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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Cook, Strommen, Elvig, Jeffrey, Olson, and Pearson. Voting No: None. Case #8: Request for Site Plan Review of Slumberland; Case of Larson Enterprises, Inc. Community Development Director Trudgeon indicated Larson Enterprises has applied for site plan review to construct a new Slumberland store on the property located on Riverdale Drive and 139th Lane, south of Highway 10. The site plan proposes a 34,727 square foot retail furniture store on a 2.74 acre lot, to be created as a part of Rivenwick Village 2nd Addition. The site is currently zoned Mixed-Use PUD; as permitted by the MU-PUD District, B-2 Business District standards will be used to evaluate the site plan proposal. Lot coverage for the site plan has been calculated at 20%, which is under the 35% lot coverage allowed by City Code. City Code establishes a 35-foot front and rear yard and a 10-foot side yard setback in the B-2 District. City Code also establishes a 20-foot parking/maneuvering area from all public streets. The proposed site plan meets these requirements. He advised City Code restricts building height to 35 feet and exterior wall finishes to brick, stucco, glass, stone, pre-cast concrete panels, or other material as approved by the City Council. The proposed building is shown as 30 feet in height at its tallest point. The building elevation plan indicates that materials will consist of concrete block, which complies with City Code. Mr. Trudgeon advised at the Planning Commission meeting there was discussion about dressing up the elevations facing 139th Lane and Feldspar Street, on the south and east sides of the site. Planning Commission direction was for the developer to work with staff on adding some windows to the east side of the building, and a berm and additional landscaping to the south side o1' the building around the loading dock. Revised plans have been submitted that show the addition of windows to both the south and east sides of the building. He indicated a landscaping plan has been submitted and is generally acceptable with some minor revisions, as outlined in the City Staff Review Letter. Staff is recommending some additional landscaping to the south and east sides of the building. The site plan shows adequate parking according to City Code. The Slumberland site will share utility lines with the Ramsey Office Condominiums site to the west. The submitted Grading and Drainage Plans will require some revision to ensure they comply with the overall Grading and Drainage Plan that was approved with the original Rivenwick Village subdivision. He advised staff is recommending approval of the site plan, contingent upon compliance with the City Staff Review Letter dated August 19, 2005 and the developer signing a Development Permit with the City. Councilmember Elvig suggested a partial wall be included in the plan to screen some of the activity of trucks from the residents. He inquired if the rooftop units would be colored similar to the building, as there may be residents looking out at the rooftops. Patrick Glease, representative of CM Architecture, replied there will be a screening wall that is in matching material adjacent to the loading dock. This wall will not screen the grade door, which is basically a customer pick up location, but it will screen the loading dock door and the trash compactor. Regarding the color of the roof units, this has not been addressed in the past, but it could be considered. City Council / August 23, 2005 Page 11 of 28