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Commissioner Cleveland noted there is a lot of greenery in front of the railroad tracks. Chairperson Nixt commented a PUD accommodates the number of units on the site plan and the smaller lots. He is not convinced there is not the potential for recurring congestion in the rear of the warehouse buildings. Mr. Campbell suggested this could be alleviated by moving the buildings further apart. Chairperson Nixt noted another possibility would be to eliminate a building, which would create some space and preserve the greenspace that is needed. Mr. Steve Ness, St. Andrews Investment Grroup, LLC, stated the way the site is laid out is great for the purpose it will be used for, which is for incubators for small businesses. There will not be huge semis coming in and out of the site; there will probably be one or two people in a building at one time. He already has three units presold and his goal is to have all 15 units presold by the end of the year. By doing that he comes in at $100 per square foot and can sell them out at $120 per square foot, which is still $20 below market. Eliminating a building would eliminate 1/Z million dollars for him to be able to get this development done. Mr. Ness stated he can pick up this property for a lot cheaper than he can build it over here, and can create revenue for the City on a challenged site. His goal is to draw in the type of people that can afford a small 1,400 square foot office warehouse building. He has been dealing with a lot of small business owners, and that is what a lot of them axe looking for. Commissioner- Cleveland suggested restricting the size of the trucks that use the facility. Mr. Ness indicated this type of requirement could be included in the Association Agreement. Chairperson Nixt stated people will not pull their trucks into these bays because it is valuable square footage for shelving, storage and office space. He expressed concern that there will be 30 units and the vehicles will sit outside the buildings. He stressed his concern about the access and deliveries, and about panel trucks parked behind the buildings while the tenants axe working in their unit for two to three hours each day. Mr. Ness suggested including outlot parking on the other 21/z acre lot. Chairperson Nixt commented the building concept is well thought out, but he is somewhat skeptical that it will be as smooth flowing as the developer thinks, and that the road will be virtually unimpeded during most of the day other than deliveries. He stated any office warehouse in town that has multi-tenants will have a number of vehicles parked behind the building, which will impede deliveries. He does not want to create those problems for the City, and is in opposition to this for that reason. -278-