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Victor Land Holdings, LLC, Pre Plat, Final Plat, Site Plan, CUP, Variance, and Easement Vacation Page 2 2. DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: The property is located at the northeast corner of 130th Street North and Fenway Boulevard North. Currently it is two parcels and will be combined with this project and totals 1.6 acres. The applicant is requesting a preliminary plat, final plat, and site plan for 3 one-story office/warehouse buildings totaling 38,800 square feet. The three buildings will have a total of 14 office/warehouse units and each can accommodate a mezzanine. Some units will have an outdoor balcony out of the mezzanine area. The applicant has stated that the users will be low intensity users and possibly sold/leased to users that may want to store and work on collectable vehicles. There will be three buildings on one common lot, therefore a conditional use permit (CUP) is required to allow a campus development. The common space will be owned and maintained by a property owners association with shared drive aisles and parking spaces. The applicant is requesting a variance from the commercial and industrial construction standards to allow the building to be built with architectural metal panels, where architecturally enhanced concrete panel, architecturally enhanced masonry block, masonry with block, masonry with exterior insulation and finish system (EIFS), brick, dressed stoned or glass are required by ordinance. There are drainage and utility easements on the property that are not applicable to the project and will be vacated with this project. New drainage and utility easements will be places over the required areas such as the stormwater management facilities. 3. CONTEXT: A. Surrounding Land Use and Zoning The properties to the north, east, and south are zoned General Industrial (I-3) and are occupied by industrial users. The property across Fenway Boulevard to the west are zoned Medium Density Multiple Family Residential (R-5) and are occupied by a water tower and a townhome development. B. Existing Site Characteristics The property flat and there are no wetlands on the property. 4. ANALYSIS: A. Level of City Discretion in Decision-Making The City’s discretion in approving or denying a preliminary plat, final plat, or site plan is limited to whether or not the proposed project complies with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements. If it meets these standards, the City must then approve the site plan. The City’s discretion in approving or denying a conditional use permit is limited to whether or not the proposed application meets the standards outlined in the City’s Comprehensive Land Use Regulations. If it meets these standards, the City must then approve the conditional use permit.