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e - - Requested Variances The current Civic Center zoning designation for the property under consideration is this Special Use Pennit defines standards as outlined on the Site Plan. The County requests standards variances for three issues: Maximum Building Height, Outdoor Storage, and Exterior Building Materials. . Maximum Building Height (35 feet) The proposed height of building for the housillg of salt and sand is 48feet. MPCA requires new salt and sand storage stmclures 10 have the materials covered and eliminate potential mn-off conditions. The proposed building structure is a tensile fabric membrane cover on galvanized framing on concrete walls. The shape of this building system covers material in an efficient manner. The height is dicratedfor a safe and efficient operation and industry standards. Long bed dump trucks require 30feet of vertical clearance half of the width of the building for safe unloading to the stockpile. From-end loaders will load trucks within the building and under cover. 171is similar structure can be found throughout the state at many Minnesota Department of Tramportationfacilities and many county facilities (Dakota County's stmcture is less than 6 lIlonths old). See the drawings for plans, elevations, and section through the proposed building. . Outdoor Material Storage 17w project's building components have been sited in a manner, together with extensive landscaping alld benning to screell the outdoor materials. Thefootprim of the primary building screens sightlinesji-OIn the south, with the gemly arcing building separating the 'public' sidefrom the '1vorkillg' side of the project. Landscaping and buildings screen materials from the east and north property lines. The National Guard project adjoins on the west side 10 limit the visibility ololltdoor storage from the far west. . Exterior Building Materials The proposed project exterior materials include brick, masonry, precast concrete wall panels, glass, and pre:finished ribbed metal panel. Precast concrete and pre- finished metal panel are not materials ,Ipecifically allow in the Civic Cellter standards. The material selection and placement was deliberate as they relate to .limction and the immediate environment. Brick is proposed on the southern portion of the main building nearest public contact. Precast concrete is proposed for the primary building north of, and including, the arcing portion of the plan. Concrete is an excellent material in the 'yard' environment. The textured panels, teamed with the shear distance away from the public realm, will provide a very consistent building color and appearance, while