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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 26, 2000 rooflines for the building, rather than the flat design being proposed. Scalze suggested some creativity in the design of the entry area for Goodyear. Plowman pointed out that part of the problem with designing the building is the narrowness of the property which is complicated by the fact that they are dedicating an additional 17 1/2 feet ofright-of--way for Rice Street. The addition of individual vestibules on the front of the building will intensify the setback variance that is being requested. Scalze questioned the need for the large amount of green space being shown on the eastern edge of the property. The Planner reported that the Code would require a 5-foot green space. Linn pointed out that the green space is being proposed as a separation between this property and the adjacent storage facility. Fahey suggested that the building could be redesigned pushing the Goodyear Tire portion back further on the lot and redesigning the roofline to eliminate or limit the strip center appearance of the building. Scalze agreed that the roofline needs to have some variation. The City Planner indicated that the City's architectural guidelines encourage the break up of rooflines. He stated that the concept proposed is generally consistent with the City's architectural guidelines, but agreed that the plan could be improved to distinguish it from other strip malls, emphasizing Goodyear as an anchor tenant and its space almost like a separate building. The Planner noted that the developer has added awnings and recessed the front lines of the building. The Planner further noted that the Planning Commission will be doing an architectural review of the project. Plowman agreed that the Goodyear portion of the building could be moved back four to five feet and some improvements could be made for the entry area on this portion of the building. He did note, however, that to save costs he is proposing brick wrap around the south side of the building for a distance of approximately 50 feet. The remaining south side of the building would be rockface block. Fahey again suggested a different roof design and a higher construction or pitched roof over the Goodyear portion of the building. Plowman asked if the Council had a problem with the mix of brick and block being proposed. Fahey and Scalze stated that they did not. Morelan indicated that he did not care for the repeating theme on the front of the 13