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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Elvig, Pearson, Cook, Kurak, Strommen, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case#8: Request for Site Plan Review of TLM Cabinets; Case of Sharp and Associates Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon advised Sharp and Associates is proposing to construct a 10,000 square-foot office and warehouse building that will be occupied by TLM Cabinets on the property located at the coruer of 141~t Avenue and Azurite Street. The new office and warehouse building is located in the E-1 Employment District and is considered a permitted use in this district. The subject property is approximately .99 acres in size. Lot coverage for the proposed project is approximately 23 percent (restricted to 45 percent under City Code). Thc site plan meets the required front, rear, and side yard setbacks. The proposed materials comply with City Code standards. Staff noted in the review letter that the proposed overhead garage doors that will be visible from Azurite Street should maintain the same color coordination as the rest of the concrete building. The applicant is agreeable to this requirement. The development of TLM Cabinets on the subject property is a direct result of a City initiated redcvclopmcnt project. The project will receive Tax Increment Financing assistance. The landscaping plan is generally acceptable. A few revisions need to be made in regard to the species palette. The Planning Commission reconunended that the City Council approve the site plan contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated August 27, 2004. Motion by Councihnember Kurak, seconded by Councilmember Strommen, to grant approval of the proposed site plan contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated. August 27, 2004. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Kurak, Strommen, Cook, Elvig, Pearson, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Further Discussion: Councihnember Kurak asked how many more properties there are in this area to bc rcdeveloped. Mayor Gamec replied there are three major properties. Case #9: Request for Site Plan Review; Case of E-Z Auto Sales, Inc. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated the City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review for Todd Bialon of E-Z Auto Sales, Inc. The site plan is proposing to expand the existing auto sales and service center located at 7751 Highway 10 NW. Thc proposed site modifications include a 1,090 square foot office/storage expansion and the addition of an 11-foot awning to the front of the building and a portion of the east side of the building. Thc property is zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business, and gross structure area is restricted to 35 percent. The proposed addition to the business will result in a total gross structure area of approximately 9 percent. The addition meets the required setbacks from property lines. City Council/September 13, 2004 Page 21 of 29