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• Millers Crossroads Shopping Center page 2 ANALYSIS Land Use and Zoning: The table below identifies the existing land use, guided land uses, and zoning. Location Existing Land Use Guided Land Use Existing Zoning Site vacant Commercial Limited Business North auto repair Commercial General Business South residential: townhomes Medium Density Resid. R -3 Medium Density Resid. PUD East residential: townhomes Medium Density Resid. R -3 Medium Density Resid. PUD West single family residential Low Density Unsewered Residential R -1 Single Family Residential The site is zoned LB Limited Business. The townhome development to the east and south is zoned R -3 PUD. The commercial lot was not included in the PUD for the townhomes. The commercial lot was rezoned to LB. Restaurants and retail businesses are permitted uses in the LB zone. An accessory drive through facility is a conditional use, as is outdoor seating for a restaurant. Specific requirements for these are addressed below under the conditional use permit (CUP) heading. Building: The commercial building exterior includes a stone base, painted "hardi- plank" lap siding, a stucco sign band, vinyl shakes on the gable ends, metal fascia, and aluminum windows and doors. (This is an improvement over the prehung vinyl windows of the 2003 approval.) Decorative painted wood columns support the overhang and add visual interest. The building meets the commercial building materials requirements while the style and colors of the building complement the structures in the residential area of the development. In the 2003 approval, the trash enclosure was attached to the east side of the building at the northeast corner. It would have faced east with access from the entry drive. With the addition of the drive through facility, the trash enclosure has been moved to the south side of the building with access from the new drive through lane. While we typically prefer trash enclosures attached to the building, this is not possible with a drive through and the possible locations are limited by the large ponding areas to the east and south. Signage: When a single principle building is devoted to three (3) or more businesses, a comprehensive sign plan for the entire structure shall be submitted and shall be of sufficient scope and detail to permit a determination as to whether or not the plan is consistent with the following regulations. Some revisions have been submitted to the August 2003 sign plan. The EIFS sign band has been changed to stucco, a minor and acceptable change. Because the building has more than one street frontage, they may have one additional wall sign beyond the signs for the tenants with individual entrances