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<br />~ i;t:~./~ <br />City Ofsl:y <br />RAM <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW · Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br />City Hall: 763-427-1410. Fax: 763-427-5543 <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br /> <br />November 30, 2006 <br /> <br />Holiday Stationstores <br />4567 American Boulevard West <br />Bloomington, MN 55437 <br /> <br />Re: Site Plan-Holiday Stationstores <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Dave Edquist; <br /> <br />We are in receipt of a Site Plan, Landscape and LightingPlan, Utility, Grading and <br />Erosion Control Plan, and Building Elevations prepared by Insites dated November 1, <br />2006. We offer the following comments: <br /> <br />General: The site plan is proposing a 5,413 square foot service station with car wash at <br />the site located generally at the southeast comer of Ramsey Boulevard and US Trunk <br />Highway 10. The site plan is being reviewed in conjunction with a minor subdivision to <br />create two buildable lots and a variance to the parking and paving setback. <br /> <br />Zoning: The site is zoned B-2 Business, and gas stations are a permitted use in this <br />district. <br /> <br />Access: Access is being proposed at two locations, one onto Ramsey Boulevard and the <br />second onto Riverdale Drive. Staff has requested that the access onto Ramsey Boulevard <br />be re-Iocated as far south as possible to accommodate queuing traffic at the Highway 10 <br />intersection. MNDOT has commented that the proposed access onto Ramsey Boulevard <br />is undesirable, and should be located as far south as possible. Formal comments are <br />forthcoming. <br /> <br />Lot Coverage: The proposed building will cover 9% of the lot, and 70% of the lot will <br />become impervious surface. This meets lot coverage maximums in City Code. <br /> <br />Setbacks: The B-2 Business District requires front, side, and rear yard setbacks of 35, 10 <br />and 35 feet, respectively. Parking and paving setback from street right-of-way is 20 feet. <br />The site plan appears to meet applicable setbacks, with the exception of west end, where <br />paving extends up to 5 feet from the Ramsey Boulevard right-of-way. The applicant has <br />modified the lot to provide additional right-of-way for vision triangle purposes which <br />moves the property line closer to the back of curb for the parking lot, partially <br />contributing to the variance request. Thus, staff is in support of the variance request. <br />