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MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MAY 10, 2001 A resident of the area indicated that Gordies' has done a nice job with the landscaping at the back of their property. Duray agreed and indicated that as the evergreens grow, this will help cut down on the amount of noise. I{eis pointed out that the one letter raised the issue of snow storage, but noted that there was an unusually large amount of scow this past winter. Roycraft recommended approval of the Conditional Use Permit allowing commercial recreation (bocce ball) three nights per week up until 10 p.m. as requested by Gordies' Place at 201 East Little Canada Road. Motion seconded by Wojcik Motion carried 6 - 0. PUD Mr. Dick Biagini appeared before the Commission requesting approval AMENDM. ENT of a Planned Unit Development Amendment to allow construction of a 2935 COUNTRY 13,770 square foot office/warehouse building at 2935 Country Drive. It DRIVE - was noted that the office portion of the building is proposed at 52% of DICK BIAGINI the square footage area, and in no case will the office portion be less than 50%. Biagini described the facade of the building pointing out that it will have a brick exterior and he has eliminated the overhead doors from the south side of the building from what was proposed earlier for Simon Z)elivers. He also indicated that he will have one or two exterior trash enclosures and these will be constructed from brick. Wojcik asked about parking requirements. T'he Planner noted that if the building is 50% office/50% warehouse, 43 parking stalls would be required. Parking requirements increase as the percentage of office space increases. The site plan shows 67 parking spaces. The Planner recommended that if parking along the Condit Street side of the property is not required, that it be eliminated and the landscaping buffer be widened to provide for more effective screening to the west. Biagini agreed with the Planner's recommendation with regard to parking. It was noted that a landscaped berm would be installed to provide for screening to the west. Biagini repotted that he will be constructing the building for spec, and at this point is unsure as to the tenants and the office/warehouse mix. However, a minimum of 50% office space will be maintained and hopefully that percentage will increase.