Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/06/1996

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Site Plan Review: T & G Land, Inc. August 1, 1996 Page 2 of 3 Waste Storage: In accordance with City Code, a concrete block waste storage enclosure is proposed. :Off Street Parking and Driveways - Design: Ail driveways and off-street parking :areas are required to be surfaced with bituminous or concrete and finished with B-612 concrete curbing. The site plan proposes to pave and curb all drives and off-street parking areas except the truck and equipment parking area located behind the building. Because of the wear and tear imposed on the surface by the heavy equipment kept on the site, the site plan proposes to surface this area with Class 5 and f'mish it off with B-612 concrete curbing. The Planning Commission and City Council have waived the pavement requirement on prior site plans for areas traversed by heavy equipment. Off Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires I parking space for every 200 square feet of office space and there are no specific requirements for warehouse uses. :The site plan is proposing approximately 1.5. parking spaces per 1,000 square feet of building space which Staff finds acceptable. Access: McKinley Street will be extended west to pro,Adc access to the site. Drainage and Grading: A one (1) sheet plan containing existing contours and proposed drainage has been submitted as Sheet A.3 dated July 11, 1996. The plan proposes a relatively flat developed site drained by four perimeter parking lot catch basins which discharge to a retention pond which will be graded along the western boundary of the site. A pond will have the capacity to hold a six inch event over the developed portion of the site prior to overflowing into a storm sewer main which will be placed in McKinley Street as a part of the street construction. Loading Docks: Section 9.03.06 of the City Code requires loading docks to be located on the rear side of the building. Although they will not function as loading docks, there are two overhead doors proposed on the building front that Staff would normally encourage for relocation to the rear side of the building. However, it is also Staff's understanding that the proposed location of these overhead doors on the building front is crucial to operations within the building. In addition, the site plan proposes to color match these doors as closely as possible to the color of the building walls and the office projection at the center of the building will help to screen visibility of the doors from on-coming traffic from the east and west on McKinley Street. There is also landscaping proposed along the building front that will detract from the overhead doors. Lighting Plan: The building elevations identify shielded wall packs for lighting on the outside of the building. This is in accordance with City Code. 112.