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/aRT rHO f! A5;5lQtliAfl C NAWLIPlAMIf ,, 9M 5775 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 555, St. Louis Park, MN 55416 Telephone: 952.595.9636 Facsimile: 952.595.9837 planners @nacplanning.com MEMORANDUM TO: Little Canada Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Grittman DATE: February 12, 2002 RE: Little Canada - Ruff Cuts Pet Grooming - Architectural Review FILE NO: 758.09 - 02.09 Ruff Cuts has applied for an architectural review for a proposed building on the northwest corner of Little Canada Road and Jackson Street. The use is a permitted use in the B -3 Zoning District, but is subject to the City's Architectural Guidelines. The proposed building would be approximately 4,000 square feet in area, and would sit in the west half of the property. The site plan shows a parking lot with access from Jackson Street, and an exercise enclosure in the northwest corner of the site. The property abuts an alley that separates it from an R -1, Single Family neighborhood to the north. The building itself is a gable -roof structure that is proposed to be covered with a brick exterior on the street - facing walls and vinyl lapped siding on the north and west walls. The architectural guidelines specify masonry, with alternative materials upon approval. The vinyl siding would require a specific approval from the Planning Commission. The front facade has a series of smaller square windows and a glass double entrance door. The Guidelines state that glass should comprise between 30 and 50 of the front facade wall. In this case, approximately 105 square feet of glass is shown, whereas 30% of the front wall would require more than 220 square feet. Asphalt shingles are permissible on gabled roofs. The guidelines encourage cornice treatments. The proposed building has an aluminum fascia and soffit at the eave. The Planning Commission should consider whether additional cornice treatment is required. The guidelines encourage a landscaped site and parking lot. No landscape plan has been submitted with the materials. Pedestrian access, including sidewalks, should be incorporated into the plan where appropriate. With regard to the site plan layout, the