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MINUTIJS CITY COUNCIL JUNU 25, 2008 for the office space, since he has to be out of his current office space by October 1 S`. Johnson indicated that he would hope to build the warehouse space in the fall or spring. Blesener noted that the warehouse additions are proposed to have metal siding, and asked if Johnson were willing to upgrade those materials. Johnson indicated that he was not, and pointed out how remote the building is from the street. The office addition, which is visible from the street, will have upgraded materials. McGraw asked the size of the warehouse additions. Johnson indicated that they are 4,500 square feet each. Johnson noted that his original plan was to construct a larger building (30,000 square feet) to the south. He has not given up totally on that plan, however. Blesener noted the drive up bays on the warehouse space. Johnson pointed out that one addition would have to loading dock doors, and the other would have drive-in doors. Blesener asked if the new parking would be paved and curbed. Johnson replied that it would be. Blesener felt the office addition with the building materials proposed would be a nice improvement, noting its visibility from the street. Johnson indicated that when the warehouse additions are constructed, he would re-side the remainder of the building with new metal siding. The City Planner indicated that the ordinance for business and industrial districts addresses building materials limiting the expansion of metal buildings with similar materials to 25%. However, the PUD District does not contain this limitation. The Planner felt that the addition of the office area with upgraded materials would meet the intention of the Code given that this is the portion of the building that is visible from the street. Keis asked about the canopy structure being removed. Johnson indicated that it was never the intention to remove this structure. He pointed out that the structure provides screening between his property and the Union building. Allan stated that her recollection was that there was to be landscaping in front of the canopy. Johnson stated that there is landscaping. He also noted that two other canopies behind this one were removed. Roger Stanke, Ryan Industrial Park, asked if Johnson was blacktopping up to the pond. Johnson replied that he was not. Stanke indicated that there are catch basins leading directly into the pond. Stanke stated that the pond now fills up faster and floods his property. Stanke felt that a bigger culvert was needed on Ryan Drive.