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1_5153 Nowthen Boulevard NW - Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 City Hall: (763) 427-1410 · Fax: (763) 42'7-5543 wwW.ci.ramsey.m.us December 9, 2005 Mr. Dermis Sharp Sharp and Associates 10907 93r~ Avenue N. Osseo, MN 55369 Re: Final Site Plan Review - Ramsey. Office Plaza Dear Mr. Sharp: We are in receipt of a Site Plan,'Landscaping Plan, Floor Plans, and Building Elevations for Ramsey Professional Center prepared by RJT Architects, Inc. dated November 21, 2005. We are also in receipt of a Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plan prepared by Plowe Engineering, dated October 27, 2005. We offer the following comments: General: The site plan is proposing to develop the first phase of a block that is proposed to contain three office/retail buildings. This first phase will contain atb. ree-story, 53,873-square-foot office building. The subject property is bordered by Sunwood Drive on the south and Sapphire Street on the west. Zoning: The property is zoned TC-1. The building is proposed to ~contain a mix of office and retail' uses, which is permitted within this district. It should be noted that City Code allows only one building per lot; either a code revision or a variance will be requ/red before additional buildings can be approved for this lot. Lot Coverage/Floor Area Ratio: The new lot to be created as:part of the Town' Center I i~h Addition plat will be approximately 4.08 acres (177,763 square feet) in size. The total building footprint for this phase is 17,051 square feet, which results in a lot coverage of approximately 10%. The TC-I District requires a Floor Area Ratio (F.A.R.) of 1.0. On this particular lot, the FAR standard would require 177,763 square feet of floor area. The site plan proposes 53,873 square ·feet of'office area, for an FAR of 0.5. The final FAR for the entire site will need to be calculated when site plans are submitted ~:br the remaining two buildings on the site. The City will be reviewing the F~A.R. standards and its applicability to projects such as yours in the near ii,lure. Setbacks: The Town Center Zoning District [xas setback standards based on the principle of"build to" lines rather than traditional setbacks. This is especially important for the front yard since it is typically where the building presentation relationship is to the street. The TC-1 District has a front yard setback of 0-5 feet, measured from the building front to the right*of-way (at least 60% of the building fagade m~st be within this range). Approximately 65% (141.5 feet) of the Sunwood Drive'fa,cade is within the required fl'ont yard setback. There are no specific side and rear yard setbacks. While there is no specific -374-