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It is Staff's understanding that waste storage for the Gateway retail building will be accommodated indoors. The site plan submittal did not include a lighting plan. The site plan development permit will require City apProval of the lighting plan and fixtures. With respect to the Town Center Design Guidelines, it is noted that no public parks are identified for this TC-2 sub-district.' Small group sitting areas and a mix of pavement and plantings are encouraged. The Landscape Plan reflects that there will be benches and planters on the Sunwood Drive and parking lot sides of the building. Also 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 building are multi-sided and include diversity in texture, color, shapes, projections, recesses, height, and transparency at street level. The selected materials include EIFS inte~ally treated with color, split face CMU block, precast concrete, brick veneer, pre-finished metal accents and awnings. The guidelines recommend 35% of the total ground level street front fagades be glass openings. At least 50% of the non-glazed wall area should be brick or a comparable alternative. Current calculations of exterior material finishes must be provided in order to determine conformance with the design g'uidelines. At the time of Preliminary Site Plan review, the building contained access doors on the south elevation only, facing the parking lot. The guidelines recommend access doors facing public streets, which in this case would be Sunwood Drive. The revised Building Elevations dated September 24, 2004 now include two-way comer entrances'at the east and west ends of the building. This design feature provides access doors on Sunwood Drive and meets the intent of the guidelines. Recommendation: City Staff recommends approval of the final site plan contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated October 7, 2004. Council Action: Motion to approve the final site plan for the Gateway Retail Building in Ramsey Town Center 3rd Addition contingent upon the following: a) Compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated October 7, 2004; b) final plat approval of Ramsey Town Center 3~d Addition; d) the developer · entering into a development permit with the City. -or- Motion to deny the final site plan for the Gateway Retail Building in the proposed plat of Ramsey Town Center 3rd Addition. Review Checklist: Asst. Community Development Director' Civil Engineer II Asst. Public Works Director CC: 07/27/04