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Town Center 3rd Addition - Site Plan/Comer Retail July 8, 2004 Page 5 of 6 Lighting: Please provide the City with details regarding the lighting that will be on the building and located in the parking lot for review. City standards require that the luminaire (light source) must not be visible from beyond the property line. The applicant should submit shop drawings of the lighting fixtures for review and approval by the City Engineer. Signs: A sign permit will be required for all site signs. Wall signs are limited to a total square ['ootage equal to 15% of the area of the front building facade. At least 50% of that allotment must be placed on the front wall; remaining signage area may be distributed on other walls of the building. Wall signs may not exceed the top of the wall. One ground sign is allowed for each parcel at a size not to exceed 100 square feet. City Code also has provisions for drive-up menu boards, parking lot directional signs; window signs and real estate signs. REU Number: Submittal of impervious surface and green space calculations is necessary in order to determine the quarterly REU charges. Development Agreement: As part of the approval by City Council, the applicant will need to enter into a development agreement with City. This agreement, among other things, will incorporate relevant items from the Master Development Agreement with Ramsey Town Center LLC that will be obligations for Ramdance LLC. The Development Agreement will also enumerate the financial sureties needed by the City to allow construction of the project. Final Site Plan: A final site plan will need to be submitted and approved by City Council as part or' the final plat approval. The final site plan and final plat may be reviewed and approved concurrently. Town Center Development. Review Guidelines: The following comments are a review of the site plan in accordance with the Sub-District Guidelines for the TC-2 Commercial area, as found in the Final Draft Town Center Development Guidelines. Public Reatm/Streetscape: The comer retail structure is located immediately adjacent to Sunwood Drive and Zeolite Street, adjacent to sidewalks and trees installed as part of the streetscape. No public parks are identified for this sub-district; small group sitting areas and a mix of pavement and plantings are encouraged. The north and east elevations include foundation plantings and pedestrian benches. It is recommended that foundation plantings and benches be included on the interior side of the building that accesses the parking lot. Site Development: The site plan includes a mix of large floor (grocery store, convenience (fuel amenity, pharmacy) and specialty uses (liquor store). This comer retail is appropriately located at a key intersection: Sunwood and Zeolite. The comer retail building is located at and parallel to the street right-obway. Parking for this fkcility is behind the structure and located away from the streets. ,4rchitectt~rrd 5¥andctrcls: In accordance with stated goals of the Town Center design guidelines, detailed elevations regarding architecture for the building have been provided. The architectural features of' the retail corner are multi-sided and include diversity in texture, color, shapes, projections, recesses, height, and transparency at street level. The selected materials include EIFS integrally treated with color, split face CMU block, precast concrete, brick veneer, pre-