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CVS Report May 5, 2004 Page 3 Development Review Discussion: Setbacks: As stated, the proposed building does meet setback requirements. Below is a chart displaying the required and proposed building and parking setbacks for the CVS building: Building Setbacks Required Proposed Compliance Front (Highway 10) 30 feet 75 feet Yes Front (Silver Lake Rd) 30 feet 115 feet Yes Side (south) (abuts Res.) 20 feet 21 feet Yes Rear (west) 20 feet 46 feet Yes Parking Lot Setbacks Front (Highway 10) 5 feet* 5 feet Yes Front (Silver Lake Rd.) 5 feet* 5 feet Yes Rear (west) 2 feet* 65 feet Yes *This property was granted a parking setback variance in November of 2003. Parking: The proposed site plan shows a total of 88 regular parking stalls and 3 handicapped parking stalls. The Code requires one stall for every 100 square feet of retail sales area, plus one for every employee. The CVS Pharmacy would have 9898 square feet of retail area and roughly 7 employees during one shift. Based on Code requirements, this development would be required to have 106 parking stalls. The proposed parking does not satisfy this requirement. The Code, however, has a provision for proof of parking. Section 1121.14 of the Zoning Code allows a reduction in parking area if approved by the City Council. To be considered for a reduction, there are requirements that must be met, including that the space must be designated as proof of parking and not used for other uses. In addition, the number of reduced spaces cannot exceed 15% of the required amount. In this case, 15% of the required amount is 16 stalls. The proposed parking is 18 stalls short of the requirements, therefore, in order to meet the code requirements, 2 additional stalls will need to be added and a proof of parking area will need to be designated with room for 16 stalls. Staff is recommending that the 2 additional spaces be added along the northeast side of the building. The proof of parking could possibly be located near the pond area, if that area were redesigned to accommodate it. Drainage: The site would be serviced by a series of catch basins that drain into an on-site infiltration pond. There would be a culvert in the infiltration pond that connects to a larger adjacent pond. The larger pond has been designed to contain water up until the 100-year storm level. If the water level were ever to reach the 100-year level or higher, there is a culvert at the high water mark that would then drain the overflow water to the Highway 10 median. The developer has been given permission by Ramsey County to utilize the median for this purpose. Before any construction is to occur, the developer will need to submit to the City copies of all required county permits. The Public Works department and SEH, the City’s engineering consultant, are reviewing the grading and draining plans, although staff is not anticipating any problems with the drainage as proposed. The developer submitted the plans to Rice Creek Watershed on April 8, 2004. City approval will of course be contingent upon Rice Creek Watershed’s approval.