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O'Reilly Auto Parts — Site Plan and Variances The applicant is proposing pole mounted cut-off light fixtures within the parking lot area. The applicant is proposing decorative wall lighting on all sides of the building. Staff is comfortable with the proposed lighting. Screening Trash enclosures are required to be screened with material consistent with the exterior materials of the building. Furthermore, the downtown design guidelines state that they should be integral to the architecture of the building. The applicant is proposing the trash enclosure to be located on the northeast area of the parking lot and it will be constructed of the same rock -face block material as the building. The trash enclosure will fully screen the dumpsters for the auto parts store and the gates will be constructed of treated wood. Although the applicant is using the rock -faced block used on the building it is on a small portion of the building and the majority of the building material for the building is brick. It is in staff's opinion for the trash enclosure to be consistent with the architecture of the building, the brick materials should also be included in the design. Staff added this as a condition in the resolution for the site plan. The applicant has provided a roof top mechanical unit and roof line plan that shows how the equipment will be screened from view. Most of the parapet wall is extended 4 feet, or more, above the roof line. Staff feels the parapet wall is of sufficient height to screen the roof top mechanical equipment from public view. Architecture and Building Materials The downtown design guidelines encourage new buildings to be designed with elements of traditional main street design, Hugo's French trading post roots, or "mid -western" prairie style architecture. Traditional main street style buildings usually have flat roofs with well defined roof lines. The French trading post architectural elements include steeper or mansard roofs, open storefronts, and exterior plaster with stone and brick. Prairie style architecture has hipped roofs with low spreading deep overhangs. All of these designs are presented with more detail in the guidelines. The applicant used traditional main street design elements for the architecture of the building. The building is single story and has a flat, well defined roof line as seen in elements of traditional main street design. The building uses a combination of rock -face block and two colors (crimson and dove grey) of brick for a majority of the building material. The applicant has used interesting layout of the brick along the cornice using a soldier course design to further define the roof line. The applicant used a mix of brick colors to provide visual interest and a quality design. Staff would like to see a stone sill between the rock -face block and brick to provide a transition between the different materials. The applicant is proposing Exterior Insulation and Finish System (E.I.F.S) in the areas of the building that will be used for the sign with a color to match the crimson color brick. Flat metal awnings are proposed over all the windows along each side of the building. 11