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Public Works Facility – Irish Ave Park <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />evergreen trees. Other minor revisions will be required, such as trees species and relocation of <br />landscaping, as staff continues to work with the applicant on the landscape plan. <br /> <br />Fencing and Screening <br /> <br />The plans show a perimeter fence around the Public Works Facility area. The plans do not <br />specify what type of fence will be used or what height the fence will be. Staff is recommending <br />the fence be a black vinyl coated chain link fence. The ordinance allows the following heights for <br />fences: <br /> <br />Front Yard: 6 feet <br />Side and Rear Yard: 8 feet <br /> <br />The applicant will need to comply with these regulations. The fence can be set on the property <br />lines and no setbacks are required. <br /> <br />The applicant has stated that the west side of the property will have some exterior storage of <br />materials (gravel, rock, dirt, etc) on a gravel surface. Exterior storage is allowed in the <br />Agricultural zoning district. There is an exception for properties zoned Agricultural that exterior <br />storage can be on the ground, instead of on an impervious (paved, concrete) surface. The <br />applicant needs to revise the plans to outline the area that will be used for exterior storage of <br />materials. It is in staff’s opinion that the applicant has done a good job screening and buffering <br />the area from the adjacent properties by existing trees, proposed landscaping, and distance from <br />the property lines. <br /> <br />The applicant is showing the parapet wall from the roof line of the building to vary between 1 <br />and 3 feet in height. Roof top mechanical requirement is shown on the building elevations in the <br />low points of the roof. The plans show that the majority of the roof top mechanical equipment <br />will be screened with the parapet. All roof top mechanical equipment shall be adequately <br />screened from view. Staff will inspect the roof top mechanical equipment during construction, if <br />the equipment is not screen, staff will require another form of screening. This is listed as a <br />condition of approval. <br /> <br />Architecture and Building Materials <br /> <br />In August 2011, the City Council adopted the Commercial and Industrial Design Guidelines. The <br />guidelines allow flexibility on four-sided architecture for industrial buildings. The design of the <br />building meets the intent of the guidelines. <br /> <br />The building material for the manufacturing/warehouse building consists of integrally colored <br />precast tip-up concrete panels, with varying finished design for an architectural feature. The <br />intent is to ensure the building is constructed of quality materials that require minimum <br />maintenance. The applicant has provided elevations that show coloration and patterning in design <br />of the concrete panels. The concrete is proposed to be earth tones, such as light browns. The front <br />has significant glass and the entrance is clearly defined. There are windows on all sides of the <br />building. The applicant is proposing wood and stone accent materials along the front and west