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P[easureland RV - Site Plan September 24, 2003 Revised: October i0, 2003 Page 2 of 4 that requires the property owner to connect to municipal water and sanitary sewer within 2 years of the services becoming available to the property. Setbacks: The building location exceeds the 35-foot front yard, 10- and 20-foot side yard, and 35-feet rear yard setback requirements. City Code requires a 20-foot green space area adjacent to all public roads, which is satisfied by the revised site plan. Screening: The proposed development is adjacent to a residential area to the south. In this situation, City Code requires a 50-foot bufferyard between the uses with a 30% increase in plantings. Alternatively, a 100% opaque fence may be installed, with a 10% reduction in the minimum number of plantings. A 6-foot fence is shown in the submitted site plan along the entire southern boundary line. The Planning Commission was willing to allow the trash enclosure, LP tazd<, and dump station in the bufferyard provided that the fence was extended along the entire southern boundary. Landscaping: The revised landscaping plan is generally acceptable. The number of shrubs and trees shown on this plan either meet or exceed the minimum requirements. All species included in the plan are considered either acceptable or preferred as outlined in the Ramsey Tree Book and all meet the minimum size requirements. However, Staff is recommending a greater variety of species be incorporated into the plan. Over half of the deciduous trees shown are White Ash and just shy of one half of the shrubs are Common Juniper. At a minimum, one additional deciduous tree species should be substituted for a portion of the White Ash trees. Additionally, at least two more shrub species should be substituted for a portion of the Junipers to create greater species diversity. Architectural Standards: City Code restricts building height to 35 feet and exterior wall finishes to natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or some other material approved by City Council. The submitted building elevations appear to meet both requirements. The submitted color elevation will be shown at the City Council meeting. Waste Storage: City Code requires that all so. lid waste and refuse receptacles be stored within a completely screened structure or container. The submitted site plan appears to meet this requirement. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires one parking space per 10 vehicles displayed on the sales lot, three spaces for each enclosed service bay, and one space per full-time employee. The submitted site plan shows 58 parking stalls, all located on the southern lot. City Code requires 18parking spaces for the sales area, 30 spaces for the l0 service bays shown, and 15 spaces to accommodate 15 full-time employees. The plan shows 24 spaces dedicated for the RV service operation. [t is staff's opinion that the 6 Customer RV spaces could be used as overflow for the service operation, if necessary.