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Councihnember Hendriksen suggested giving the applicant the option of meeting City Code or agree to waive relocation expenses if the City were to redevelop the site. Ms. Cook replied that she can purchase brick at a reasonable rate since that is the business they are in and would have no problem with complying with City Code. She explained that they proposed the vinyl siding because all of the surrounding businesses are done in vinyl siding and would have a better appearance. Councilmember Zimmerman stated that this site is not in the corridor of the river crossing and they should not be required to do anything other than what their neighbors were required to do. Motion by Councilmember Zimmeirnan, seconded by Councilmember Connolly, to grant site plan approval to Chalich Trucking contingent upon compliance with City Staff Review Letter dated June 30, 2000, with the exterior walls being finished as proposed, and applying brick facade to the truck terminal as previously approved. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Zimmerman, Connolly, Anderson, and Hendriksen. Voting No: None. Case #3: Request for Site Plan Review; Boilermakers #647 Community Development Assistant Wald stated that the City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review from Boilermakers #647. The plan proposes to construct a training center addition onto an existing building. The site is located at 9459 Highway 10 NW. Boilermakers are proposing a 2,016 square foot addition onto an existing building in the B-1 Business District. The proposed addition and existing building complies with the 35% building coverage restriction. Due to some replatting in 1997, staff's interpretation of the side and rear yards has changed. The result of this is that the applicant should obtain a variance to the rear yard setback. The exterior of the finish on the building is proposed to consist of a combination of brick, painted concrete block, rockface concrete block, and cedar siding with asphalt shingles. The use of the cedar siding in the proposed addition would be consistent with the existing building, but it does deviate from City Code and requires Council approval. Staff was originally recommending use of integrally color treated concrete block versus painted block but they have determined that the painted block is acceptable. Thirty parking spaces are provided, which is slightly deficient of the thirty-four spaces required by City Code, but adequate for the use of the building. All proposed parking and drive areas will be paved. No curb and gutter are proposed. City Code requires B-612 concrete curb to be installed around the perimeter of the newly paved area. Staff recommended that the remainder of the current paved area also have B-612 curbing installed to comply with City Code. The new addition will create approximately 3,600 square feet of additional paving between the building addition and new driveway. The drainage from the new building will be largely absorbed in turfed and wooded areas. The driveway will drain northwardly to be the wooded area and southeasterly to the existing parking lot. It was also City Council/August 8, 2000 Page 7 of 14