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Page 5 of 15 <br /> <br />Applicant as part of this application is requesting the City waive the Public Use <br />Dedications including the Park Dedication Fee. As part of their submittal, the Board has <br />provided a letter of support for the Applicant’s request. The Applicant and Board have <br />received State of Minnesota funding for this project and applications have been made for <br />federal funding. Funding for this Lake Johanna Fire Department Headquarters Station <br />will primarily be through local tax dollars. <br /> <br />8. Orderly development of the neighborhood and the City within the general purpose and <br />intent of the Zoning Code and the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City. <br />The Lake Johanna Fire Department Headquarters Fire Station proposed facility at 3535 <br />Pine Tree Drive is consistent with the purpose and intent with the policies within the <br />City’s Comprehensive Plan, the B-2 Zoning District and Guiding Plan for the B-2 <br />District. <br /> <br />Plan Evaluation <br /> <br />Chapter 13, Zoning Regulations Review <br /> <br />1. District Provisions (B-2 General Business District) – Section 1320 – Meets Requirements <br /> <br />Under the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, this site is guided as Community Mixed Use (CMU) on the <br />land use plan and is zoned B-2 General Business District. <br /> <br />Direction 2040 Comp. Plan Land Use Zoning <br />North CMU – Community Mixed Use B-2 General Business District <br />South CMU – Community Mixed Use B-2 General Business District <br />East CMU – Community Mixed Use & <br />HDR – High Density Residential <br />B-2 General Business District & <br />R-4 Multiple Dwelling District <br />West CMU – Community Mixed Use B-2 General Business District <br /> <br />The use for “Public Use” is allowed as a Conditional Use in all residential, commercial, and <br />industrial zoning districts. The proposed site plan is attached as Attachment D. The table below <br />provides the performance standards for the B-2 Zoning District and the preliminary analysis for <br />the fire station: <br /> <br />Ordinance Requirements B-2 District <br />Standards Proposed Development <br />Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) 0.8 0.25 <br />Maximum Structure Coverage 45% 18% <br />Minimum Landscape Lot Area 20% 34% <br />Minimum Front Yard Setback 50 feet Approx. 90 feet <br />Minimum Rear Yard Setback 20 feet 136 feet <br />Minimum Side Yard Setback 10 feet (min)/ <br />20 feet (total) <br />85 feet (south) and 68 feet (north)/153 feet <br />(total) <br />Minimum Lot Area 13,000 square feet 3.7 acres/161,172 square feet <br />Maximum Building Height 50 feet Headquarters Building – 30 feet <br />Training Tower – 42 feet <br /> <br />2. Design Standards - Section 1325.05 and 1325.055 <br /> <br />A. Building Design – Flexibility Requested