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CITY OF RAMSEY LAND USE APPLICATION <br />TECHNICAL REVIEW FILE <br />DATE <br />DECEMBER <br />21,2017 <br />PROJECT ADDRESS <br />NOWTHEN BLVD EAST OF <br />170TH AVE <br />RAMSEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL <br />PROJECT. TITLE <br />EscRow # <br />115884 <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Community Development: Planning Division (Zoning Code) <br />TECHNICAL REVIEWER: <br />Name: Chris Anderson, City Planner <br />Phone: 763-433-9817 <br />Email: canderson@cityoframsey.com <br />The City is in receipt of a Site Plan for a proposed new elementary school to be located on Nowthen Blvd <br />(CSAH 5), directly east of 170th Ave NW. The Site Plan submittal consists of seventeen (17) sheets, prepared <br />by ATS & R and dated December 8, 2017. We offer the following comments: <br />Sheet C1.00 <br />• There is a required 16.5 foot setback from wetlands and stormwater ponds, which shall also be <br />encumbered with drainage and utility easement. <br />Sheet L1.11 <br />• Shrub size must be at least twenty-four (24) inches in height or width, depending on growth <br />characteristics of individual plant species. Revise Plant Schedule to specify minimum size. <br />• Replace Ribes alpinum (alpine currant) with an a different species. Ribes is the alternate host for the <br />disease known as White Pine Blister Rust; with white pine also being planted, a shrub not within the <br />Ribes genus should be used. <br />• Include the parking landscape requirements (1 tree per every 10 parking stalls). Note that the proposed <br />landscaping satisfies the total landscape requirements (including the parking standards), but this should <br />be included I the Tree Calculation section to avoid any confusion. <br />• Where seed mix is indicated on the plan, add the symbol to indicate the limits of seed mix (e.g. it is <br />labeled directly west of service area but the correlating symbol in the legend isn't shown). <br />• Recommended Revision: based on feedback received at the public workshop, rearrange some of the <br />internal trees around the border of the property to establish more of a buffer between the differing <br />uses. Note that the proposed number of plantings satisfies the landscaping requirements, but <br />repositioning some of them around the perimeter may help address the concern about buffering. <br />Sheet L1.13 <br />• Amend the Tree Planting Details to include the following <br />o Mulch shall not be in direct contact with tree trunk. <br />o Only prune out dead, broken, or misshapen branches at time of planting. <br />o Planting depth shall be such that the first set of primary roots are at finished grade. <br />