Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/01/2006

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ACCAP Ramsey Town Center Apartments: Site Plan Review May 26, 2006 Page 2 of 4 Town Center. The primary principles within this manual are to encourage a pedestrian- friendly environment and high quality design. The following items are guidelines for this area of the Town Center: · Maximize glass openings, a minimum of 50% of total ~ound level facade should be glass. · Emphasize transparency at street level by using large windows that are not mirrored. Use clear or lightly tinted glass for all windows and doors. · Use.durable, high quality materials. 35% of all street-facing building frontages should consist of brick or stone. · Use a diverse mix of materials, applied in a variety of proportions, exposures, and detailing, especially along all street frontages.' · Buildings must be designed in a way to allow future buildings to be developed immediately adjacent to the proposed structure. Patio space, while encouraged, must be located in an area to allow for the development of buildings directly adjacent to the proposed structure. · Buildings should always be located at all intersections. · Avoid large, unarticulated facades· · Emphasize the pedestrian experience with architectural features at street level, canopies, decorative light fixtures, and material detail. · Utilize a variety of color, texture, and materials to complement other streetscape elements. · Conceal service entries, loading facilities and mechanical services from view along public streets. · .Select materials that relate to the building use, not artificially contrived or themed. It appears that the proposed building will meet these requirements. Please submit revised elevations that include the percentage of glass and brick/stone on the Sunwood Drive facade. The RTC Technical Advisory Committee is expected to review the submitted plan prior to the Planning Commission meeting. Staff will provide a verbal report at the meeting. Building Height: TC-1 zoning requires a minimum of 2 stories and a maximum of 5 stories for all buildings within this district. The proposed building is 5 stories in height. Setbacks: The maximum front setback from street right-of-way is 5 feet. There are no minimum side and rear yard setbacks within the TC-1 zoning district. The submitted site plan shows that the building will be at most 3 feet from the front property line. Building stoops and footings must comply with the setback policy established for the Town Center. Waste Storage: The submitted site plan indicates waste storage in the rear of the building. See the Access section below for more d~scussmn' of waste storage on the site. Loading Docl~: No loading docks are shown on the submitted site plan. Please indicate on the revised site plan the location of any proposed loading docks. 57