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portion of South Owasso Boulevard. Zoning designations on all sides of the property are I-P, Industrial Park. The applicant is seeking the ability to construct a second building on the parcel, allowing for additional outdoor storage behind both the existing and new buildings. The plan provides the following: Lot 1 Existing Building – 5,000 square feet (no change) Lot Area - 114,514 square feet Outdoor Storage – 1,555 square feet* *This is the amount as labeled, however the dimensions appear to show an area of approximately 9,000 square feet Parcel B New Building – 10,170 square feet Lot Area - 89,919 square feet Outdoor Storage – 14,863 square feet The applicants will need to confirm the actual lot areas, since it appears from Ramsey County property records that the existing property is just over 114,500 square feet in area. The distribution of this lot area between the two proposed parcels will need to be verified. The submitted plans show a new building, 20 feet in height, with a series of awnings over future tenant entrances, along with entrance doors, overhead doors, and sign panel locations for up to five tenant occupants. It was staff’s previous understanding that Precision Tree would retain their existing building, and occupy additional space in a portion of the new building as well. It is not clear if that continues to be part of the proposal. The building plan shows an exterior material of rock-faced concrete block, glass entry doors, and overhead access doors facing South Owasso. The site plan shows parking all along the building front, so there may be an issue with overhead door access and parking supply. The applicants should specify how these conflicts might occur, and be addressed. The general I-P standards would not permit truck dock locations in the front yard areas – the applicants would have to show the doors will be used for access to inside loading only, and not for the storage of large trucks. For PUD zoning, the City creates a customized zoning district that applies to the site in question, detailing uses and performance standards that are specific to this area only. It is expected that the PUD district for this site would incorporate much of the language from the I-P, Industrial Park District, but with some accommodations to the outdoor storage amounts. Masonry buildings would continue to be the standard, and other performance standards of the I-P District would be adopted by reference.