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City of Ramsey PHONE (612)427-1410 FAX (612) 427-5543 15153 NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 · TDD (612) 427-8591 September 30, 1993 Ron Touchette 7129 Partnership 15020 91 st Avenue North Maple Grove, MN 55369 Re: Review of Site Plan for expansion of Top 10 Center Ron: I I I I I I I I I I I We have received the Site Plan for the expansion for what is now to be called the Top 10 Center at 7129 Hwy. ]gl0 N.W., dated received by the City on September 23, 1993 and consisting of one (1) sheet. The site is currently occupied by a strip service center which houses an off-sale liquor store, an auto repair shop, and an auto body shop. Also located on the site is a residential structure being rented as a duplex and a used car lot, the office for which is also inside the residential structure. There is also a detached garage located behind the house. The expansion of the Center is proposed to consist of a 768 square foot expansion to the auto mechanic suite; the construction of a 1,512 square foot accessory structure for the body shop which will be used as an esdmate/delivery center; and the addition of 2 additional suites, each measuring 5,280 square feet. We offer the following comments: Zoning and General: The subject property is zoned B-3 Highway Business. According to the County half-sections, the site actually consists of. two separate parcels, one of which is 1.8 acres in size and the other is .1 acre in size, for g total of 1.9 acres. Although the site consists of two parcels, all three of the principal uses exist on the larger parcel. This is not in conformance with City Code which limits principal uses to one per property. Therefore, the residential structure and the car tot are considered non-conforming and may only continue in existence in accordance with City Code regulations. It is our understanding that the current development plan includes the construction of the expansions described above and the demolition of the small detached garage behind the house. Furore development plans of the applicant include phasing out the residential structure and car lot and replatting the property so that the second, smaller parcel would be sufficient in size to accommodate the development of a separate permitted, principal use. Lgt. Coverage: City Code I/mits lot coverage to 35% of the lot area. The subject site is 85,176 square feet in size; lot coverage would be limited to 29,811 square feet. An analysis of the site as it exists today is as follows: The existing structures total approximately 8,550 square feet; the proposed new construction totals 12,840 square feet; for a total of 21,390 square feet or 21,150 square feet without the small detached garage behind the house ff immediate demolition is accomplished as proposed. Lot coverage is in conformance. Setbacks: In the B-3 Highway Business District, the setbacks are as follows: front - 35', side - 10', rear 35'. No dimensions have been provided on the site plan, however, scaling the plan would indicate that the future addition of 2 additional suites would be approximately 32 feet from the rear lot line. I I