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REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A BUILDING LARGER THAN 35,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE TC-2 ZONING DISRICT, CASE OFRAMDANCE, LLC By: Patrick Trudgeon, AICP Assistant Community Development Director Background: Ramdance LLC has a site plan to construct a 54,000 square-foot grocery store in the Ramsey Town Center. The proposed grocery store is located in the TC-2 Town Center Zoning District. The TC- 2 District requires a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for buildings larger than 35,000 square feet. The applicant has submitted an application for a CUP in order to construct the grocery store. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Site Plan c) PrOposed findings of fact d) Proposed conditional use permit Notification: In accordance with State statute, Staff attempted to notify owners of property within 350 feet of the Subject Property of the applicant's request and the public hearing. Observations: The TC-2 Zoning District was created to accommodate larger scale, auto-orientated commercial activities. However, due to certain aspects associated with larger scale 'retail buildings (i.e. aesthetics, traffic circulation), the TC-2 District states that buildings larger than 35,000 square foot are required to receive a CUP. The grocery store will be part of a larger development of retail opportunities in the TC-2 District. The Town Center AUAR Environmental Review document studied the total effect of the Ramsey Town Center project on regional traffic patterns. Accordingly, the local and regional road infrastructure has been designed to accommodate the traffic generated from the Ramsey Town Center project. The grocery store is undergoing extensive site plan review as part of the approval process. The Ramsey Town Center Development Guidelines requires certain architectural and design standards which the building will be meeting. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on July 12 and no verbal or written comments were submitted. Recommendation: The approved sketch plan included the grocery store and therefore, the Planning Commission and City Staff recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit to allow'for a building larger than 35,000 square t"eet in the TC-2 Zoning District.