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Gopher State Storage Site Plan and Variance Page 4 Architecture/Building Materials The applicant is proposing a three-story climate controlled storage facility that has a flat roof. The entrance is on the south side of the building. There are offsets horizontally and vertically to break up the massing of the building. The corner details have windows showing faux storage unit doors. Staff recommends that no signage or images be allowed to be displayed in the windows. The plan shows an entrance canopy on the south side of the building that is colored red. The building materials proposed include precast concrete panels of brown/buff colors with various textures and red architectural metal. The existing buildings on site are constructed with integrally colored rock face block that are a brown/buff and reddish color. The existing buildings have a pitched roof design. The gabled ends have reddish siding and the roofs are copper color. The garage doors on the buildings are red. Since the applicant has changed the site plan and building design, it is a goal to ensure the proposed building is cohesive with the existing buildings and character of the area. The Planning Commission recommended that the applicant work with staff on revisions to the plans to ensure the proposed building is cohesive with the existing buildings on the property. The applicant has been working with staff over the last couple weeks on the items outlined in the staff report and as recommended by the Planning Commission. The applicant has revised the plan to include the following: • The project will be completed in one phase. • The tip -up concrete panel colors have been revised to match the rock -faced block colors on the existing buildings. • The architectural metal color has been revised to match the garage doors on the existing buildings. Architectural metal will also be added to the existing building to be more cohesive with the proposed building. • The applicant has revised the architecture along the west side of the building to break up the massing of the building. • The applicant has added base details to the main entrance of the building. • The exact colors and textures of the building materials shall be reviewed and approved by staff prior to the issuance of a building permit. The applicant has made changes to the architecture and building materials and has done a good job working on making the project cohesive. The applicant is proposing to build the project in one phase to complete the architecture of the building. It is in staff s opinion that there has been progress made on the architecture and an effort to design the building with quality materials and attractive details that are cohesive with the existing building on site in regards to building materials and colors.