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CC Regular Session 4. 11. Meeting Date: 07/23/2019 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title Adopt Resolution #19-159 Granting Approval of Final Plat and Site Plan for Ramsey Storage Center (Project No. 19-119); Case of Ramsey Storage Center LLC (Bob Mikulak) Purpose/Background: The City has received an application for Site Plan and Final Plat for a proposed self -storage facility to be located at the northeast corner of Ramsey Boulevard and Bunker Lake Boulevard (the "Subject Property"). The Subject Property consists of three (3) existing parcels, which, upon recording of the Final Plat, will be consolidated into two (2) lots. There is a dual zoning on the Subject Property, including both E-1 Employment and B-1 General Business. Self -storage has been contemplated on the Subject Property dating back to at least 2004. In fact, most recently in 2017, the City Council did approve a Site Plan, Final Plat, Zoning Amendment, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment for a self -storage facility on the Subject Property. The previous applicant had requested and received approval for extensions to both approved Site Plan and Final Plat, that are valid through February of 2020. However, the current Site Plan has been modified from what received approval and thus, for transparency purposes, the Site Plan and Final Plat are being reviewed again by the Planning Commission and City Council. Notification: Letters were sent as notice of this review via Standard US Mail to all Property Owners within 700 feet of the Property. The Property Owner List was generated by the Anoka County Tax Database. A Public Hearing is not required for Site Plan or Final Plat. No additional notification was sent for this meeting. Observations/Alternatives: General Information The Final Plat will consolidate three (3) parcels into two (2). Lot 1 (northern parcel) is zoned E-1 Employment District while Lot 2 (southern parcel) is zoned B-1 General Business District. The Site Plan is applicable only to Lot 1 and proposes a three (3) story, indoor, climate controlled self -storage facility. Self -storage is a permitted use in the E-1 Employment District. North and east of the Subject Property are existing single family residential neighborhoods; west of Ramsey Blvd are townhomes (R-2 Residential and PUD); south of Bunker Lake Blvd is E-2 Employment (Connexus Energy Campus). Final Plat The Final Plat generally matches the plat that had previously been approved. It has been updated with a new plat name (Ramsey Storage Center) and owner information has been updated as the Subject Property is now under new ownership. The only necessary revision to the Final Plat is to encumber the proposed storm water pond with drainage and utility easement (previously approved plat had this) since it will receive waters from both lots. Site Plan The Site Plan has been modified slightly from what had previously been approved. Most notably, all storage space has been consolidated into a single, climate controlled building rather than a combination of climate controlled units and more traditional self -storage units accessible directly from the exterior via overhead doors. This modification has resulted in additional tree preservation both in the northwest corner of the lot and south of the building. The exterior finish of the building has also been modified slightly from the previous approval. It consists of a