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Motion Carried, Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Shepherd, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Jeffrey' and Van Scoy; Case#8: Request for Site Plan Review of Town Center 3r~ Addition, Coborn's Grocery; Case of Ramdance, LLC Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City received an application from Ramdance LLC for a site plan for approval for the development of a Coborn's grocery store on Outlot 1 of Ramsey Town Center, proposed to be replatted as Ramsey Town Center 3rd Addition. Community Development Director Frolik explained the TCo2 district regulations establish a' J5 floor area ratio. She explained that Lot 1 is 391,410 square feet in area; the minimum floor area ratio is 195,705; the total area of all buildings planned for Lot i. is 93,207 square feet. As a result, the plan is 102,499 square feet deficient of the .5 ratio. Community Development Director Fr01ik advised that a total of 428 parking spaces would be required for the uses ultimately proposed for Lots 1 and 2; the site plan is showing 451 spaces. In addition, the loading docks are located on the southeast comer of the grocery store building, with a truck access from Zeolite. She noted the plan includes a 12-foot high concrete wall to screen the loading dock activity from public view. Community Development Director Frolik stated the grading and utility plans have been reviewed by the Engineering Department and required modifications to the plans are listed in the Staff Review Letter. Community Development Director Frolik stated the Landscape Plan has been reviewed by City Staff and 141 trees and 320 shrubs must be planted in order to meet the landscape requirements for the entire block. She noted the plan submitted includes 102 trees and 348 shrubs; the plan must be modified to include an additional 39 trees. Community Development Director Frolik noted that the site plan submittal lacks a lighting plan and a waste storage area plan. Community Development Director Frolik stated the site plan-for the gTocery store generally confbnns to the Town Cent'~r Development Guidelines. She 'advised that the architectural features include diversity in texture, color, projections; recesses, and height and the selected materials include EIFS integrally treated with color, brick veneer, split face CMU, precast concrete panels, smooth face aggregate and pre-finished metal accents. She stated that some of these same materials will be used on the fuel pump island and car wash to aesth.etically blend in with the main store. She explained the guidelines recomlnend that 35% of ground level street front facades be glass openings. The amount of glazing on the north wall (Sunwood Drive side), the east wall (Zeolite Street side), and west wall (Armstrong Blvd.) is 21%, 7% and 2%, respectively. She stated the intent of the glass opening guideline is to promote building designs that encourage walking the sidewalks and window shopping. However, a grocery store, fuel amenity and pharmacy are destination shopping versus a window shopping experience. She reiterated that the guidelines encourage large scale retail to locate adjacent to the railroad, which is away fi'om sidewalks. For these reasons, City Staff finds the reduced amount of glass Planning Commission/July 12, 2004 Page 11 of 15