Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/13/2007

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CNP Storage: Site Plan Review July 26,2007 Page 2 of4 sanitary sewer services only this deveJopment and is proposed to be as shallow as 4.3 feet in some locations. The City's standard requires 7.5 feet of cover over sanitary sewer unless the pipe is insulated. Staff recommends that this sanitary sewer be insulated and remain a private utility. Pavement Setbacks: City Code also requires a 20-foot setback between public streets and parking and maneuvering areas. This site plan complies with this requirement V\Tith the exception of the 1481i1 Avenue cul-de-sac to be constructed. You. have requested a variance to this requirement which will be considered by the Board of Adjustment on August 2, 2007. Building Setbacks:Th.e proposed storage buildings meet or exceed the required 35-foot front and rear yard setbacks. The E-l District also requires a 20-foot side yard setback; the western building is too close to the southern property line and needs to be shifted to meet this requirement. . Fence: 'When plans for this site came before the City in 2004, an 8-foot cedar privacy fence was indicated along the eastern and northern property lines, with an 8-foot wrought-iron decorative fence on Ramsey Blvd. Staff will be recommending that these be included o~ the. revised plans. The site plan submittal indicates a security fence is proposed around the storage buildings. Bufferyard Requirements: . . Dimensions: The B-1 District requires a 60-foot bufferyard adjacent to residential districts. The site plan shows a 55-foot bufferyard for the B-1 portion of the eastern property line, and a 30-35 foot bufferyard for the northern property line. You have applied for a variance to this requirement on the northern property line, which will also be considered by the Board of Adjustment op August 2, 2007. Staff is recommending that the eastern property line bufferyard be increased to 60 feet. . The B-1 District also requires a 35-foot bufferyard against residential districts; the B-1 portion of . the eastern property lines shows a 40-foot bufferyard. This will be reviewed again as part of the site plan review for the commercial buildings. Landscaping: The bufferyard -must be landscaped with additional plantings at a minimum rate of 30% of the overall required site landscaping. Thus, a minimum of eleven (11) additional trees and thirty-eight (38) additional shrubs should be located in each bufferyard (for a cumulative total of~enty-two [22] additional trees and seventy-six [76] additional shrubs; there should be a mix of coniferous and deciduous overstory trees along with shrubs of varying heights). If fencing is incorporated, the bufferyard plantings could be reduced by ten percent (10). Fencing must included on the landscaping plan. Landscaping is further discussed below. ~rerall Site Landscaping: The review of proposed landscaping focuses solely on the northern most lot, which is the only lot of the four that is currently subject to site plan review. Proposed landscaping for the remaining three lots will be reviewed as part of the site plan review process as those sites are developed.