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Page 7 of 15 colors, textures, shapes, massing, building components, height, roof-line, and setback. A full plan set of building elevations is included as Attachment E. Planning Staff has provided the review below on building materials and transparency as shared by the Applicant in order for the Planning Commission to attain a better understanding of the full scope of their project design. The proposed building complies with building materials consisting of brick, glass, or metal trim on all elevations. The transparency requirements for new developments within the B-2 Zoning District have been considered in the window placement and design for the fire station facility. Section 1325.05, Subd. 8, F. states that fifty percent (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. The following table shows the breakdown of materials for the fire station: Required Preferred Materials Proposed Preferred Materials Other Materials Required Transparency Proposed Transparency *first level Proposed Transparency *full elevation East (front) Façade 75% 95% 5% 50% 57% 46% North Façade 75% 94% 6% N/A 23% 10% South Façade 75% 97% 3% N/A 5% 4% West Façade 75% 85% 15% N/A 15% 10% The buildings design has façade stepping and a variation in rooflines as viewed from all elevations. The Applicant has noted that they have incorporated many “Green Building” sustainable design features in this project. As noted in the application materials, the Applicant began the efforts for studying the Department needs and designing this project back in 2018. This project is intended to meet their needs for “the next 50 years” and will provide for the administrative, operational (i.e. Headquarters), apparatus bays, and training facility. This facility will be used for classroom and hands-on training both inside the training room and outside. There could be groups ranging from 10-40 firefighters in attendance a few times each week. The four (4) story training tower on the west (rear) side of the building will use non-toxic fire props, theatrical smoke machines and will also be used for ladder training and rope rescue training. The fire station project with the proposed design has received State funding towards future construction. As part of their design process in 2020/21, the Applicant shared schematic “artist’s views” of their project plans and renderings with each City Council for feedback. This information was used as part of their due diligence prior to preparation of their project bid documents which have been finalized. The Applicant has submitted to the City for the land use approval prior to applying for construction permits.