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11.0 EXCEPTIONS 11.1 Properties that are used for commercial or industrial purposes without being served by mu- nicipal sewer and water are exempt from these guidelines. Property owners may expand ex- isting buildings without adhering to these design guidelines, provided that all other provisions of the code can be met. 11.2 The City is aware of existing commercial and industrial uses in the City that do not have ac- cess to City sewer and water. These areas have high potential to be redeveloped when City sewer and water is available. The City would like to see these areas redeveloped in the fu- ture. 11.2 The strict enforcement of the guidelines may hinder redevelopment of the properties in the future. The construction of the existing buildings in these locations in most cases do not meet these guidelines or the commercial and industrial construction standards. Requiring the prop- erties to meet the guidelines and standards may reduce the probability of redevelopment. 11.3 The costs associated with meeting the guidelines and construction standards may not be within reason until public sewer and water is available to the site. This can cause hardship on the land owner because it would require the construction of a permanent building that would likely be demolished at the time that sewer and water is extended to the property. 11.4 Any redevelopment of these properties that occurs in conjunction with municipal sewer and water services shall comply with the design guidelines. 11.5 Additions to buildings shall be allowed to incorporate existing materials in the overall design of the addition. The goal is to blend the addition with the existing building to ensure the archi- tecture looks seamless and that the addition matches the building. An addition may include prohibited materials as long as the existing building contains those materials.