Agenda - Council - 08/14/2007 - Laserfiche WebLink

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placed based on the interior floor plan. The City Council approved the preliminary site plan with the use of clerestory added to the 1 story building to give the illusion of a 2 -story. The TC -3 District setback from street is 0 -15 feet; the proposed setback of the building varies from 15 -53 feet. However, a planned future expansion of the building would occur on the west wall facing Rhinestone Street and will bring the building into compliance with the 15 foot maximum setback. On June 7, 2007, the Board of Adjustment granted a variance to the maximum setback until that expansion occurs. In the interim, the site has been designed to use wrought iron fences, garden patios, entry canopies extended to the sidewalk, and landscaping to bring the hard edge of the site development out to the sidewalk. The site will derive public access from Rhinestone Street N.W. Rhinestone Street and Civic Center Drive were identified as City constructed improvements in the Ramsey Town Center street construction exhibit. The approved preliminary site plan proposed two full accesses and one right -out only access onto Rhinestone Street. The site plan has been subsequently modified and there will be one full access and one right -out only access on Rhinestone Street. The southerly access will accommodate two -way traffic to and from the site. There is one additional exit -only access onto Rhinestone Street from the garage. The Town Center zoning district sets a maximum parking space standard of 4 per 1000 square feet of building for medical clinics and offices; which equates to 68 spaces in this case. The preliminary site plan provided 52 spaces: 3 on -site parking spaces, 10 on- street parking spaces, and 39 shared parking spaces with the remainder of the undeveloped plat area. Subsequent to preliminary site plan approval, the lot size has been increased to encompass the shared parking spaces on the east property line. The final site plan now proposes 50 developed parking spaces: 40 on site (35 across east property line, 3 on east wall of building, 2 in garage), and 10 on- street parking spaces on Rhinestone Street. The site plan also identifies proof of parking for an additional 12 spaces along the east wall of the building, should they become necessary in the future. The park dedication and trail development fees were meant to be taken care as agreed to in the Town Center Park and Trail Agreement dated April 28, 2005. The Master Developer, RTC, LLC, is in default under that agreement. PSD, LLC, the applicant for the platting of Ramsey Town Center 13 Addition will be responsible for the standard park and trail fees due on commercial plats. Funding: With the exception of the City's obligation to construct Civic Center Drive and Rhinestone Street N.W., the Developer and Applicant are responsible for all costs incurred in processing the land use applications and developing the site. 1: