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Planning Commission Minutes — July 28, 2011 Page 2 All Ayes, Motion carried. Approve Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines and Ordinance Text Amendment. Rachel Juba, Planner, presented the guidelines and the ordinance text amendment. The guidelines encourage quality development by providing direction on building design, color, and material. They also provide direction on other aspects of the development such as signage, screening and lighting. The guidelines allow flexibility for industrial development in the strict application of four-sided architecture, screening, and building footprint. There are also exceptions for properties that are not serviced by City sewer and water and have potential for redevelopment. There are Commercial and Industrial Construction Standards within the City Code that regulate the types of materials that are allowed for commercial and industrial buildings. Staff is not proposing the guidelines to be an ordinance, but required for compliance as part of the construction standards. This will include a zoning ordinance amendment to the construction standards that state the guidelines also shall be met. Staff recommended approval of the design guidelines and text amendment to the Planning Commission. Schumann opened the Public Hearing. There was no one that spoke on the agenda item. Schumann closed the Public Hearing. There were a few minor revisions to the text of the design guidelines. Gwynn made a motion, Kleissler seconded, to approve the Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines and ordinance text amendments, with revisions. All Ayes, Motion carried. Eastern Hugo Land Use and Sewer Study Jed Chesnut, Natural Resources Specialist, from WSB & Associates, presented on the Eastern Hugo Study. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan required the study. A stakeholders group worked on the findings for the area outside the 2030 MUSA. The study helped evaluate what areas are feasible for City sewer in the rural parts of Hugo by identifying and prioritizing natural resources. The next steps include seeking funds for phase two and completing the study.