Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/16/2004 - Special Meeting

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CASE #: & REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL FOR TOWN CENTER 4TM ADDITION; CASE OF RAMSEY TOWN CENTER, LLC By: Megan Wald, Associate Planner Background: The city is in receipt of a preliminary plat to plat one lot and one outlot located wittzin Town Center. The subject property is located at the corner of Sunwood Drive and Peridot Street. The ~bllowing items are enclosed: a) b) c) Site location map Preliminary Plat City StatYReview Letter dated June 11, 2004 Notification: In accordance with State Statute and City Code property owners within 700 feet were notified of the preliminary plat. Observations: The preliminaw plat is proposing to plat one buildable lot and one outlot. Lot 1 is 1.23 acres in size and is zoned TC-3. The property is bordered by Sunwood Drive to the south, Rhinestone to the west, and 145th Street to the north. The City received a site plan .by Sharp and Associates to develop a 43,168 square foot office building on Lot 1. The site plan will be reviewed by the Planning Commission in conjunction with the preliminary plat. City Code does not establish a minimum lot size in the TC-3 district, the site plan meets the lot width and depth requirements. The preliminary plat is providing a 10 foot drainage and utility. along the north and west plat boundary lines. The site plan submitted for the development of the office building is showing a zero lot line setback along a portion of the northern plat boundary line and parking stalls are being proposed along the western boundary line. It is the City's policy to not have drainage and utility easements where buildings~ and parking lots are being constructed. The City is not requiring the proposed l0 foot drainage and utility easements along the north and west boundat-y lines. The preliminary plat should be revised accordingly. The site plan is proposing to develop a two story building that will have a z~ro lot Ih~e setback along Sunwood Drive. The preliminary plat for Sunwood Drive shows 9 feet fi'om the back of curb to the property line. The streetscape plan that has been established for Sunwood Drive will include boulevard trees and street lights within the sidewalk section. After review of the streetscape plans for Sunwood Drive by the City's Public Works department, it was determined that II feet will be needed from back of curb to the property line in order to allow for snow removal equipment to safely operate between the buildings and the boulevard trees. This results" in a need ~'or Sunwood Drive to provide 92 feet of right-of~wayl or a 2 foot drainage and utility easement along the southern property line. There are two options to accommodate the additional 2 feet of right-of-way needed. 1) Keep the building design as is, with the zero lot line setback and reduce the 60 foot rigt~t-of-way requirement along 145th Avenue by 2 feet, resulting in a 58 13