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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 28, 2000 9. Park dedication shall be paid per City policy. 10. Any additions to the building will require a new site plan review and, possibly, an amendment to the storage CUP. 11. Proper building permits must be obtained prior to any construction and 1% of the construction costs must be put in escrow to insure completion of all site improvements. Fire suppression sprinklers are required. 12. Prairie planting shall not be required in front of the building. All other elements of the landscaping plan shall apply. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously Town Center Design Standards Endorsement (3/5 Vote Required the City received a grant in 1998 to plan the Town Center. The Ci — $1.5 million — for implementation. The City is rated at the to us know that the development standards are important to sho a mixed use, compact development plan. While the City adopt the standards officially, the City needs to show slbst concept. Smyser — Staff advised ied for additional money he Met Council has let erious about implementing ess the zoning amendment to ort for the Town Center The statement of endorsement below will show in a compact, walkable design. EDAC vot standards. The P & Z voted 6-0 to adop underlined: Endorse the prelimin understanding that th (The signage stan w . ds review.) Revision ordinance to includ r the Town Center concept: a mix of uses tatement indicating support for the ement with two (2) minor changes, which are Town Center standards as recommended by staff with the ay r' ise specific language and requirements in the standards. 3.8) will be temporarily pulled from the standards for further cur as part of the process for amending the City's zoning ards for a new Town Center zoning district. The public hearing and discussion over the past four (4) months has been for educational purposes. The City will have to process the Town Center standards as an amendment to the zoning ordinance. Staff intends to schedule the public hearing for the zoning amendment for the September 13, 2000 meeting of the Planning and Zoning Board. There will be two (2) elements to the zoning amendment, rezoning the land and the new standards. Staff continues working to revise the document and will have it completed for the public hearing. The Economic Development Assistant reviewed the following differences between the standards applied to the development of the bank, clinic and Civic Complex and the proposed design standards noting they are different but not necessarily better or worse: 10