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Draft Ordinance Amendments Executive Summary <br />Draft ordinance amendments are summarized below with City Council direction items <br />specific for each section. Proposed changes and new sections will be the main focus of <br />discussion at the meeting on July 24m. <br />Sec. 117.116A. Special Requirements and Performance Standards in All <br />Employment and Office Park Districts. <br />This new section is intended to be the first section of the Employment Districts and is <br />designed to serve as a consolidated section for building and site design standards for all <br />Employment and Office Park (discussed next) districts. Having one consolidated section <br />that addresses building and site design requirements eliminates the need to repeat the <br />same in each use district. The draft contains the current design and material requirements <br />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 <br />mechanical units and provisions for trash enclosure and site lighting have been added. <br />This consolidated section provides a one stop location for an applicant to understand <br />what all the requirements are for building and site design for the Employment Districts. <br />The added building design standards reinforces what the city is striving for based on past <br />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 <br />and concise ordinances make it easier for an applicant to perform to the city's <br />expectations while providing the city codes that fortify these requirements. <br />City Council direction: Do you support the consolidated building and site design <br />standards for all Employment districts versus repeating these standards within the <br />individual districts? <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 <br />implementation step to the Comprehensive Plan. This zoning district is necessary to <br />implement the Pearson Office Park south of Highway 10 as indicated in the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Generally, this district is similar to the existing employment <br />districts, but focuses on corporate campuses, warehousing/logistics, and light <br />manufacturing. Heavy manufacturing and outside storage are prohibited. In addition, <br />unique to this district, is the provision for full -service restaurants as a conditional use to <br />support the intent of the district and provide a mix of uses, particularly those that support <br />a corporate campus style development. <br />City Council direction: Do you support the new E-3 district? Are there uses you believe <br />are missing or should not be included in this district? <br />1 <br />