finished with B-612 concrete curbing. The site plan must be modified to clearly identify the location and type of existing and proposed hard surfacing and curbing. As a result of this project, pavement will be added along the north side of the existing building. The north edge of this pavement must be curbed. Off Street Parking - Spaces Requir¢~t; since the customers served at this facility are transient, a great deal of off-street parking is not required. However, the site plan does not indicate the number of employees on the maximum working shift and therefore a determination of adequacy of number of off street parking spaces cannot be made at this time. Lighting: If exterior lighting is proposed, the site plan should be modified to show location and type. Drainage and Qrading: As a result of the proposed expansion, the amount of paved area will be increased by less than 0.1 acre. Nearly all of this addition runoff will be conducted into the west curbline of Xkimo Street and then into the south curbline of 142nd Avenue, a distance of 700 feet from the subject property before it flows into a catch basin. The discharge from this catch basin flows into a wetland located in River's Bend Park before being discharged into the Rum River. Nearly all of the subject property will be rendered impervious as a result of this development proposal. There appears to be no practical way to detain this runoff. Staff suggests reducing the paved area as much as practical to minimize the runoff. Access: The site will continue to receive access from a common driveway onto T.H. g47 Sign; The site Plan indicates the installation of a sign, A sign permit from the City will be required. In addition, the sign is visible from T.H. #47 and a sign permit from Mn/DOT may also be required. The Planning Commission will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, 1995, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. N.W., to review the proposed site plan. A copy of the case cover sheet is enclosed. You, or your representative, should be present at the meeting to answer any questions that may arise.