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<br />CASE #: ~ <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING <br />REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO CUL-DE-SAC SIZE REQUIREMENTS; <br />CASE OF TSM DEVELOPMENT, INC. <br />By: Amy Geisler, AICP, Associate Planner <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />In 2004, TSM Development received site plan and subdivision approval to develop a self-storage <br />facility on the corner of Ramsey Blvd and Bunker Lake Blvd. Since that time, plan approvals <br />have expired. TSM has also acquired the two residential parcels directly on the corner of the site, <br />and now wishes to revise their development proposal. <br /> <br />a. Site location map <br />b. Site plan <br />c. Public hearing mailing list <br />d. City Council work session meeting minutes dated October 19,2004 <br />e. Proposed fmdings of fact <br />f. Proposed variance <br /> <br />Notification: <br /> <br />Property owners within 700 feet were notified of the vanance, rezonmg, site plan, and <br />preliminary plat requests. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />When TSM received plan approvals in 2004, there was considerable discussion about how access <br />would be provided to the site. Anoka County initially recommended that all traffic enter the site <br />via 148th A venue, through the residential neighborhood. City Staff initially recommended that <br />148th Avenue be connected to Ramsey Blvd, as was originally intended when the surrounding <br />neighborhood developed. A compromise was eventually reached between the City, County, and <br />developer that included site access off of Ramsey Blvd and a cul-de-sac off of 148th Avenue <br />(though no site access from the cul-de-sac itself). <br /> <br />As part of this compromise, the City Council directed staff to work with TSM on a reduced cul- <br />de-sac size. City Code requires urban cul-de-sacs to have a 100-foot pavement diameter and a <br />120-foot right-of-way diameter. The proposed cul~de-sac pavement is irregularly shaped, with a <br />diameter of 55-60 feet. The right-of-way is also irregular, with a diameter of60-65 feet. <br /> <br />Code does allow for different street widths, depending upon traffic volume, street function, and <br />character of adjacent land. The proposed cul-de-sac will have low traffic volumes and no access <br />to the storage facility. The terminus of 148th Avenue is currently a dead-end, and the construction <br /> <br />1 1 <br />