Minutes - Planning Commission - 07/06/1999

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Case #2: Request for Site Plan Review; Case of New Life Church Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that the City of Ramsey has received a request for site plan review from New Life Church. The plan proposes to construct a church on the east side of T.H. #47, at 172"d. Zoning Administrator Frolik explained that the site is ten acres in size. One access is proposed onto T.H. #47 and the plans have been forwarded to Mn/DOT for comment. The church building is proposed to be 13,136 square feet in size and exterior walls will consist of a combination of rock face and single scored block. The facility will be served by an on-site septic system and well. The area of the building and the paved parking lot do not exceed the 25% impervious surface restriction in this area. The structure meets all building setback requirements, however, the placement is also affected by landscaping requirements. City Code requires a 40 foot landscaped buffer area between non-residential uses and residentially zoned property. Although the parcel to the south is occupied by Wirz's Nursery, it is zoned residential and therefore the standard ten foot side yard setback increases to 40 feet. The plan shows the church is set back 35 feet from the south property line; it will be necessary to shift the structure and parking lot five feet to the north. Zoning Administrator Frolik stated that in accordance with City Code a sufficient number of off- street parking spaces are provided and all traveled surfaces of the lot will be paved with bituminous. With the exception of a parking expansion area on the northeast coruer of the lot, all bituminous surfaces are proposed to be finished with B 6/12 concrete curbing. Staff has recommended that the parking lot expansion area be finished with a rolled bituminous curb. The Landscape Plan consists of transplanting 11 coniferous trees to the west property line and adding four Maple trees and three Flowering Crab trees along the west elevation of the building. Staff has recommended the addition of five deciduous trees and 30 shrubs to the Landscape Plan which the applicant is in agreement with. The City Engineer has requested modifications to the Grading Plan. The Lighting Plan is in compliance with City Code. The submittal is deficient of a waste storage plan. Jay Snyder, New Life Church, presented a set of plans that had already been revised based on the suggestions by City Staff, which also included a covered trash storage area. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Kociscak, to recommend that City Council grant site plan approval contingent upon compliance with the June 30, 1999, City Staff Review Letter. Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Anderson, Commissioners Johnson, Kociscak, Dempsey, Jensen, Nixt, and Wivoda. Voting No: None. Planning Commission/July 6, 1999 Page 4 of 7