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<br />____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 7 of 17 <br /> <br />and other architectural details should demonstrate consistency on all sides of the structure that <br />are reasonably visible to the general public. Plain flat walls shall not be permitted when <br />viewable from the public right-of-way or public areas. In addition, Section 1325.05, Subd. 8, F. <br />states that fifty percent (50%) of all first level building façades that front a public street shall be <br />comprised of transparent windows or doors in order to allow views of interior uses and activities. <br /> <br />The Planning Commission should review the architectural design of outparcel building for four <br />sided architecture and transparency requirements. The Applicant is seeking flexibility to the <br />design standards. The east elevation will not feature any windows and the use of aluminum <br />panels is a focal design element around tenant signage. The Applicant notes that the outparcel <br />building will consist in the overall design of the building with use of 76% of preferred materials. <br />The north façade is the only elevation to exceed the minimum preferred building requirements at <br />90%. The south façade (Grey Fox Road) is 73%, the west façade (interior facing) is 72%, and <br />the east façade (Lexington Avenue) is 70%. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Two renderings of the building facades for the proposed are provided as part of this report. A <br />full plan set of building elevations for both buildings is included as Attachment F. The figure <br />below identifies the proposed building materials. <br />