Minutes - Planning Commission - 06/06/2002

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coverage to 35%; the site plan is proposing to construct a building footprint of 14,524 square feet on 1.70 acres, which equates to a lot coverage of 20%. The off-street parking and maneuvering areas will be surfaced with bituminous paving and finished with concrete curbing. The parking stalls are sufficient in numbers and dimensions. Staff recommends approval of the site plan contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated May 31, 2002 and Sunfish Gateway receiving final plat approval and being recorded at Anoka County. Commission Business Dennis Sharp, applicant, referred to Staff comments regarding additional trees on the north property line. He said there is a bank on the north side and it would be superfluous to put trees there. He recommended putting more trees in the front where they would be seen. He indicated there were no plans to put in irrigation on the north side, nor in the area designated for expansion. There is a fence on the west side. Asphalt Technologies is the adjoining property to the west. This neighbor has shared in the cost of putting ivy along the fence in Phase 2. Chairperson Nixt suggested the applicant work with the Staff to resolve these issues. Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Reeve, to approve the proposed site plan for T.J. & Associates Printing, with the direction to confer with Staff to resolve landscaping issues, and contingent upon compliance with City Staff review letter dated May 31, 2002 and Sunfish Gateway receiving final plat approval and the Developer recording the plat at Anoka County. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Reeve, Brauer, and Kociscak. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson, Sweet, and Watson. Case #6: Request for Sketch Plan Review of Allstate Development; Case of Allstate Development Presentation Principal Planner Trudgeon stated Allstate Development LLC has applied for sketch plan review of a townhome development. The property is generally located in the triangular area formed by the intersection of Nowthen Blvd, Sunfish Lake Blvd., and Alpine Dr. The property is currently zoned R-1 Rural Residential. Recent amendments to the Ramsey Comprehensive Plan have included the property, the MUSA and designated the land as Medium Density Residential. Under the new proposed zoning map, the land will be designated as R-2, which allows for townhomes and a net density of up to seven units per acre. The property is approximately 22.97 acres in size. The sketch plan is proposing 20 two-unit buildings, one 4-unit building, and eight 16-unit buildings and one single-family lot for a total of 157 units, which equates to a gross density of 6.83 units per acre. There appears to be wetlands present on the property; therefore the number of units may have to be reduced in order to comply with the net density maximum. The total density attainable may also be impacted by the site plan review. He stated the new Planning Commission/June 6, 2002 Page 11 of 15