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Screening: Screening of outside storage areas from public right-of-way is a requirement. The site <br />plan proposes a land~caped berm between the site and Outlot A to the south but it does not provide <br />for screening adjace~nt to C.S.A.H: #56. The site plan reflects that there is some shrub mass in this <br />area but screening must be a minimum of 5 feet tall and may consist of fencing, berming, <br />plantings, or any combination thereof. It is also recommended that the landscaped berm running in <br />a southeast direction., from the building be extended a sufficient distance to screen the pole storage <br />yard from the park/wetland area. <br /> <br />Landscaping: Section 9.11.09 of City Code requires a 20 foot wide landscaped area along all <br />streets. It appears from the site plan that this requirement is met. Extensive landscaping is <br />proposed for the bal ~ance of the site and it will be necessary to submit a detailed itemization of the <br />plantings proposed prior to submittal of the site plan to City Council for approval. <br /> <br />Architectural Stand,ds: City Code restricts structure heights to 35 feet and exterior wall finishes <br />must be of material ,that is 100% other than metal on the exposed wails. The proposed structure <br />complies with the h&ight requirement except for the most southwesterly portion of the building <br />which is proposed at 36-37 feet. It will be necessary for the development permit to acknowledge <br />the variance to the height restriction.. The exterior facing finish is pre-cast concrete panels of red <br />quartz aggregate. <br /> <br />Waste Storage: City. Code requires that ail solid waste and refuse receptacles shall be stored within <br />a completely screenod structure or container. The site plan should be modified accordingly. <br /> <br />Off Street Parking. Loading and Maneuvering Areas and Driveways - Design: City Code requires <br />all driveways, olaf-street parking, storage, loading and maneuvering areas to be surfaced with <br />blacktop or concrete and f'mished with B-612 concrete curbing. It appears that ail of these areas are <br />proposed to be surfaced but the requirement for concrete curbing is not reflected on the site plan <br />and it should be modified accordingly. <br /> <br />Off Street Parkin~ ~ Svaces Required; For this facility, Staff is recommending utilizing the <br />standard for mant~factt~ring as a criteria for the number of off-street parking spaces plus some <br />additional parking for visitors. Initially, there are proposed to be 225 employees at the site and the <br />employee parking lot proposes 280 stalls. A visitor parking lot containing 65 stalls is also <br />proposed. Staff concludes that the number of off-street parking stalls proposed is acceptable. <br /> <br />Lighting: An exterior lighting plan has not been shown on the site plan and it should be modified <br />accordingly. <br /> <br />Drainage and Gradin~: The development proposes draining the north parking lot through a closed <br />conduit system to a l~roposed pond located between the parking lot and the wetland. It is unclear <br />from the submittal as to what size the pond will be or whether it will have an overflow discharge <br />into protected Wetland #117P. The remaining paved areas which include the building, the west <br />guest parking area, and the outside storage area south of the building are drained through a storm <br />sewer to a detention pond located on Outlot B, which has been reserved for drainage purposes. <br />Again, the sizing or details of the pond have not been defined. The drainage concept is acceptable, <br />however, details of ~e ponding system and calculations need to be submitted and a permit needs to <br />be obtained from the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization. <br /> <br />Access: The site will. have primary public access from one drive entrance on Ramsey Blvd. located <br />500 feet south of Industrial Avenue and one drive entrance on Industry Avenue located 1,100 feet <br />east of Ramsey Blvd; The maintenance and operations facility proposed two accesses, one onto <br />Ramsey Blvd. 1,000 'feet south of Industry Avenue and the other onto Sunwood Drive a distance <br />1,600 feet east of Ramsey Blvd. The access plan has been reviewed by Anoka County Highway <br />Department. Their comments include requesting clearing within the right-of-way to improve sight <br /> <br /> <br />