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Fairview Clinic, page 2 Prelimina and Final Plat he plat drawings include the existing 1.72 acre Fairview Clinic property (Lot 1, Block 1 of The Village No. 1), and the 1.1 acre City of Lino Lake's property (two parcels). The result of the plat will be the expansion of the Fairview Clinic property to 2.19 acres, and the remaining 0.64 acres will be retained by the City until it is needed for the on -ramp project. As part of the Legacy at Wood's Edge project the City will be reconstructing Lake Drive to accommodate the required street width. This reconstruction also includes a trail along the east side of Lake Drive. The city is requesting that Fairview dedicate a 10 foot wide trail easement parallel to Lake Drive. The appropriate drainage and utility easements are depicted on the plat and title commitments have been forwarded to the city attorney for review. Planned Unit Development The proposed addition to the existing clinic is only required to obtain the conditional use permit for a Planned Unit Development in order to allow the expansion to be moved closer to the right of way in keeping with the spirit and intent of the development standards for the Wood's Edge project. Within the Limited Business zoning district the setback for this type of addition would be 30 feet. The applicant is proposing a 9 foot setback from Village Drive. Across the street the Wood's Edge project is requiring no more than 5 feet from the right of way. •3uilding Materials/ Elevations The submitted elevations depict brick walls with cast stone capping in keeping with the existing construction. The matching of old and new construction has been hidden with facade articulations whenever possible, and entry treatments have been used on the north side to emulate those used for the main entry on the south side. The main concern of staff at this point is the matching of brick color to the existing building and the transition from existing brick to new brick. For the most part the proposed design hides the transition points from existing to new brick, with the exception of the Lake Drive elevation. This transition point will be clearly the most visible and is therefore is the most cause for concern. Staff is recommending a condition requiring that the applicant match brick color as much as possible, and if the color difference is significant enough that some architectural feature or embellishment be done on the Lake Drive elevation to hide the transition point in some fashion. Building Height The applicant is proposing to limit the height of the addition to 14 feet, which is well below the 36 -foot maximum allowed in the Limited Business zoning district. Landscaping and Green Space As the site is bound by right of way and commercially /mixed use property the landscaping requirements are .minimal. The applicant has worked with Marty Asleson, the city's Environmental Coordinator, to make some