Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/01/2004

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Site Plan Review: Superbowl March 25, 2004 Page 3 of 4 will be redesigned and apparently a majority of the wall area from the front of the building to the side entrance will be refaced with field stone, From the door to the rear comer of the building will remain metal siding. It is Staff's understanding that the same plan will be used on the new west wall so that it matches the east wall. Strict application of City Code would require that the entirety of the new west wall be faced with a masonry product. The use of the field stone/metal panel combination for the addition portion of the building will require Planning Commission and City Council approval. Final building elevations must be submitted. Drainage and Grading Plan: At the present time, all stormwater runoff from the property flows overland to catch basins located in Ebony and Dolomite Streets and then directly to the Mississippi River. This development proposes to install a catch basin and stormsewer system to collect runoff and transmit it to a stromwater detention pond located on the northwest comer of the property. Overflow from this pond would discharge to the City stormwater catch basin located on the southeast comer of Riverdale and Ebony Streets. This proposed grading plan is acceptable to the City with the following modifications: (1) The 2:1 slope along the southern border should be flattened to 3:t. (2) The three foot curb cut into the sedimentation pond should be eliminated as it has the potential for erosion. A catch basin could be added, or relocated to address this issue. The applicant has applied for and received a permit from the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization (LRRWMO) for' this project. The sedimentation pond brings a development which does not have any stormwater sedimentation control, to being 98% effective in meeting National Urban Runoff Program (NURP) standards for total suspended solids removal. Landscape Plan: The city is in receipt of a landscaping plan, preparer unknown and dated March 2, 2004, which provides the required 20 foot wide green space adjacent to all public streets. The plantings include ten (10) trees and seventeen (17) shrubs as well as some perennial plantings. All species included in the species palette are considered acceptable or preferred as outlined in the Ramsey Tree Book~. The plan also indicates that a "no mow" lawn mix will be installed in the green space along Ebony St, Pdverdale Dr, and Dolomite St. The developer is proposing to install all of the landscaping without any underground irrigation. This project is an expansion of an existing building and as such, it is not necessarily subject to all of the landscaping requirements. However, approximately eighty (80) new parking stalls are being created. Therefore, the parking lot landscaping requirements are in effect. To fulfill these requirements, an additional eight (8) trees will need to be installed in, or immediately adjacent to, the new stalls. Every overstory tree planting must be provided with a minimum planting area of 162 square feet and include underground irrigation. 13