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CASE # REQUEST FOR AN INTERIM USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A DRIVE -THRU FACILITY TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE TC -1 TOWN CENTER CORE AREA: CASE OF SHARP AND ASSOCIATES By: Breanne Dalnes, Associate Planner Background: The City received an application from Sharp and Associates to construct a drive -thru for a coffee shop that will be occupying the ground floor of Ramsey Office Plaza located in the Town Center- Core Area Drive -thrus are not a permitted or a conditional use in this district. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Revised Site Plan/Landscape Plan, dated August 2, 2006 c) Building Elevations d) Staff Review Letter dated July 28, 2006 e) Proposed Findings of Fact f) Proposed Resolutions, approving or denying Notification: According to City Code, property owners within 350 feet were notified of the public hearing. The public hearing was also published in the. Anoka County Union, in accordance with State Statute. Observations: Jim Deal and Sharp and Associates have requested that the City allow a drive -thru, order board, and pick -up window on the rear of Ramsey Office Plaza in Town Center. This request was brought forward to a City Council work session because drive -thrus are prohibited within TC -l. At the May 30 work session, it was the consensus of the Council that drive -thrus should not be permitted within this district. However, the City Council met again at worksession on June 27, 2006, and determined that it may be reasonable to allow this use on a use - specific basis through the use of an interim use permit. The applicant has come forward with a request for an Interim Use Permit to allow the construction of a drive -thru specifically in association with the construction of a coffee shop. Staff has requested revisions to the site plan to reduce the slope of the drive aisle from the building to the sidewalk to current street standards. The current grade could pose problems during icy conditions. Also, staff is requesting that the pick -up window be adjusted so that one car can safely queue to turn in front of the window without driving and stopping on the sidewalk. The installation of a stop sign on the east side of the sidewalk has been requested. A revised landscaping plan has also been requested to add pedestrian scale vegetation and fencing. These issues have been addressed in the revised site plan dated August 2, 2006.