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Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated he cannot recall the reasoning but it may be due to parking. He stated staff is open to suggestions if both should be by Conditional Use Permit. Mayor Gamec asked if taverns and bars require food. City Attorney Goodrich answered in the affirmative. Mayor Game stated that they should both be the same. Councilmember Strommen referred to the Town Center District standards and noted that Subd. 7, Signage, #5, is missing a number. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated that error will be corrected and a number inserted. Motion by Councilmember Cook, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to adopt Ordinance //03-40 Adding Section 9.20.25 "TC Town Center Zoning District" to Chapter 9 of the City Code of the City of Ramsey. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, and Councilmembers Cook, Strommen, Elvig, Pearson, and Zimmem~an. Voting No: None. Abstaining: Councilmember Kurak. Mayor Gamec recessed the regular City Council meeting at 8:58 p.m. Mayor Gamec called the regular City Council meeting back to order 9:12 p.m. Case #19: Request for Site Plan Review PACT Charter School; Case of Academic Investments, Inc. Assistant Comnmnity Development Director Trudgeon advised that Academic Investments, Inc. has submitted a site plan to construct a two-story, 71,350 square-foot Charter School on Lot 1, Block I of the proposed Town Center subdivision. The school will accommodate approximately 560 students from Kindergarten to 12th Grade. The school is proposed to be located at the southwest quadrant of Ramsey Boulevard and the proposed Ramsey Parkway. He advised that the new lot to be created as part of the Town Center plat will be 5.35 acres in size. The proposed TC-3 District requires a Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) of 0.5. On this particular lot, the F.A.R. requirement would mean that there would have to be 116,523 square feet of building. The school is proposing to have 71,350 square-feet, or a F.A.R. of 0.31. If the area designated for playgrounds and tot lots are included (21,616 square feet), the F.A.R. is 0.40. The Planning Commission, after discussing the matter and recognizing the unique design needs of a school, directed staff to draft a change tO the proposed TC-3 sub district. The change would create a TC-3a district that would only allow educational facilities that would not require as strict F.A.R. as well as not require "build-to" setback lines. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon stated the grading, drainage, landscaping, and utility plans are generally acceptable City Council/September 23, 2003 Page 27 of 41