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YMCA, page 2 acknowledged that this building was intended to take advantage of the surrounding natural environment as well s have minimal impact on the adjacent residential property by being setback from the street. These designs gave always indicated a connecting walkway through the parking lot of this site to link the YMCA facility with the streetscape; this is further discussed in the landscaping section of the staff report. The proposed YMCA building is located in a Civic Land Use Area and will be located on Lot 18 in Block C (according to the land use plan of the Lino Lakes Town Center Design & Development Guide). Acceptable Building Type is community facilities, such as libraries, City Hall, and community recreation such as the YMCA. The Regulating plan of the development guide includes the required street framework, which is currently under construction as part of the city's improvements in the area. This will include the pedestrian streetscape as part of a future phase of construction. The plan also indicates that there is no build -to line requirement for this portion of that block, nor is there any `Required Building Entries', nor any `Gateways' indicated for this site. Allowable Uses The proposed use for this site is a YMCA facility. The Lino Lakes Town Center Development & Design Guide classifies this use as `Indoor Recreation Facilities' and considers it a permissible use within the Civic District. The applicable section is included below: SECTION 3.1 ALLOWABLE USES Table 1. Allowable Land Uses in Mixed -Use Commercial, Commercial /Residential and Civic Districts Allowable Land Use Comm ercial Public and Quasi - Public Uses Indoor recreation facilities TABLE 1 NOTES: P = permitted use. Building Massing & Placement Mixed Use Civic The proposed building is not required to meet any build -to lines, therefore the placement of the building is being dictated more by the desire to take advantage of the natural environment surrounding the south and east sides of the site. The building is set back approximately 148 feet from the Village Drive right -of -way, 60 feet from the south property line, and 65 feet from the east property line. Again, because this building is not required to meet any build -to lines, the height of the structure is only dictated by the overall height limitation of 45 feet. The height of the building never exceeds 31.5 feet, therefore it is in conformance with the height standard. Architectural Standards Due to the setback from the right -of -way for the building, the primary entry is being placed on the parking lot side of the building. While this is atypical for an urban development like Legacy at Woods Edge, the location •of the building was always intended to be setback further from the street to take advantage of the natural