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CASE #: ~/. <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR SKETCH PLAN REVIEW FOR A COMMERCIAL/RETAIL PORTION <br />OF THE RAMSEY TOWN CENTER; <br /> CASE OF RAMSEY TOWN CENTER, LLC <br /> By: Assistant Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon, AICP <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />In June 2003, the City of Ramsey adopted the sketch plan for the Ramsey Town Center project. <br />The sketch plan showed the development of 320 acres into a mixed-use, pedestrian friendly, <br />transit orientated development. In the Fall of 2003, the City approved the final plat 0f the <br />Ramsey Town Center Addition plat that dedicated the major right-of-ways'and subdivided most <br />of the land into outlots. Ramsey Town Center LLC and D.R. Horton are proposing Ramsey <br />Town Center 2nd Addition, which is comprised of 104 townhome units and received preliminary <br />plat approval in February, 2004. <br /> <br />Ramsey Town Center LLC and Shingobee Builders Inc. are now proposing a third phase, a <br />commercial development located in the southwest comer of the development adjacent to <br />Armstrong Blvd. The applicant has provided the City with a refinement of the approved sketch <br />plan that shows more detail of this portion of the development and provides some changes to the <br />originally approved plan. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed the sketch plan at their April 1, 2004 meeting. Staff and the <br />Planning Commission made several comments regarding the proposed layout. After discussion <br />regarding the plan, the Planning Commission tabled action on the sketch plan until the May <br />Planning Commission meeting for further refinement of the sketch plan. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed: <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br />c) <br />d) <br /> <br />Site location map <br />Approved Town Center Sketch Plan (11 x t7 Color Plan included in packet)- <br />Proposed revision to the sketch plan. (11 x 17 Color Plan included in packet) <br />Staff Review Letter dated April 30, 2004 <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Notification of the Planning Commission meeting reviewing the Town Center sketch plan was <br />mailed to property owners within 700 feet of the property. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The area under discussion is zoned TC-2 Commercial. The intent statement of the TC-2 Zoning <br />District states the ~bllowing: <br /> <br />The TC-2 Commercial Sub-District is designated to provide a location for retail commercial that <br />has building and/or site designs inconsistent with the TC-] Subdistrict, including larger s~cale <br />retail crud olive;' c~ulo-oriented commercial uses. Such uses tepid to benefit fi~om direct high,cay <br />access and good visibility, and may have market areas that extend beyond the community. These <br />commercial and auto-oriented uses shall be clustered in compact identifiable areas and not <br /> <br />113 <br /> <br /> <br />