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Sec. 117.144A. Special Requirements and Performance Standards for B-1, B-2 and <br />B-3 Zoning Districts. <br />Like the consolidated building and site design section for Employment districts, this new <br />section is intended to be the first section of the Business Districts. This section is <br />designed to serve as a consolidated section for building and site design standards for all <br />B-1, B-2 and B-3 districts. These requirements will not affect the COR. Again, having <br />one consolidated section that addresses building and site design requirements eliminates <br />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 <br />the requirements for architectural accenting. In addition, standards for screening of roof <br />top and ground mechanical units and provisions for trash enclosure and site lighting have <br />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 B-1, B-2 and B-3 <br />districts. The added building design standards reinforces what the city is striving for <br />based on past site plan and building plan reviews and comments. By making expectations <br />clear applicants can be more successful in preparing a quality submittal the first time. <br />Clear 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 />Also, this section adds standards to conditional uses in Sec. 117.114 B-1, Neighborhood <br />Business District and Sec. 117.115 B-2, Highway Business District. This exercise is two- <br />fold. First, this provides general direction when reviewing CUP requests per previous <br />City Council and Planning Commission discussion. Second, this provides an opportunity <br />to review existing Conditional Uses and determine which can be moved to Permitted <br />Uses, based on the developed standards. The overall intent is to try to better address CUP <br />requests in a timely manner. Providing the standards by which a CUP will be reviewed <br />and approved provides better up front direction to applicants, and provides guidance to <br />staff, Planning Commission and City Council. These standards become the conditions for <br />the CUP, however if additional standards are warranted they can be expanded. <br />City Council direction: Do you support the consolidated building and site design <br />standards for all Business districts versus repeating these standards within the individual <br />districts? Do you support the inclusion of standards for conditional uses? <br />Sec. 117.356 Commercial and Industrial Development Off-street Parking. This <br />amendment expands the list of potential uses, consistent with prior site plan approvals in <br />an attempt to expand upon uses and required parking. <br />The amendment also provides illustrations of parking stalls and drive aisle standards to <br />assist in interpretation. Different options for paving of parking and drive isles are <br />clarified, including an option for the use of pervious pavers provided appropriate soils <br />and site conditions exist. Alternative surface materials may also be considered in the rear <br />yards with an interim use permit. <br />This draft includes parking lot landscaping requirements to strive for more landscaping <br />and placement of trees within parking lot areas to reduce heat island effect while <br />2 <br />