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Gopher State Storage Site Plan and Variance Page 4 building materials proposed include precast concrete panels of various brown colors with various textures and red architectural metal. The existing buildings on site are constructed with integrally colored rock face block that are a buff and reddish color. The existing buildings have a pitched roof design. The gabled ends have reddish siding and the roofs are copper color. 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. Setbacks The proposed development complies with the 30 -foot front (south side) and side yard setbacks. The ordinance requires a side yard setback equal to the height of the building, in no case less than 10 feet. The building height is proposed to be approximately 48 feet at the highest point. 39 feet of right-of-way adjacent to TH 61 was dedicated to the City with the previous site plan approval. The right-of-way easement was required as part of the TH 61 corridor plan, which requires a 150 foot wide corridor for future expansion of the road. Since the right-of-way easement was dedicated, setback of the building is measured from the easement line, not the property line.