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REQUEST FORA CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR KLEIN BANK TO OPERATE A DRIVE -THRU IN THE TC-2 ZONING DISRICT: CASE OF SHINGOBEE BUILDERS, INC By: Breanne Dalnes, Associate Planner Background: Shingobee Builders, Inc has submitted a site plan for the development of Klein Bank located generally on the corner of Armstrong Boulevard and West Ramsey. Parkway. The TC -2 District requires a conditional use permit (CUP) for uses with a drive -thru. The applicant has submitted an application for a CUP in order to operate a drive -thru banking facility. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) Site location map b) Site Plan c) Minutes from Planning Commission meeting, August 3, 2006 d) Proposed findings of fact e) Proposed conditional use permit Notification: A public hearing was conducted on August 3, 2006 for this request. Observations: CASE # 3 The Ramsey Town Center project is designed to be a mixed -use, pedestrian friendly development. However, the TC -2 Zoning District was created to accommodate larger scale, auto - oriented commercial activities. Uses with drive -thrus have a potential to be incompatible with the intent of the Ramsey Town Center. Therefore, drive -thrus are permitted only as a conditional use in certain areas of the Town Center so that the proposal may be reviewed for its compatibility with the intent of the zoning district. The drive -thru is proposed to be located on the north side of the proposed Klein Bank building, with a drive aisle along the west side. It is proposed to be 4 stalls wide, resulting in a 70 foot building setback from West Ramsey Parkway. The vehicles would exit the drive -thru by circulating around the building and exiting through the same way they entered. Recommendation: The Planning Commission met on August 3, 2006 and recommended that the City Council approve the conditional use permit for the drive -thru for Klein Bank. The Commission thought the general use was compatible in the area, but expressed concern about the northern location of the drive -thru and the need for a drive aisle. After a long discussion, about various other possibilities, it was determined that the north side was the best location to meet the business' needs for adjacent parking and ease of traffic circulation.