Agenda - Planning Commission - 05/05/2005

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Martin EDM April 29, 2005 Page 3 of 4 Architectural Standards: City Code restricts building height to 65 feet and exterior wall finishes to natural or prefabricated brick or stone or pre-cast concrete panels or some other material approved by City Council. The building elevation plan indicates that the building materials will consist of colored rock face concrete block, which complies with City Code. The proposed building height is 20 feet. Waste Storage: City Code requires that all solid waste and refuse receptacles be stored Fvithin a completely screened structure or container. The site pian shows the location of a dumpster area. The site plan should be revised to include detailed information regarding screening materials around the proposed dumpster area. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires 1 parking space for each 300 square feet of'office floor area and 1 parking space for 1,000 square feet of manufacturing/warehouse area. The site plan. is subject to 15 parking stalls (8 for office area and 7 for.manufacturing area) · and the site plan is showing 17 parking stalls. · Off Street Parking - Design: In accordance with City Code, all parking and maneuvering areas must be surfaced with bituminous and the perimeter of all pavement must be finished with B6/12 concrete curbing. Grading and Drainage: Storm runoff from this site is directed both eastward to catch basins located at the drive entrance, and westward' to a swale which transmits the flow to a detention pond which is to be 'constructed along the south boundary of the site. The storm water detention pond outlets into a storm sewer located in Azurite Street and 141st Avenue. This storm sewer flows to a regional detentionPond which is located on the west side of Basalt Street, just south of CR 116. The swale should be replad'ed with a Catch basin and storm sewer for transmitting drainage into the storm water pond. Detailed calculations will need to be submitted which document the flow into each of the'catchment subareas. A drainage and utility :easement needs to. be' provided over the. area of the sedimentation pond. A permi.t will need to be obtained from the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization. REU Number: This site will incur a quarterly storm water charge which is based upon the amount of impervious area. This development will be assigned a residential equivalent unit number (REU) of 3.3. This number is based upon an impervious area of 45 % of the 1.3 acre site. Access: A single drive access is proposed onto Azurite Street for this development. Future expansion proposes an additional driveway access onto Azurite Street. The proposed access is acceptable. 22