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Sketch Plan Review and Exterior Storage CUP Page 3 Minimum front yard building setback 30 ft Minimum side yard building setback from industrial zoned properties Equal to height of building, in no case less than ten feet Minimum side yard building setback from properties not zoned industrial 40 ft Minimum rear yard building setback 30 ft Maximum building height 50 ft Building Coverage and Lot Coverage The ordinance limits lot area to be covered by buildings to 40% and lot area to be covered by impervious surface to 80%. The sketch plan proposes 196,000 square feet of impervious surface and 15,000 square feet of building. Per the sketch plan, 65% of the site is to be covered by impervious surface and 5% by building. This complies with the ordinance. Landscaping and Lighting Section 90-181 of the City Code provides landscaping requirements for industrial development. In order to meet the landscape requirements for a 15,000 square foot building or an approximately 2,325 foot site perimeter, 24 overstory deciduous trees, 12 coniferous trees, 12 ornamental trees, and 78 shrubs would need to be installed. The applicant will be required to submit a full landscape plan with a site plan application. The ordinance requires lighting to consist of cut-off fixtures and for light cast on adjacent property and roads to not exceed a half foot candle measured at the property line or one foot candle measured at the street's centerline. The applicant has not proposed any lighting at this time but shall comply with the ordinance standards at the time a site plan application is submitted. Fencing and Screening The applicant is proposing fencing along the perimeter of the vehicle parking pad. The applicant has stated that they will use an opaque metal fencing to provide screening. The fence will be located along the perimeter of the exterior storage area. The applicant has also stated that landscaping will be placed along the fencing to provide additional screening. The building will also provide screening from the front property line. Upon submittal of a site plan application, the material and color of the fencing will be reviewed and approved by staff. The ordinance requires all exterior storage areas be screened from the adjacent properties. All exterior storage areas are required to be on pavement. The sketch plan does not show an area for a trash enclosure. Staff recommends that the trash enclosure be integrated into the building.