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<br />horizontal surface area or to maintain existing greenspace and build parking
<br />vertically, It can be said that a parking ramp on this campus meets the intent of
<br />the Zoning Ordinance to promote safety, better circulation and preserving
<br />greenspace,
<br />C Whether the property in question can be put to a reasonable use without
<br />granting of a variance,
<br />The master plan that has already been approved can only be accomplished
<br />through the addition of a parking ramp, If the variance is not granted to allow
<br />this parking ramp, the building additions that have already been approved can
<br />not be built The property can not be put to reasonable uSe (as already
<br />approved) without the height variance on the parking ramp,
<br />D, Whether the hardship was created by the property owner,
<br />The City approved amendments to the master PUD for Guidant over
<br />numerous years, with the belief that a parking ramp would eventually be
<br />needed to accommodate parking on the campus, The applicant has City
<br />approval to go forward with building expansions and future buildings on the
<br />site, Although the applicant proposed more structures on the site, requiring
<br />additional parking, the City has approved the plans over time, Therefore, the
<br />hardship is not created by the property owner,
<br />E. Whether granting the variance will alter the essential charlU:ter of the
<br />neighborhood,
<br />The parking ramp is well concealed on the campus by landscapinglwooded areas
<br />to the south, It will be located between parking areas, close to existing buildings
<br />on the campus and within the I-I Zoning District Its construction will not
<br />negatively effect or alter the character of the neighborhood,
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<br />Floor Area Ratio. The Zoning Ordinance in Section 5, F, 5, states that the
<br />maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the I-I zoning district shall be 0,6, The
<br />existing master plan shows a FAR of 03 (624,893 sq.ft I (48,6 acres x 43,560
<br />sq,ftJacre)), The amended PUD would provide for an FAR of 0.32 (677,493 sq,ft, I
<br />(48.6 acres x 43,560 sq,ftJacre)),
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<br />Lot Coverage. The Zoning Ordinance in Section 5, F, 6 states that the maximum
<br />lot coverage for structures in the I-I zoning district shall be 30 %, The existing
<br />master plan shows a lot coverage of 19 % (404,550 sq,ftJ (48.6 acres x 43,560
<br />sq.ftlacre)),The amended PUD would provide for a lot coverage ofl9% (400,450 I
<br />(48,6 acres x 43,560 sq,ftJacre)). The reduction in square footage is due to a
<br />decrease in the amount offioor area in the proposed amendment The addition of
<br />Building I (26, 300 sq,ft, footprint) and the parking ramp (52,600 sq,ft, footprint) is
<br />less than the parking ramp proposed on the existing PUD (over 83,000 sq.ft,
<br />footprint),
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<br />Landscape Lot Area. The Zoning Ordinance in Section 5, F, 7, states that the
<br />minimum landscape lot area in the I-I zoning district shall be 35 %, The existing
<br />master plan shows the landscape lot area to be 44% (923,436 sq,ftJ (48.6 acres x
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