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Ramsey Municipal Center- Final Site Plan February 18, 2005 : Page3of5 .- ~ A revised plan must be submitted. Architectural Standards: In accordance with stated goals of the Town Center.project, detailed information regarding the architecture has been sUbmitted for the Ramsey Municipal Center. As previously mentioned, the TCTAC met on November 23, 2004 to review the architecture of the preliminary design of the bUilding, In revieWing the. architecture for the proposed building, Staff and the TCTAC used the latest draft of the Tom Center' Development Guidelines. Below are the recommendations brought forward bY staff and the TCTAC at the preliminary site plan. In italics is a description on how the recommendation was addresSed as part of the site plan. 1) The fa¢ade of Sunwood Drive shOuld be' redesigned to become more engaging with the pedestrian through more .architectural animation, more articulation, more depth, and the inclusion of some roof forms. As ipart of looking at revising 'the Sunwood Drive fagade, elements contained on thel soUth sidle of. the building should be considered for integration into the front fa~:ade. In addition, increaSing the amount of glaZing along Sunwood Drive should also be considered. Final Site Plan Submittal: The revised plan shows additions to the Sunwood Drive fagade in order to make it more engaging :;to the pedestrian. The final site plan shows additional material around the windows that ivill project outwards and give more articulation to the faqade. In addition, the Window Panes. ~will now arranged in a way that will make them more interesting than the PreviOus Site plan. The final site plan also adds lintels above the windows that will give some more definition and articulation to the window forms. There will a raised wall (2' in heighO that Will:come out to meet the pedestrian that will provide for more depth to the loOt~ of the facade.:, After review of possibilities, the same roof forms are shown on the final ,ire plan aS indicated on the preliminary site plan. In regards to glazing, the removal of windows~i~to the Council Chambers as well as next to the main entrance has reduced the Overall amount of glazing along Sunwood Dr. 2) The parking area in the nOrtheast part of the site should be removed and replaced with an extension of the building and/Or aPpropriate screening.. Final Site Plan Submittal: The final site plan shows a reduction of the original parking area with a screening wall of lO feet in height. The wall will have the same stone exterior aa' the EOC faqade. The inclUSion of the screening wall makes the location of the parking area acceptable. The waste disposal area should be removed from its present location or should be located inside. ~ Final Site Plan Submittal: The trash dumPSter is now located behind the screening wall and no longer visible from:Sunwood Drive. City Ordinances do require the waste storage area be screened on all four sides. From the plans 3Ubmitted, Staff is unsure if the waste storage area