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Ordinance 201.0-012 <br /> D. Mixed Business. The following design standards shall apply in the <br /> Mixed Business District: <br /> 1. The City is seeking to diversify its commercial tax base and <br /> generate high quality jobs to create an economically sustainable <br /> development and community. The City is seeking a corporate campus <br /> to help diversify the City's commercial tax base and provide a mix of <br /> employment opportunities. The City is seeking to establish a viable <br /> grouping of retail uses to enhance long-term sustainability and create a <br /> destination for residents and visitors. <br /> 2. Structures must be constructed from high quality, long-lasting <br /> materials and be in substantial conformance with the design standards <br /> in Section 1325.05 Subd. 8. <br /> 3. The total building square footage in the Mixed Business District <br /> will be determined based on the capacity of the adjacent roadways and <br /> intersections as determined by the required traffic study and City <br /> review but shall not exceed 2.2 million square feet. Office Showroom <br /> and Office Warehouse shall not exceed fifteen (15%) percent of the <br /> total building square footage in the Mixed Business District. <br /> 4. Individual retail users shall be limited to no more than fifty <br /> thousand (50,000) square feet but two individual retail users may have <br /> a building footprint up to one hundred thousand (100,000) square feet. <br /> 5. Structures with warehousing shall contain an office or retail <br /> component comprising at least ten percent (10%) of the <br /> establishment's gross floor area. <br /> 6. Service stations shall not exceed a maximum lot size of one (1) <br /> acre. If the service station occupies more than one lot, the combined <br /> lot size shall not exceed one (1) acre. <br /> 7. Buildings in the MB District shall be limited to sixty (60) feet in <br /> height. Additional building height may be permitted by conditional <br /> use permit if. <br /> a. The additional height provides an economic benefit as <br /> determined by the City Council; <br /> b. The additional height does not cast a shadow on a public park <br /> and/or open space; <br /> Page 66 of 84 <br />