Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/08/2005

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I5153 Nowthen Boulevard NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 427-5543 www. ci.ramsey.mn.us August 2, 2005 Dermis Sharp DBA Sharp & Associates, LLC 10907 93rd Avenue North Osseo, MN 55369 Re: Site Plan - 140th Office/Warehouse Dear Mr. Sharp: We are in receipt of a Site Plan,. Building Elevation Plan, and Landscape Plan prepared by RJT Architects dated June 20, 2005. We are also in receipt of a Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control Plan prepared by Plowe Engineering, Inc dated July 7, 2005. We offer the following comments: General: The site plan is proposing to develop an 8,415 square foot office/warehouse facility on the property located on 140th Court and Sunfish Lake Blvd. The property is 39,356 square feet in size, which is 4,204 square feet less than the 1-acre minimum lot size. The initial lot size was 1.3 acres during the Preliminary Plat RevieTM of Sunfish Gateway at the June 6, 2002 Planning Commission meeting. The plat was approved by Be City Council on June 25, 2002, contingent upon easement rights being granted to the City to. make the private street a public, street. The road easement borders the subject property on the south and west side and decreased the lot size below 1-acre. ' Zoning: The site [s currently zoned E-1 Employment; office and warehousing facilities are a permitted use in this zoning district. Lot Coverage: The site plan is proposing a total building area of 8,145 square feet on a 39,356 square ~'eet property, which equates to 20.7% building coverage. The proposed site plan does not exceed the City's maximum lot coverage of 45%. Accessory Use: Commercial or business buildings and structures for a use accessory to the principal use are permitted, but such use shall not exceed 50% of the goss floor space of the principal use. The site plan is not proposing any accessory uses. Utilities: The property is currently serviced by City sewer and water.