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15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 www. ci.ramsey, mn.us January 30, 2004. Revised Feb~ 20, 2004 John Feges Ramsey To~ Center LLC 4200 Central~Avo. NE Minneapolis,i. MN 55421 Re: Site PI~ Review: Ramsey Town Center 2na Addition Dear John: We are in re%ipt of your site plan to develop a townhome subdivision as part of the Ramsey Town Cente~ .The site plan proposes to develop 103 total housing Units (77 row house townhomes'aiad 26 back to back condominium units). The site plan is contained within the preliminarY i~at ,ubmittal consisting of 20 sheets prepared by URs and Close Landscape Architects dated December 23, 2003, Revised January 16, 2004. The City is also in receipt of architectural r~nderings and floor plans by ESG Architects. We offer the following comments: General: Th~ sire plan is proposing to develop 8~9 acres for 103 total housing units. The subject prop0rty is north of the platted right-of-way of East Ramsey Parkway and west of Ramsey Blvd. The site~Plat!~-d~ shows 77 townhomes in 16 separate buildingS. (7 four-unit buildings, 5 fiVe- unit buildings, iand~r4¢- six-unit buildings). The 22 Condominiums are located in three buildings (2 eight-unit buil~ings and 1 ten-unit ). Zoning/Densi~l The property is currently zoned Town Center 4b Neighborhood District (TC- 4b). The TC-AI~ District allows for residential uses at a net density of up to 15 units per acre. The site plan shows a net density of 11.5 units per net acre. The TC-4b District allows for townhomes antt condominiums. Publie/Priva.to~ Streets. The plat shows a combination of public and private streets. As directed by Staff as p~of sketch plan review, a public street (Olivne St.) bisects the development and the northern east~Oest road (!46th Ave.) is now public. All public streets will be at least 32 feet wide m accordaneo ~th .;C~ty street standards. The private street w~dths also meet C~ty standards. As part of the pro!i~inary plat review, Staff has noted several corrections that need to be made to the street plans.