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• OERTEL ARCHITECTS 1795 SAINT CLAIR AVENUE,SAINT PAUL,MN 55105 TEL:651/696-5186 FAX:651/6965188 DATE: June 3, 2003 TO: City of St. Anthony: Susan Hall FROM: Jeff Oertel RE: St. Anthony Fire Station Fire Department Project Description The proposed development includes a new, centrally located 13,800 gross square foot fire station that will serve the entire City of St. Anthony. The building consists of apparatus bays (to house the emergency vehicles), shop areas, offices, dorm rooms, restrooms, trainilg areas and related support functions. A multi-story tower is located at the rear of the building, which includes several balconies. This tower connects to the exit stair, and will be used for training staff and drying hoses. The building features spaces typical of a fire department with full-time and on-call firefighters. Offices, a multiple use training room and sleeping areas are located in a two story wing, which is on the rear or east side of the site overlooking th park. The apparatus bays and shop areas are to the west, located directly off of Silver Lake Road. These vehicle bays are one story in height. The height of the building is under twenty five feet to the top of the parapet, and the hose tower is additional eight feet taller. The building will be quite visible by traffic from either direction, but especially from the south. The site is located at the high point of Silver Lake Road. The existing pump house site to the south is quite open and this allows for long-range views of the proposed building at its primary elevation. For safety purposes, and to minimize disturbance to the residential neighbor to the north, vehicle access is designed primarily in a one-way, flow-through pattern. There are curb cuts off of Silver Lake Road at two locations, very close to the ones that exist for the two residential lots. The north access is essentially the entrance into the building, and the south access is for the exiting of emergency vehicles, along with entry/exit for the community and overflow emergency parking. The site is slightly less than one acre. The terrain slopes down from west to east, with the high point at the street and the low point at the park directly east of the building. Storm run-off will be essentially as exists today, except that a small dry pond and additional storm sewer connections are planned at the rear of the site to assist with run- off. The existing landscaping at the low end, or east, portion of the site next to the park