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3 <br /> <br />The applicant is requesting 2 variances, one along CSAH 49 (Hodgson Road) and one along the <br />east property line. These variances are detailed below under Variances. <br /> <br />The applicant worked with RCWD and the City Engineer regarding the existing high water <br />table and stormwater management requirements. The site no longer needs be raised several <br />feet as originally proposed and several of the retaining walls have been removed. Retaining <br />walls are now only proposed along sections of the south property line (3 feet high max) and <br />along the driveway access (2 feet high max). Structural engineering details shall be required <br />for the retaining walls but in general, staff doesn’t see any issues. <br /> <br />Sheet A100: Site Plan: <br /> <br />1. The 8’ 2” Easem note shall be revised to 9’0” Variance. <br />2. Plan shall note 4” parking stall striping is required. <br />3. Structural engineering details for the retaining walls are required. <br /> <br />Off-Street Parking Requirements <br /> <br />Per Section 1007.044(6), day care facilities require one (1) space per teacher on the largest <br />shift, plus (1) space per five (5) students/children based on maximum capacity. Per the <br />applicant’s narrative, the facility has a licensed child population of 188 children and 20 staff. <br />This would require 58 stalls (188/5 + 20 = 58 total). <br /> <br />The site plan has been revised to provide 45 paved parking stalls and 14 deferred parking stalls <br />for a total of 59 parking stalls which exceeds the required amount by 1 parking stall. Section <br />1007.044(7) details requirements for Parking Deferment. These requirements are met. A <br />Parking Deferment Agreement has been drafted by the City and will be recorded against the <br />property. <br /> <br />It should also be noted the site plan includes a turning template for a 40 foot length bus. The <br />turning radius comes extremely close to the 18 foot deep park stalls and handicap stalls. Any <br />parked vehicle longer than 18 feet could cause traffic issues. No changes are required to the site <br />plan; however. <br /> <br />Architectural Plans and Exterior Building Materials <br /> <br />The building establishes a low profile residential feel, with pitched roofs and combination of <br />exterior materials including brick with concrete wainscot ledge, glass and Hardi-Board siding <br />and shake materials. The building height is 24’ 10” as measured to the top of the cupola. The <br />exterior colors include iron gray Hardi-shake and cobblestone Hardi-plank siding, ironspot <br />(gray) brick, deep granite fascia and dark bronze windows and doors. <br /> <br />Section 1007.043(2)(d)2 states that commercial building exterior wall surfaces may be a <br />combination of materials including brick, stucco, EFIS (exterior finish insulation system), <br />textured, colored or decoratively finished pre-cast or poured-in-place concrete panel, textured <br />concrete masonry units, natural stone, manufactured stone, transparent, tinted or low-reflective <br />glass, or decorative metal cladding. Although engineered exterior products such as Hardi- <br />Board are not specifically noted in the ordinance, staff and the Planning & Zoning Board