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Review File: Green Valley Green House <br />Site Plan Review/ CUP Amendment <br />August 27, 2018 <br />Page 3 of 3 <br />Number of Parking Spaces: Staff has attempted to use the existing zoning ordinance to determine the <br />number of parking stalls required for this type of use. Even utilizing the industrial requirements, which <br />requires the least number of parking stalls per square foot, the property would require over 1,000 parking <br />spaces. Estimating the spaces for retail and office, and removing the calculation for the remainder of the <br />buildings would require 299 parking spaces. <br />Staff would note that there do not appear to be signed handicapped parking spaces onsite and the <br />applicant must add adequate handicapped parking spaces, signed and marked, per state statutes. <br />Type of Space <br />Retail (Showroom, <br />bathroom) <br />Office (Office, Breakroom) <br />Industrial (Storagc, <br />Grccnhouscs} <br />Total <br />Square Feet <br />36,600 (front <br />green house) <br />46,000 (front four <br />buildings near <br />retail area) <br />Evcrything clsc <br />1,128,196 <br />Signage: No signage is shown on the master plan. <br />Requirement in Code Required Stalls <br />1 space for each 250 sq 146 <br />ft (for uses over 20,000 <br />sq ft) <br />1 space for each 300 sq 153 <br />ft <br />1 spacc for each 1000 sq 1128 <br />ft <br />299 <br />Landscaping and Streetscape: Through a public workshop held on the topic in 2017, Ramsey residents <br />expressed concern over the scale of the operation, the noise of the operation, and suggested landscaping <br />onsite. Staff believes that the site should have to landscape the site, as every other commercial property <br />in the City of Ramsey has been required to do. Staff recommends a berm and landscaping along the edges <br />of the property to reduce noise and improve the aesthetics of the site. Staff also believes that this is a <br />realistic expectation and could help their business as well. <br />The applicant has proposed a 30 foot wide berm along Green Valley Road that is approximately 600 feet <br />long. There are no proposed alterations to the existing site. <br />Fire Access: The applicant has proposed a 15 foot wide fire line from the new parking lot to the east side <br />of the greenhouse. <br />Items to be included in Development Agreement: <br />• Applicant agrees to pay stormwater fees. <br />• Applicant must apply for necessary building permits and zoning permits for expansion. <br />• Any outdoor storage will require an application for an amended CUP. <br />• Any new driving or parking surfaces must be paved. <br />• All new parking spaces and drive aisles must be parking requirements at time of development. <br />The applicant must have these approved by staff before paving or moving forward with <br />development. <br />