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Sec. 117.116A. Special Requirements and Performance Standards in All Employment and Office Park <br />Districts. <br />This new section is intended to be the first section of the Employment Districts and is designed to serve as a <br />consolidated section for building and site design standards for all Employment and Office Park (discussed next) <br />districts. Having one consolidated section that addresses building and site design requirements eliminates the need <br />to repeat the same in each use district. The draft contains the current design and material requirements, but also <br />expands on other materials that are permitted along with the requirements for architectural accenting. In addition, <br />standards for screening of roof top and ground mechanical units and provisions for trash enclosure and site lighting <br />have been added. Many of the additional design considerations proposed began as discussions in developing design <br />standards for the Office Park District based on Planning Commission and City Council discussion. Staff would like <br />policy direction from the Planning Commission as to whether these standards should also be updated for existing <br />employment districts as well. <br />This consolidated section provides a one stop location for an applicant to understand what all the requirements are <br />for building and site design for the Employment Districts. The added building design standards reinforce what the <br />city is striving for based on past site plan and building plan reviews and comments. By making expectations clear, <br />applicants can be more successful in preparing a quality submittal the first time. Clear and concise ordinances make <br />it easier for an applicant to perform to the city's expectations while providing the city codes that fortify these <br />requirements. <br />Sec. 117.116B. E -3 Employment (Office Park) District <br />Staff prepared a draft E -3 Employment (Office Park) Zoning District classification as an implementation step to the <br />Comprehensive Plan. This zoning district is necessary to implement the Pearson Office Park south of Highway 10 <br />as indicated in the Comprehensive Plan. Generally, this district is similar to the existing employment districts, but <br />focuses on corporate campuses, warehousing /logistics, and light manufacturing. Heavy manufacturing and outside <br />storage are prohibited based on previous City Council and Planning Commission discussion. In addition, unique to <br />this district, is the provision for full - service restaurants as a conditional use to support the intent of the district and <br />provide a mix of uses, particularly those that support a corporate campus style development. This provision has <br />been added as an economic development tool to attract potential corporate campus to provide a shared service for <br />employees of the development. <br />Sec. 117.116 and Sec. 117.117. E -2 Employment District and E -1 Employment District <br />Minor revisions have been made to the E -2 and E -1 districts to add Places of Assembly as an Interim Use in the <br />E -1 and E -2 Employment Districts. <br />Sec. 117.144A. Special Requirements and Performance Standards for B -1, B -2 and B -3 Zoning Districts. <br />Like the consolidated building and site design section for Employment districts, this new section is intended to be <br />the first section of the Business Districts. This section is designed to serve as a consolidated section for building and <br />site design standards for all B -1, B -2 and B -3 districts. These requirements will not affect the COR, as this area is a <br />separate zoning district. Again, having one consolidated section that addresses building and site design <br />requirements eliminates the need to repeat the same in each use district. The draft contains the current design and <br />material requirements but also expands on other materials that are permitted along with the requirements for <br />architectural accenting. In addition, standards for screening of roof top and ground mechanical units and provisions <br />for trash enclosure and site lighting have been added. Many of the additional design considerations proposed began <br />as discussions in developing design standards for the Office Park District based on Planning Commission and City <br />Council discussion.Staff would like policy direction from the Planning Commission as to whether these standards <br />should also be updated for existing business districts as well. <br />This consolidated section provides a one stop location for an applicant to understand what all the requirements are <br />for building and site design for the B -1, B -2 and B -3 districts. The added building design standards reinforce what <br />