Agenda - Planning Commission - 09/02/1997

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! Site Plan Review: CMC/Wolf Page 2 of3 August 27, 1997 Landscaping and Screening: As the subject property is surrounded by industrial parcels, there are no screening requirements applicable to this site. However, if any outdoor storage is proposed on the site, a screening plan would be required under the Business Park 95 covenants. The Business Park 95 Covenants requires that a minimum of 10% of the parcel area be landscaped. The Landscape Plan reflects that 58 % of the site will be landscaped. Installation of an irrigation system is also required under the covenants of the Business Park 95 Addition. City Staff notes that Sugar Maples have a poor survival rate in the sandy soils of Ramsey and recommends replacing them on the landscape plan with a species that is native and indigenous to Ramsey. The pyramidal evergreen may obstruct site lines for those trying to exit the facility onto Unity Street. The. plan should also be modified to identify the turf types to be established in different areas of the site. For more detail, please refer to the attached memo from David Chmielewski to Planning Commission/Developer dated August 21, 1997. Waste Storage: City Code requires dumpsters to be either stored indoors or in a completely screened enclosure outdoors. It is Staff s understanding that waste storage will be indoors. Off-Street Parking and Driveways - Design: The site plan identifies that all driveways, off- street parking areas, and loading areas are proposed to be surfaced with bituminous pavement and the perimeter of all pavement will be finished with B612 concrete curbing. This is in accordance with City Code and the Business Park covenants. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: For industrial uses, City Code requires one parking space for each pers'on on the maximum working shift. It is Staff's understanding that there will be approximately '3'6 office employees and 18 shop employees. The 58 parking spaces proposed is sufficient. Loading Berth: 'In accordance with City Code, the regularly used loading dock and drive-in doors will be located on the rear or east wall of the structure. A minimum of one loading berth is required for this sized structure and one dock and two drive-in doors are proposed. Drainage and Grading: A Grading and Drainage Plan has been prepared by Charles W. Plowe, P.E., which is dated August 15, 1997. .The plan proposes draining an impervious area of 35,000 square feet directly to the gutter line of Unity Street. It is recommended that this plan be revised to intercept this flow and direct it to the proposed retention pond. Also, it is staff's understanding that the location of the detention pond is not acceptable to the owner. In that event, it is recommended that the pond be relocated to the northwestern comer of the lot. This pond may either be retained, expanded or eliminated when the parcel to the north develops. In addition, careful attention should be paid to the elevation of the loading dock which is only 2.2 feet higher than the outlet of the pond system. Calculations should be presented showing the bounce on the sedimentation pond for a five year storm event. av