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Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Shepherd, and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Jeffrey and Van Scov. Case #8: Request for Site Plan Review of Town Center 3~a;¥Additi°n, Coborn's Grocery; Case of Ramdance, LLC Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City'.receiver'.a5 appliCati0'n'~om Ramdance LLC fbr a site plan for approval for the development o;£ a Cobom's grocery store:On Outlot I of Ramsey Town Center, proposed to be replatted asRamse~"~own: Center 3~ Community Development Director Frolik explained, th~ TC-2 district regulations establish floor area ratio. She explained that Lot 1 is 391,41~0 Square feet in. area; the minimum floor area ratio is 195,705: the total area of all buildings ptarmed for Lot 1!iS93,207 square feet. As a · result, the plan is 102,499 sqpare feet deficient of the .5 ?atio. Community Development Director Frolik advised that a $6ta!i Sf 428 parking spaces Would be required for the uses ultimately proposed for Lots 1 and 2; the~site plan is showln= 451 spaces. in addition, the loading docks are located on the southeast comerof the grocery, store building, with a truck access from Zeolite. She noted the plan includes a l'2~foot :hi:zh concrete wall to screen the loading dock activity from Public view. Community Development DJ'rector Frolik stated the ~ading 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 incNde an additional 39:.treesl Community Development Director Frolik noted that the site plan submittal lack~ a lighting plan and a waste storage area plan. Community Development Director Frotik stated the'site plan for the ~oce~ store generally confon~s to the Town Center 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 aesthetically blend in with the main store. She explained the guidelines recommend that 35% of ground level street front t'acades be glass openings. The amount of glazing on the north wall (Sunwood Drive side), the east wall (Zeolite Street side), and west wall (An~strong Blvd.) is 21%, 7% and 2%, respectively. She stated the intent of the glass opening guideline is to promote building desi=o-ns that encourage walking the sidewalks and window shopping. However, a grocery store, fuel amenity and phmTnacy 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 from sidewalks. For these reasons, City Staff finds the reduced amount of glass Planning Commission/July 12, 2004 Page 11 ofl5