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Building Color Meets Requirements The proposed building colors are beige, grey, and a muted red. The sliding doors used on the loading dock area and donation center would be painted to match the color of the brick. Window and Door Openings Flexibility Requested For commercial buildings, at least 50 percent of the first level façade that fronts a public street must be comprised of transparent windows or doors. In this case, the County Road E and Lexington Avenue façades are required to meet this standard. At least 20 percent of all other façades that are reasonably visible from the public right-of-way must include window or door openings. On these façades, simulated windows may be used on service areas. This standard would apply to the western and northern building façades. The following table outlines the proposed window and door transparency for the four sides of the building. Transparency Window Total Window Requirements Coverage Transparency Lexington Avenue Façade 50% 45.0% 45.0% County Road E Façade 50% 46.7% 26.4% West Façade (Store Entrance) 20%* 48.0% 48.0% North Façade 20%* 9.6% 9.6% Simulated or opaque windows may be used on service areas * On three sides of the building, 100 percent of the windows used would be transparent. For the County Road E façade, simulated windows are proposed for the lower two-thirds of the windows to accommodate display areas within the store. The applicant has requested flexibility in the transparent window area requirement for the southern façade in light of the additional window transparency provided on the western façade. The design standards allow the City to grant a proportional reduction in the transparent window requirement on a public street façade if additional transparent glass is used on other sides of the building. Site Furnishing and Seating Areas Flexibility Requested Benches and decorative plantings are required near the primary entrance of all buildings. Two planting beds are proposed on either side of the primary building entrance on the western side of the building. No seating areas have been included on the proposed site plan. Screening Meets Requirements The City Code requires that trash equipment and containers be fully enclosed and integrated into the architecture of the building. A trash compactor would be located within the screened loading dock area and would not be visible to the public. Truck docks are required to face away from public streets. The proposed loading dock area is tucked behind the northwestern side of the building and would not be highly visible from County Road E or Lexington Avenue. City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for January 8, 2014 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2013\PC 13-017 - PUD Amendment_1201 County Road E - Goodwill\Memos_13-017 Page 8 of 16