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asphalt and finished with concrete curbing. The site plan proposes none of these site xmprovements. City Staff recommends that the site plan be revised to include these required site improvements. In lieu of future improvements to Azurite Street N.W., it is reasonable to expect that the driveway would only be paved and curbed up to the property line and not across the right of way for the future street. The proposed access into the north loading bay of the existing building does not have a sufficient amount of area to allow access for most trucks. Staff recommends a minimum radius of 30 feet and/or an increase in the width of the pavement to accommodate truck access into this bay. In addition, the south storage addition proposes an overhead loading bay on the east side of the building. Also existing along the eastern edge of the existing building arc product storage tanks which presumably will require vehicular access on a periodic basis. In view of this potential for vehicular access along the eastern side of the building, a paved access should be required. Utilities: The site is presently not served by sanitary sewer and municipal water. As with the street improvements, the development permit should obligate the permit-tee to participate in a petition for sewer and water improvements, ff and when it is presented Landscaping and Screenin,z_: Landscaping is required along the street. The landscaping plan indicates that there are existing evergreens along the street frontage. It also proposes to install one tree, rock and shrubbery on all three sides of that part of the expansion that will be visible from the road right-of-way. No screening is required. o Architectural Design: City Code requires exterior wails to be of materials that are 50% other than metal on walls that will be adjacent to any existing or future structure or street. At a minimum, the north, south and west walls of the proposed office area and the west and south wall of the proposed cold storage area would have to be 50% other than metal; the site plan proposes 100% metal exterior facing. Taking the minimum code requirements into consideration, along with the fact that the existing structure is consmacted of concrete block, staff recommends that the additions also be consnmcted of concrete block. 10. Lighting: If any additional site lighting is proposed with the expansion, it is not shown on the site plan. 11. Drainage: The site plan proposes creating a drainage sump to the south of the building and parking lots. The southern one-half to two-thirds of the building and parking lot will drain to this sump area. it is recommended that a similar sump area be provided along the northern edge of the property to allow an opportunit3' for seepage for the remaining impervious area. The Planning and Zoning Commission will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January, 5, 1993, to consider your request for site plan approval. I suggest that you, or your representative, be present at the meeting to answer any questions that may ar/se. If you have an), questions, please don't hesitate to call. Respectfully, CITY OF RAMSEY Sylvia Frolik 7.,bnin g Administrator City Engineer