Agenda - Council - 02/24/2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Preliminary~ F/at Review: Ramsey Town Center 2na Addition January 30,2 104,!Revised February 20, 2004 Page 4 of 6 · The: City m in the process of adopting a sight triangle ordinance controlling setback distanCes from intersections. Graphical analysis of the plans indicates all of .the interS&tions will meet the new standard. · A trail is required along the west side of Ramsey Boulevard. This is not shown on the plans. !i · The A~sociation covenants must spell out the permanence of the associatiOn maintenance of the ~rivate streets. Private streets will not be eligible for transfer to public maintenance in the ~ture. · The de~veloPment is providing 15 parking nodes along the private streets east of Olivne Street. The p~kin$ areas will be pull-in parking 'spacei. As a result of discussions with the City Council, the development is also now proposing to provide additional parking spaces along the no,hern private road. The private road north of the back-to-back units will now be 32 feet Wi~e and allow for parking on both sides of the street. Open Sl~aco:. [You have proposed several areas of open space. The western open space will be behind the r6~ hot'se units and will contain landscaping, an arbor, benches and special pavers. This open spa~e will also contain two "rain gardens" that .will treat the stormwater runoff prior to disch.arge ~to? the stormwater system. As mentioned during the February Planning Commission :nieeting, please provide a detail showing the types of plantings that will be used in the rain garden. The open spaces to the east comprise of two green connections. The northern open space Wig contain a trail with pavers, landscaping, and benches. The southern open space will serve m6s~y as a trail corridor. Access and $1teela: The development will receive access from the public streets of Peridot St. NW, East ~ey parkway, and Olivine St. NW. It should be noted that there will be no direct access to Rams ey Blvd. into this development. .Grading a.n_d ! ~raitia~e: The grading and drainage plan was reviewed and generally conforms to city standard i. Items remaining to be addressed include submittal of a table specifying house type, garage eleYati6n, minimum floor elevation and street grade. Further information regarding the drainage calculations is needed to show how the run-off from this developmefit fi~ with the model developed for entire Ramsey Town Center project. Specifically the[calc!alations must demonstrate that this development does not exceed the anticipated run6ff for this parcel. These plans sh%!ld be submitted to the LoWer Rum River Watershed Management Organization (LRRWMO) fo~ a permit. Calculations do not need to be submitted to the LRRWMO but the submittal shouki reference the master calculations and the drainage structures impacted.