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property boundaries, and we cannot determine compliance with the information submitted. This is another incomplete item. Specific requirements are listed below in g., "exterior lighting ": illumination shall not exceed four - tenths (.4) foot candle at ground level when measured at any boundary line with an adjoining residential property or any public property. Because of the bright lighting below a canopy, the city should consider the impacts of operation and lighting of the site: is a 24 -hour site intended? 5) The architectural design, colors, and character of the canopy shall be consistent with the principal building on the site. • We received an elevation of a canopy. The canopy material is a brown metal. The principal building is brown masonry with a green metal Mansard roof. On recent motor fuel canopies that have been approved by the city, one was EFIS and one was metal. Both have brick around the supporting columns. Staff would recommend brick around the columns of this new proposal. The property owner has not determined what gas company will have the contract for the site, so the canopy design is not yet known. This makes it difficult to review the proposal and make recommendations. 6) Signage may be allowed on a detached canopy in lieu of wall signage on the principal structure, provided that: a) The individual canopy sign does not exceed more than twenty (20) percent of the canopy facade facing a public right -of -way. • There currently is no signage on the convenience store part of the building because the store space has been vacant. Canopy signage must be included in the total amount of wall signage allowed, which the canopy design and signage linked design elements. The sign ordinance requires a comprehensive sign plan whenever a single principal building has three or more businesses. Without an overall signage plan, we cannot determine compliance. This is an incomplete item. 7) Canopy posts /sign posts shall not obstruct traffic or the safe operation of the gas pumps. • The canopy posts are not problems, the canopy location overall is an issue. d. Pump Islands. Pump islands shall comply with the following performance standards: 1) Pump islands shall be elevated six (6) inches above the traveled surface of the site. 2) All pump islands shall be set at least thirty (30) feet back from any property line. Additionally, the setback between the pump islands curb face must be at least twenty -four (24) feet. • The pump islands are properly elevated and set back from property lines. However, the islands are barely 20 feet apart. This must be changed. A related question is the number of underground tanks. Typically, more than two • •