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Case #10: Request for Final Site plan Review of Gateway Retail Building, Ramsey Town Center 3ra Addition; Case of Ramdance, LLC Community Development Director Frolik advised Ramdance, LLC has submitted a site plan for the development of a retail building on the northwest quadrant of Outlot I, Ramsey Town Center, proposed to be replatted as Ramsey Town Center 3rd Addition. The site is zoned TC-2 and retail uses arc a permitted use. The applicants are proposing to construct a 12,000 square foot retail store in the northwest quadrant of the site, which will be referred to as the Gateway Retail Building. This building has increased in size by 1,000 square feet over what was presented at the time of preliminary site plan review. It is staff's understanding that waste storage for the Gateway Retail Building will be accommodated indoors. Community Development Director Frolik indicated 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. 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 integrally treated with color, split face CMU block, precast concrete, brick veneer, pre-finished metal accents and awnings. She explained 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 corner 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. A revised motion has also been recommended for the approval of this final site plan. Councihnember Elvig inquired if there are any concerns with fire safety and indoor waste storage. Public Works Director Kapler replied this would relate to the volumes and type of waste materials, it would be controlled through the fire code. Assistant Public Works Director Olson advised the language should be strengthened for the Best Management Practices that each site needs to use within the Town Center as a condition of the AUAR mitigation element. The developer has been asked to provide additional details and they need to do something to increase the amount of infiltration and decrease the amount of water quality treatment that is provided because it is a brand new outlet to the Mississippi River. He indicated page 279 of fl~e Council packet, the fifth bullet point under Storm Water Plan states "...Please provide details on the BMP's for this site..." He suggested this be called out in the motion to make it more clear that this would be based on approval by the City Engineer and will be brought back as another item the next time this is discussed. City Council/October 12, 2004 Page 24 of 30