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Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Connolly, Hendriksen, Anderson, and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Case #4: Request for Site Plan Review Case of City Wide Door Company Community Development Director Frolik stated that the City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review from City Wide Door Company. The plan proposes to construct a storage and showroom addition onto an existing building. The site is located at 6845 Highway #10. City Wide Door Company is proposing a 7,200 square foot addition onto an existing building in the Highway Business District. The addition would consist of a 2,250 square foot showroom and a 4,950 square foot storage addition. The proposed addition and existing building complies with the 35% building coverage restriction and all setback requirements. The exterior finish on the building is proposed to consist of a beige rockface concrete block and a facebrick to match the existing building. In accordance with City Code, a sufficient number of off-street parking spaces are provided. All thirty-nine parking spaces are currently or will be paved and finished with B- 612 concrete curbing. The applicant is asking for a waiver to the curbing requirement along the west portion of the property where RV Wholesalers currently operates. City Wide Door Company has a future redevelopment plan for the site that would require removal of the paved RV display area. The landscape plan is generally acceptable. The Parks Supervisor is requesting that two additional trees be planted along Highway #10 and including landscaping along the north property line. The submittal is deficient of exterior lighting specifications and it should be noted on the site plan if the applicant plans on adding any more exterior lighting fixtures. A temporary modular structure is located on the property and is being used by RV Wholesalers (a tenant of City Wide Door Co.). The modular structure is not a legal permitted structure and has not received the necessary permits from the City. The applicant has agreed to remove the modular structure before constructing the proposed addition. The drainage plan is proposing to discharge into a detention pond located on the adjoining property to the east (Deal Commercial Center). City Wide Door Company is required to provide evidence of sufficient capacity and permission to direct stormwater runoff to the sedimentation pond on Deal Center before any building permits will be issued. The Planning Commission met on August 1, 2000, to review the site plan. Discussion occurred on the landscape and drainage plans in order to verify that City Codes are being met. Councilmember Zimmerman inquired if the drainage plan is sufficient. City Engineer Jankowski stated that his concern was whether or not the use of the adjoining detention pond would have any legal ramifications, and according to the City Attorney if the landowner of the adjacent property is in agreement that the use would be permissible. The other issue was to ensure that the pond would be adequate for storage of both properties, which will be determined by the WMO. Councilmember Anderson inquired when a determination should be made as to if the ponding is adequate in size City Council/August 22, 2000 Page 8 of 18