Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/01/2004

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CASE #: ~ REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW FOR A COMMERCIAL/RETAIL PORTION OF THE RAMSEY TOWN CENTER; CASE OF RAMSEY TOWN CENTER, LLC By: Assistant Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon, AICP Background: In June 2003, the City of Ramsey adopted the sketch plan for the Ramsey Town Center project. The sketch plan showed the development of 320 acres into a mixed-use, pedestrian fi'iendly, transit orientated development. In the Fall of 2003, the City approved the final plat of the Ramsey Town Center Addition plat that dedicated the major right-of-ways and subdivided most of the land into outlots. Ramsey Town Center LLC and D.R. Horton are proposing Ramsey Town Center 2~a Addition, which is comprised of 104 townhome units and received preliminary plat approval in February, 2004. Ramsey Town Center LLC and Shingobee Builders Inc. are now proposing a third phase, a commercial development located in the southwest comer of the development adjacent to Armstrong Blvd. The applicant has provided the City with a refinement of the approved sketch plan that shows more detail of this portion of the development and provides some changes to the originally approved plan. The following items are enclosed: a) b) c) Site location map Approved Town Center Sketch Plan (I 1 x 17 Color Plan included in packet) Proposed revision to the sketch plan. (11 x 17 Color Plan included in packet) Notification: Notification of the Planning Commission meeting reviewing the Town Center sketch plan was mailed to property owners within 700 feet of the property. Observations: The area under discussion is zoned TC-2 Commercial. The intent statement of the TC-2 Zoning District states the following: The TC~2 Commercial Sub-District is designated to provide a location for retail commercial that has building and/or site designs inconsistent with the TC-1 Subdistrict, including larger scale retail and other auto-oriented commercial uses. Such uses tend to benefit from direct highway access and good visibility, and may have market areas that extend beyond the community. These commercial and auto-oriented uses shall be clustered in compact identifiable areas and not lvresent the look of typical strip suburban development. Buildings shall be designed with a pedestrian orientation and relationship to the primary street that is compatible with the adjacent TC~ i Sub-District. The uses shown in the submitted revision include a grocery store, several restaurants, and a bank. As well as other retail operations.