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Anoka County Medical Examiner Facility: June 21, 2007 Page 2 of 6 Site Plan and preliminary Plat Review has a front yard setback that ranges from 13 feet to setback requirement. The proposed building and setback maximum is to facilitate 53 feet. The reason for siting the building beyond the front y b expansion. For interior functionality a future, thatsiex�i n occurs, the occurs a fure g design building works best for the expanded uses anticipated. Until the illusion that the building is plans make use of architectural and landscaping features to give closer to the street than it appears. On the north end of the building, there is a an outdoor plant hedges to fe Q en/ atio planned that will be encompassed by a black Wrouagh s to the b Bang In addition, w ard p p a closer the 5,, fee give the illusion of a hard ed being is also being installed along the north and west a decorative Arought iron fence and landscaping line those areas where ex lines to brim cessive setbacks property g a hard edge to the property ex canopy exp ansion. The over the entrance from are used to preserve area for a future building p Street ded out to the sidewalk. There is being ex tten will bpla the future expans on Rhin estone The rema landscaping just south of entrance door with canopy• to fill the gap area south of entrance and planters will be landscaped with trees and shrubbery between building and sidewalk. did a pply for a variance to the front yard setback maxim occur the entire w west The Applicant pp of Adjustment granted the variance on the 7, foot When setback; even on the north end, as wall of the building will comply with urrounded by expanded building the 15 foot maxim exterior garden will become interior to the building as it is s the g area. t�rchat ectearal Standards: The design standards for this site a ode or Ram Ramsey provis laid out The 0 in the Development Guidelines manual referenced in 'tecture, materials, and site design, Guidelines place a high emphasis on high - quality environment. particularly with regard to building placement, parking areas, and the eeds these requirements. Staff would like to call out the Overall, the submittal meets or exc following specific items from the Guidelines: z s aces to support the use through a mix of on- street and that fa the • Provide par g p internal to the block. Encourage shared parking s olutions , h e ° 7 n or e parking plan street frontage should be used for surface parking• p tenth the remainder utilizes on -street parkin, surface lot parking, and shared parkin, block and the surface parking will be of development that will occur on the block. The master plan for the block reflects that buildings will line the circumference of is located adjacent pro�rided on the interior of the block. None of the surface parking to Rhinestone Street N.W. with 110 more than ri • Generally, buildings should be located n1uTrthsetback. Egc recessed entries and 60% of the building beyond the p ro p osed does exceed the 15 foot ,vindows to create street level interest. The a p ann ed future expansion to the maximum setback from Rhinestone; however, p building will bring it into compliance with the maximum setback. The architects —159—