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Page 6 of 17 2. Design Standards - Section 1325.05 and 1325.055 A. Lighting, Screening and Fencing, Landscaping, Parking Setbacks, Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation – Meets Requirements The specifics of each of these are discussed more fully in the Planning Commission report. The Applicant has submitted a revised landscaping plan since the Planning Commission review compliant with the 25% minimum landscape lot area. This proposal meets all of the above listed district standard requirements. B. Building Positioning – Flexibility Requested • Section 1325.05 Subd. 8, E of the Arden Hills City Code states “at least fifty percent (50%) of the largest building on each site shall be constructed at the front setback line.” The Applicant is requesting flexibility on this requirement. • The front setback in the B-3 District is 50 feet from the property line. The proposed multi-tenant building will be 58.7 feet from the property line abutting Lexington Avenue and 130.6 feet from the property line abutting Grey Fox Road. Upon further analysis of the car wash floor plan it has been determined that the car wash building would also require flexibility for building positioning. The car wash front elevation of the building along Grey Fox Road is 45.4 feet wide. Therefore, the Applicant would be required to construct 22.7 feet of the building at the front setback line to satisfy the 50% requirement. In the proposed Rocket Car Wash design, the building has 18.25 feet of the building constructed at the 50 foot front setback line. C. Exterior Materials – Flexibility Requested • Minimum 75% of the exterior building materials should be made of brick masonry, tile masonry, natural stone or its synthetic equivalent, decorative concrete plank, transparent glass or any combination thereof. • Undesirable materials include simulated brick, vinyl or aluminum siding, sheet or corrugated metal siding, plain concrete blocks or panels, brightly colored metal roofing or canopies, pre-cast tilt-up walls, and mirrored or reflective glass. • Building colors shall be muted. Recommended colors include browns, grays, tans, beiges, and dark or muted green, blues, and reds. Bright or brilliant colors and sharply contrasting colors may be used for only accent purposes occupying a maximum of five percent (5%) of building façades. • Minimum 50% of all first level building façades that front a public street shall be comprised of transparent windows or doors in order to allow views of interior uses and activities. Multi-Tenant Building – Meets Requirements The Applicant has met the 75% threshold with desired materials on all four elevations between the use of the brick masonry and fiber cement panels. Transparent glass is proposed on three elevations with opaque glass only on the north elevation. The Applicant has met the 50% transparency requirement on the east side facing Lexington Avenue and on the south side facing Grey Fox Road. The multi-tenant building design has a variation in rooflines as an identifier to