Agenda - Planning Commission - 03/02/1998

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Staff Review Letter: Revised Amcon West February 27, 1998 Page 2 of 3 Landscaping and Screening: The subject property is surrounded by industrial parcels and there are no screening requirements applicable to this site. However, Staff is recommending that the Landscape Plan include some plantings in the southwest comer of the site to help screen dock activity from Sunfish Lake Blvd. The required 20 foot wide green space along McKinley Street is provided. Installation of an irrigation system is also required under the covenant of the Business Park 95 Addition. The covenant requires a minimum of 10 percent green space and at build out, 25% is provided. Waste Storage: The text provided with the site plan indicates that waste storage areas will be provided inside the building. This complies with City Code. Off-Street Parking and Driveways - Design: The text provided with the site plan indicates that all traveled portions of the site will be surfaced with bituminous and finished with B-612 concrete curbing. The site plan should be modified accordingly. Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires one parking space for each employee on the maximum working shift and one space for each 200 square feet of office space. The site plan text projects an ultimate requirement for 98 parking spaces; 83 are proposed initially with a potential for an additional 99, for a grand total of 182 parking spaces. Loading Berths: In accordance with City Code, the regularly used loading berths are located on the rear or south wall of the structure. Drainage and Grading: The Grading Plan dated June 26, 1997 remains to be acceptable with the increase to the building size. Architectural Standards: The building does not exceed the 35-foot height limit. The exterior walls appear to be pre-east concrete panels, but this should be clearly indicated on the building elevations. Lighting Plan: There is not a lighting plan included on the site plan. The site plan should be modified accordingly and the fixture specifications are subject to the approval of the City Engineer. Mechanical Equipment: It is noted that the Business Park 95 covenants requires that mechanical equipment located on a rooftop may be painted to be compatible with the building if expressly allowed by the Architectural Review Board. Any mechanical equipment placed elsewhere on this site must be screened so as not to be visible from the public street and the screening shall be aesthetically incorporated into the design of the building and constructed of materials compatible with those of the building.