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Comforts of Home page 7 • parking. Each of the second and third floors would have six condo units. Each unit • would have one bedroom as well as a den or similar room. The condominium buildings would have the same materials as the apartment buildings. Cultured stone base around the front and sides but the back would have only some stone base accent locations. Hardiplank vertical and horizontal siding would cover the majority of the walls. No brick veneer is included on the elevations. The highest gable on these buildings have an average height of about 36', with a peak of about 42'. The zoning ordinance includes requirements for multiple family buildings. A minimum of 33% of the combined area of exterior walls shall have brick, stucco, and /or natural or artificial stone (Sec. 3, Subd. 4.B.3.) The assisted living building meets this standard, but the other two buildings do not. Adding the brick veneer would solve this. We would need to ensure that mechanical equipment (air conditioning units) would be within the structures or, if outside, that they would be separated and screened from adjacent residential properties. The westernmost condo buildings are less than 30' from the property line shared with the Woodridge Estates lots. Even the R -4 High Density residential zone requires a minimum 30' rear setback. A PUD does allow flexibility, but the setback of a three -story structure from an existing neighborhood should be an important design consideration. Commercial Buildings: The proposal includes four commercial buildings: a supermarket of 55,130 sf; retail building of 12,320 sf; and two other buildings of 5,000 sf each. We have not received building elevations for any of the commercial lots. The City has approved a PUD in the Town Center without all building elevations, but the approval included extensive architectural design standards with which future building must comply. The Marketplace (Target & Kohl's) development also included design standards for all buildings in the development. We have not received any design architectural design guidelines for the commercial portion of the project. The Woodridge Estates neighborhood backs up to the site. This raises the issue of noise from trucks loading. The loading dock of the supermarket is about 150' from the nearest existing house on Woodridge Lane and about 60' from the backyard. For comparison, the Target loading dock is approximately 180' from the nearest home. There are fewer homes near the Target dock in comparison to the proposed supermarket. A large wall provides visual and noise screening. Such a wall could be constructed to shield the loading dock(s) on this site. In addition, the Marketplace approval ordinance includes restrictions on delivery hours. Motor Fuel Pumps: The proposal includes fuel pumps near the main access and along Hodgson Road. Motor fuel stations are a conditional use in the General and Limited Business zoning districts, as well as in both Light and General Industrial zones. The CUP requirements for motor fuel stations are identical in all zones that allow them. The