Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/05/2004

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M&W Holding Company-Wiser Choice Liquor Store'Expansion Page 2 of 3 July 30, 2004 Staff does not feet that the Town Center Development Guidelines should apply to this request since the expansion, should match the existing building. However, Staff would recommend that the Coronado field stone be extended farther down the southern elevation as well. as the addition of some' windows along the southern elevation in order to break tip the long run of the vinyl sided wall. A color rendering is required to be presented to the Planning Commission. Waste Storage: The site plan indicates that the waste storage area will be relocated from its existing location in order to facilitate the expansion. The waste storage area must be enclosed and screened by a privacy fence. Please provide information to Staff regarding the waste storage enclosure and materials to be used to screen the dumpster.. Oil'-Street Parking - Design: ?he expansion will not disturb the existing parking lo't and driveways. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: Under the previous zoning designation the site was required to provide sixteen (16) parking stalls, The approved plan constructed twenty-one (21) parking spaces. The addition will create an additional 840 square feet of retail space. Adequate .parking spaces and maneuvering areas are provided. Lighting: Please provide int'ormation regarding lighting, if any, that' will be attached to the addition. Staff will need to review and approve any new lights. Landscaping: City Code requires one il) tree per every 1,000 square feet of building expansion and one shrub per every 300 square feet of building expansion be planted throughout the site. The proposed ' expansion is approximately l, 960 square feet, which will require, at a minimum, two (2) additional overstory trees and six (6) shrubs. Any existing plant material that would need to be removed to facilitate the expansion should be relocated on site (in addition to the required plantings). Deciduous trees must be a minimum of 2.5 inches in diameter or coniferous trees must be a minimum of 6 feet in height measured to'the top of the first whorl of branches. Shrubs shall be a minimum of two (2) feet in height for deciduous species and either two (2) feet in height or two (2) feet in width, which ever woutd apply, for conitbrous species. The Ramsey Tree Book should be referenced tbr acceptable/preferred species. A landscaping plan must be submitted. At a minimum, the plan must include species, quantity, size, and locations. In addition to what will be installed, any existing landscaping should atso be shown on the plan. Please contact Claris Anderson, Community Development Assistant at (763) 433-9905 regarding questions about the landscaping plan. Drainage and Grading: A grading and drainage plan must be supplied to the City for review. The addition will contribute to the runoffand the City, must review how the drainage patterns are affected. Of special concern is how the runoff from the southern addition will be handled. This information must be received and reviewed prior to City Council consideration of the site plan. As part of the review, Staff will be looking at the whether the existing drainage system Complies w/th the approved site plan approved in 200t). Please contact Steve Jankowski, City Engineer, regarding questions relating to the drainage and grading plan, Act:ess: The addition will not affect the location of the two existing accesses, it should be noted that in the t'uture, Armstrong Blvd. will be improved. The improvement will add additional lanes and install 74