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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />(E) Design Requirements <br />(1) All parking lot, drive aisles, driveways, loading areas, and the like shall be paved with a <br />continuous hard surface such as concrete or bituminous. Driveway -rated pavers may be used. <br />Concrete curbing must be used with a bituminous surface. <br />(2) Setbacks —Parking lots and drive aisles have the following setbacks: <br />a. From public rights -of -way — 20 feet <br />b. Side and rear property lines — 5 feet <br />C. Side or rear adjacent to a residential zone — 35 feet. <br />(3) Vehicle sales and rental inventory and display lots must follow these design requirements. <br />(4) Structured Parking. <br />a. Structured parking facilities shall be considered buildings for the purposes of setbacks. <br />b. Structures must be designed architecturally compatible with the building it is intended <br />to serve. All levels must have exterior wall segments suitable to screen headlights of <br />the parked vehicles. <br />561 Loading <br />(A) One off-street loading h�dock or designated loading zone shall be provided for every business <br />and industrial use. <br />(B) Loading, unloading, and transferring of product or materials to and from commercial vehicles must <br />not occur on a public roadway. <br />565 Waste Management <br />All waste must be located in dumpsters or trash bins. Waste enclosures architecturally compatible with <br />the principal structure shall screen the dumpsters or trash bins and have opaque gates shall be provided <br />in B1, B21 B3, and 11 districts. Alternatively, a designated room interior to the building may be used. <br />570 Business Landscaping Standards <br />(A) Intent. (he City of Ramsey recognizes the advantages that landscaping and screening can provide, <br />including enhanced health, safety, aesthetic, ecological and economic value. The intent of this <br />section is to: <br />(1) Enhance the quality of life within the city; <br />(2) Enhance aesthetic view of development(s) from public roads; <br />(3) Maintain and enhance property values; <br />(4) Aid in both physical and mental human health; <br />(5) Improve air quality and buffer against noise, glare, and heat; <br />(6) Reduce the potential for crime and violence; <br />(7) Improve energy efficiency; <br />(8) Add visual interest to blank building facades and soften appearance of handscaping and <br />buildings with accent plantings; <br />(9) Complement adjacent land uses; <br />(10) Improve the visual quality and continuity within and between developments; <br />(11) Reduce storm water runoff; <br />(12) Encourage the establishment and/or restoration of native landscapes. <br />(B) Goals and objectives. Landscaping for any project is intended to achieve the following goals and <br />objectives: <br />(1) Provide immediate aesthetic enhancements to a development site while also taking into <br />account space and input needs of plantings well into the future; <br />(2) Encourage a healthy environment and landscape in the future; <br />(3) Ensure a diverse mixture of species to protect against future pests and pathogens; <br />Page 77 of 147 <br />