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15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW o'Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br />City Hall: (,763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 <br />www. ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br />ApriJ 29, 2005 <br />Revised May 20, 2005 <br /> <br />Dem]y Sharp <br />l{)907 9? Avenue <br />Maple Grove, MN 55369 <br /> <br />Re: Site Plan - RJrVI/General Paper Products <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Sharp: <br /> <br />We a.,'e in receipt of a Site Plan, Building Elevation Plan, and Landscape Plan prepared by RJT <br />Architects. We are also in receipt of a Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan, and Utility <br />P/an prepared by Plowe Engineering. We offer the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The site plan is proposing to develop a 34,368 square foot building addition onto an <br />existing 42,048 square foot office/warehouse facility on the property located at the comer of <br />/43~° Avenue and County Road 116 (Bunker Lake Blvd.). The property is 4.5 acres in size. <br /> <br />Zoni~g: The site is curren£1y zoned E-2 Employment; office and warehousing facilities are a <br />permitted use in this zoning district. <br /> <br />Lot Coverage: The site plan is proposing a total building area of 76,416 square feet on a 4.5 acre · <br />propcrt'?', which equates to 39% b.uilding coverage. The. proposed site plan does not exceed the <br />City's maximum lot coverage of 45%. <br /> <br />Accessory Use: Commercial or business buildings and structures for a use accessory to the <br />principal use are permitted, but such use shall not exceed 30% of the gross floor space of the <br />principal use. The site plan is not proposing any accessory uses. <br /> <br />Utilities: The property is currently serviced by City sewer and water. <br /> <br />Setbacks: City Code establishes a 35 front, 25 rear yard, a 25 foot side yard, and a 20 foot <br />parking/maneuvering area setback in the E-2 District. The site plan is either meeting or <br />exceeding setback requirements. " <br /> <br />J-.andscaping: The landscaping plan, dated April 5, 2005, includes sixty-four (64) new shrubs <br />that will be installed along the north and western sides of the addition. One (1) additional tree is <br />r,.:quired ~br each 1,000 square feet of building footprint expansion. <br /> <br />-351- <br /> <br /> <br />