Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/28/2022

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Regular Planning Commission 6. 3. Meeting Date: 07/28/2022 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Site Plan for Water Treatment Plant (Project No. 22-104); Case of City of Ramsey Purpose/Background: The City will be constructing a new Water Treatment Plant north of the Public Works building located at 14199 Jaspar Street (the "Subject Property"). The City is attempting to get the civil plans approved so that the project can be bid this fall. This was noticed as a Public Hearing, as it was anticipated that a plat was also going to be available for review. However, that work was not completed in time for this meeting. It is not known yet whether this will be a Minor Plat (3 or fewer lots) or a Major Plat (4 or more lots) and thus, the Public Hearing should be opened this evening but then continued to August. Note that if the subdivision meets the criteria for a Minor Plat, it would only be reviewed by Staff and City Council per City Code. Notification: Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of the Subject Property, as reflected in the Anoka County Property Records, of the request for Preliminary Plat and Site Plan review at a Public Hearing held by the Planning Commission on July 28, 2022. A notice of the Public Hearing was also published in the Anoka County UnionHerald, the City's official newspaper. Observations/Alternatives: Project Summary The City is proposing construction of a new Water Treatment Plant directly north of the Public Works building, located at 14199 Jaspar Street (the "Subject Property"). The Water Treatment Plant is designed to remove both iron and manganese from the municipal drinking water and will have an initial capacity to treat up to ten million gallons per day. The project includes a primary building as well as an accessory building (water reservoir). Zoning and Land Use The Subject Property is in the E-2 Employment District. Governmental and public utility buildings and structures are a permitted use in this district. The Subject Property is guided as Business Park, which is intended for office and industrial development. Subdivision The City is working with a consultant to develop a plat to split this portion from the remainder of the Public Works Plant area. The plat will be subject to the bulk standards of the E-2 Employment District. All resulting parcels will need to be at least one (1) acre in size and each buildable parcel must also have at least 200 feet along a public road. This may be processed as a Minor Plat if there are three (3) or fewer lots created, or as a Major Plat if there are four (4) or more lots. A Major Plat would include a Preliminary Plat and thus, would be reviewed again by the Planning Commission. However, a Minor Plat, per City Code, would only be reviewed by Staff and City Council. Setbacks The E-2 Employment District requires a thirty-five (35) foot front setback and twenty-five (25) foot side and rear setback. Both the building and the water reservoir exceed the minimum setbacks on all sides of the property. Building Height and Building Coverage Buildings in the E-2 Employment District are restricted to sixty-five (65) feet or less in height and shall not cover