Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/05/2004

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Town Center 3rd Addition- Site Plan/Northwest Retail Bldg. July 22, 2004 Page 3 of' 7 · The fire inspector is reviewing the hydrant layout for coverage of the site. Comments will be provided during the review process. · The storm water plan approved with the final plat of Ramsey Town Center is being modified to allow more room for development on this site. MeetingJ have been held to resolve the changes. The changes included'making the southwest pond smaller,. increasing the size of other ponds and changing pipe sizes and alignments. Details to be resolved include verifying that there is adequate clearance between the pipes after the change in §ize, verifying the clearance around the new manholes and verifying cover over the pipe. These issues were discussed at a meeting held July 1, 2004 and work was to start on checking these specific issues. ~ The RTC development will require additional water .supply wells. This Was anticipated and a lot was platted on the east side of Zeolke Street for a future well. An exploratory well has been developed on the lot and the plans fbr pipe to connect tlzis well with the city water distribution system have been issued for construction. Landscaping: City Code requires one (1) tree per every fifty (50) lineal feet of site perimeter or 1,000 square feet of building coverage, whichever is ~eater, be planted throughout the site. A portion of these trees should be installed along the public road frontage at no greater than thirty- five (35) t'eet on center. City Code also requires that no less than 25% of the trees planted be deciduous and no less than 25% coniferous. Furthermore, City Code requires that no more than 25% o~' the trees planted consist of ornamental trees. Parking lot landscaping is also required, one (1) tree per every ten (10) parking stalls. In addition to the tree requirements, City'Code also states that one (1) shrub per every thirty (30) lineal feet of Site perimeter or 300 square feet of building coverage, whichever, is .greater, be planted. The following comments mirror those comments contained'in the site plan review letter ibr the grocery store and northeast corner retail building. The proposed total building coverage on the property is 96,000 square feet, which equates to a minimum of ninety-six (96) trees and 320 shrubs needing to be installed. Additionally, another forty-five (45) trees need to be installed within the parking lot area to satisfy to the parking lot landscaping requirements (there are roughly 450 parking stalls). Therefore, overall a minimum of 141 trees must be installed throughout the site. At least thirteen (13) trees must be installed along Am~strong Blvd, at a spacing no greater than thirty-five (35) ~eet on center, to satisfy, the public road frontage planting requirement. The Town Center master streetscape includes parkway trees along Sunwood Dr and Zeolite St which satisfy the public road frontage requirements along both of those streets. The current landscaping plan includes 102 trees and 348 sln'ubs. The parking lot requirements and the shrub requirements are being fulfilled. However? an additional thirty-nine (39) trees must be incorporated into the plan to meet the minimum number of.required trees. Per the. Planning Commission discussion on July [2 regarding the Coborn's and corner retail site plans, 'the placement of these additional trees is open for modifications so as not to completely screen the retail amenities and pond ti'om Armstrong Btvd: It was suggested that consideration may be 11