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Gity of Ramsey 1~5~'53 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 · (612) 427-1410 December 27, 1990 Julian Trangsrudi 6640 Industry Avenue N.W. Ramsey, MN 55303 Dear Mr. Trangsmd: I am in receipt ofyour letter dated December 19, 1990 along with a preliminary development plan and boundary s .urvey,prepared by Sigma Surveying Services, Inc. which are intended to support your application of a site plan review for Phase I of the expansion of your concrete pipe manufacturing plant. Because of the staged approach to this expansion, I would like to preface my review comments for.the benefit of the Planning and Zoning Commission members, who will be considering this site plan. As I understand from our conversation of last week, the proposed Phase I expansion which you are currently reqi~esting will be an integral part of a larger expansion scheduled to take place in 1992 or 1993 which will increase the overall production capacity of your plant. Phase I will involve only th~ construction of a 5,460 square foot building addition to your existing pipe building. Cons~ ~d~ring the fact that the overall site itself is in excess of 64 acres, it is reasonable to conclude that thus expansion will have a 'relatively insignificant effect on many of the site plan review concerns~ YOu also expressed a degree of urgency in proceeding with Phase I of this expansion. In coi'tsiderafion of the aforementioned circumstances, I believe it would be reasonable to consider several elements of the site plan review including parking, landscaping and screening, drainage, curbing and hard-surfacing during the review process for Phase II of the expansion. At the time of the Phase II site plan review, we will expect the level of detail normally required for such reviews. 1 6ffer the following comments regarding the proposed Phase I expansion: l) Zoning a/~d Land Use: The subject property is zoned B-W Business Warehouse. To the North lies Altron and Gateway North Industrial Airport which are zoned I-1 Industrial; to the West lies Foster Cemetery and Gateway North Industrial Airport which is zoned B-W. The site is bordered on the South by the Burlington Northern Railroad;rand to the East lies property zoned I-1 and owned by Danny's Aluminum. Approximately 162 feet along the Northeast comer of the site lies along the right-of- way of C0unty Road 116. The land across County Road 116 is vacant and is zoned I-1 Industrial. 2) Setbacks: The nearest portion of the Phase I expansion will be more than 97 feet from the nearest property line. This is by far in excess of the minimum required for this district.: It should also be noted that the proposed expansion will not fall within the building ~striction line for the runway of the adjacent Gateway North Industrial Ah'port as it is cu~ently identified on the latest airport layout plan.