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Motion camed. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Brauer, Jeffrey and ~hepherd. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson, Van Scoy and Watson. ' Motion by Chairperson Nixt, seconded by Commissioner Jeffrey to recommend that the City Council deny the request for rezoning. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Jeffrey, Brauer and Shepherd. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioners Johnson, Van Scoy,and Watson. Case #5 Request for Site Plan Review; Case of EIermanson Homes Presentation Associate Planner Geisler stated Henaanson Homes ~s proposing to. construct a 10,000 square foot multi-tenant office building on the property generally located' on the comer of Armstrong Boulevard and Riverdale Drive. She indicated the proposed office building is located in the B-2 Highway Business District and is listed as a permitted use in that district. The subject property is approximately 1.35 acres, for total lot coverage of 17%. She,stated the: proposed building appears to meet the required setbacks, but a revised site plan will need to .be submitted showing these setbacks from the property line r.a:ther than the curb. · Associate .Planner Geisler Stated ti~e landscaping plan is deficient in the number, species, and placement of plantings. She commented a revised'landscaping plan will be required. She noted because the subject property border~iilresideatial' property t0~.the south, the project must meet bufferyard requirements as outlined id 'City:Q:6de. She stated these requirements include a 50- foot bufferyard with a 30% increase in plantings. Alternatively, the applicant could construct a 6-fbot privacy fence along this property~line with a 10% reduction in the required bufferyard plantings. The new Pleasureland RV ftipility ~is located one lot to the east of this site. Pleasureland was required to put in a privacy, fence along the southern property line of all four of their lots. Staff would like the Planning Commission to weigh in on whether this project should include a privacy fence in the same location. She stated it should be noted that there would be a gap in the fence in the lot directly to the east, until that lot develops. Associate Planner Geisler indicated the submitted plan shows vinyl siding on a portion of the building. She stated City Code does not permit vinyl siding in the B-2 District. The applicant has indicated that he will submit a revised plan that replaces the vinyl with a masonry material. She advised City sewer and' water will be constructed through the Town Center site this summer, across Highway 10 to the intersection of Highway 10 and Armstrong Boulevard, about 400 feet from the site. She stated Staff anticipates that services will be at this intersection in October 2004. The proposed site plan will be required to hoop up to City services; there are several different ways this could be accomplished. Associate Planner Geisler explained that because many of the outstanding issues with the sit plan could have a large impact on the overall site design, Staff was going to recommend tabling the request, l-Iowever, Staff has been working with the applicant over the last few days and has agreement on the major issues, so they are recommending approval. She noted the applicant has agreed to hook up to City services rather than have a septic system. Planning Commission/May 6, 2004 Page 10 of 25