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CASE # <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />TO OPEI~4,TE A DRIVE-THRU IN THE TC-2 ZONING DISRICT, CASE OF <br />RAMDANCE, LLC <br /> By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP <br /> Assistant Community Development Director <br /> <br />B ackgr o u nd: <br /> <br />Ramdance LLC has a site plan to construct a 53,000 square-foot grocery store in the Ramsey Town <br />Center. The grocery store will contain a pharmacy that will have a drive-thru window for <br />customers to pick up prescriptions. The proposed grocery store is located in the TC-2 Town <br />Center Zoning District. The TC-2 District requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for uses with <br />a drive-thru. The applicant has submitted an application for a CUP in order to operate a drive~ <br />thru. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) Site location map <br />b) Site Plan <br />c) Proposed findings of fact <br />d) Proposed conditional use permit <br /> <br />Notificntio[]: <br /> <br />In accordance with State statute, Staff attempt,ed to notify owners of property- within 350 feet of <br />the Subject Property of the applicant's request and the public hearing. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />The Ramsey Town Center project is designed to be a mixed-use, pedestrian friendly <br />development. Uses with drive-thrus have a potential to be incompatible with the intent of the <br />Ramsey Town Center. Therelbre, these types of uses are permitted, only a conditional use in <br />certain areas of the Town Center so that the may be reviewed for their compatibility. The TC-2 <br />Zoning District was created to accommodate larger scale, auto-orientated commercial activities. <br /> <br />As previously mentioned, the drive-thru will function as part of the pharmacy operations <br />contained in the grocery store. The drive-thru will be located along the western side of the <br />building away from the main parking area. The drive-thru will have a dedicated lane for people <br />to use to pick up prescriptions. The users will then circulate back into the main parking area and <br />out o ~' the development. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff has reviewed the drive-thru associated with the grocery store and finds that it is compatible <br />with the intent of the Ramsey Town Center development and is positioned properly to function <br />within the development in regards to traffic circulation. Staff recommends approval of the <br /> <br />51 <br /> <br /> <br />