04-10-2003 Planning Comm. Agenda

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Howard ~, Green Com an p Y April 4, 2003 File: 820660)-0240 Honorable Chair and Planning Commission City of Little Canada 515 Little Canada Road East Little Canada, MN 551 1 7-1 633 RE: ALDI FOOD MARKET CITY OF LITTLE GANADA Dear Planning Commission Members: As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the proposed Aldi Food Market site located on Rice Street just north of Arby's restaurant. The submittal documents were prepared by Carly Torgersen, Inc., OPN Architects, Inc., and Schoen and Madson, Inc. Based upon our review of the submitted plan and drainage calculations, we would offer the following comments: 1. Ramsey County should be contacted to determine if additional right-of-way is needed along Rice Street. 2. The drainage and utility easements on the front and back of the lot should be 10 feet wide. The side lot easement required width is five feet. 3. The maximum driveway width allowed by City ordinance is 24 feet. While both driveways e~Cceed this, the southemmost driveway is already being used by the Arby's restaurant. Therefore, it is our opinion that the south driveway remain at its current width and the north driveway be narrowed to 24 feet. 4. Per Clty ordinance the minimum parking stall depth is 20 feet; minimum width is 8'/z feet. The drive aisles could be narrowed to 24 feet. 5. The cun'ent parking layout indicates 133 stalls. This number of stalls would require a minimum of five handicap accessible parking stalls. In addition, a minimum of one stall must be van accessible. The City planner should comment on the number of stalls satisfying the number required for the building use and size. 6. The maximum grade allowed across the handicap stalls is 12 to 1, horizontal to vertical. AS shown, it appears the grades are steeper than this. In addition, greater detail should be shown as to the access to the 5-foot sidewalk to the handicap stalls. 7. The Rice Street ditch just north of the southernmost driveway should be filled to provide an urban boulevard and the driveway culvert removed. 8. A catch basin should be added to the southwest comer of the parking lot or the curb ould be noted as "gutter out". in addition, top of curbs should be at all radius points to tter define drainage patterns through the parking lot. 9. I parking lot drainage should be directed to the pond prior to discharge from the site. This may require additional catch basins being added. ,;, t.tr-040403-PI~r1PitEgn ro gy Patti Drive St- Paui, MN 55100 ~ 657/644-4389 tau 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 Z001(3j V~ 3'IYLI'I F 9HH 96V6VbflT99 YV3~~OO~Zi CO/60/60