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Page 9 of 11 <br /> <br />Rice Creek Watershed District <br />The Rice Creek Watershed District has reviewed the plans. RCWD requests the Applicants submit <br />final construction plans for review after the city review to confirm any changes in impervious <br />surface numbers of the disturbed areas. <br /> <br />Public Works Director/City Engineer <br />The Public Works Director/City Engineer reviewed the plans and has the following comments <br />which have been included in the draft recommended conditions of approval: <br /> <br />x Grading and Erosion Control Permit Required <br />x Restaurant Pedestrian Trail Connection to be maintained by property owner/business <br />x Provide geotechnical engineer recommendations and/or geotechnical report for review by <br />City Engineer <br />x Provide copy of Ramsey County Right-of-Way permit <br />x Provide statement of estimated quantities (SEQ) sheet and separate items to be funded by <br />Owner and funded by County per the Funded Improvement Sketch plan sheet that was <br />provided to Council at the January 9th 2023 City Council Meeting. <br /> <br />Findings of Fact <br /> <br />The Planning Commission reviewed this application at their April 5, 2023 meeting and have <br />offered the following findings of fact for your consideration. <br /> <br />1. The Applicants have submitted an application for Site Plan Review at 3610 Snelling <br />Avenue N. to resurface and reconfigure their existing parking lot that would include as part <br />of the project scope the addition of a parking area along County Road E. <br />2. The Subject Property is located within the Neighborhood Business (“NB”) District and is <br />guided as Low Density Residential on the 2040 Land Use Plan. <br />3. The Subject Property was developed prior to the City’s adoption of the Neighborhood <br />Business District and is considered legal nonconforming as the existing parking lot does <br />not comply with current city code requirements. <br />4. Through the Site Plan Review, the Applicants are seeking approval to resurface and restripe <br />the existing portion of the parking lot within the same footprint. <br />5. The Applicants are proposing to add approximately 7,073 square feet of new impervious <br />surface for an additional 13 parking spaces on the east side of the Subject Property. <br />6. Flexibility through the Site Plan Review process as allowed in the NB District is requested <br />for the following areas: buffer yards, parking setbacks, sidewalks, and perennials and <br />shrubberies. <br />7. The proposed plan does not conflict with the general purpose and intent of the Zoning <br />Code or the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. <br />8. The application is not anticipated to create a negative impact on the immediate area or the <br />community as a whole. <br />9. The proposed plan will not produce any permanent noise, odors, vibration, smoke, dust, <br />air pollution, heat, liquid, or solid waste, and other nuisance characteristics. <br />10. The proposed plan is not anticipated to have any impact on traffic or parking conditions.