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, . , painted to match the trim. The roof is a "Georgetown Grey" asphalt shingle. Aluminum is used for the soffits and gutters (painted to match the trim), and a small precast concrete band . (color Anchor Block: Sahara) is used for the sill. The building materials are consistent on all four sides of the buildings with the brick extending to just above the doors and windows, just below the roofline. While not listed as a permitted material, hardy board (a fiber cement material which has the look of wood but is a maintenance free product like siding) has the appearar,ce of wood but is much more resilient than wood. Currently the Neighborhood Business District allows for natural wood products and since the hardy board has the appearance of wood lap style siding, the hardy board should be an acceptable, if not preferable, substitute. Composite (a recycled plastic material with the appearance of wood) and fiberglass are not listed as permitted exterior materials in the Neighborhood Business district; however these materials are only used as the secondary material or trim material. The main building material is brick which is a permitted building material. D. Parking I Parking Setbacks - Meets requirement for parking spaces; parking setbacks are 3.9 feet below the standard. As part of the applicant's changes, the three parking spaces closest to the townhouse association property have been eliminated. This would bring the total number of parking spaces to 302 which meets the City's parking standard of 297 (assuming 74,480 square feet as the gross floor area). The total number of parking spaces includes 15 ADA . spaces. Parking setbacks are 16, I feet from the north property line and the Ramsey County right of way. The 3.9 foot parking setback deficiency to the north should have little impact on any other property owners. In addition, there is approximately another 45 feet of boulevard between the applicant's north property line and the south curb line of Highway 96. E. Traffic, Access, and Circulation - Meets requirement During the public hearing at the June I, 2005 meeting, several people raised questions about traffic and the impact to the road system and to their property. The traffic study indicates that the development would not have much of an impact on the road system or on neighboring properties. Potential delays in traffic from the project would be internal, people exiting the site onto Hamline Avenue (to go eastbound or westbound on Highway 96), and not on the roadways themselves. Furthermore, since there are two access drives it is likely that traffic that is either eastbound or westbound would exit the development directly to Highway 96 rather than Hamline Avenue. \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\1005\05-12 Arden Hills Office Park - Royal Oaks Realty - PUD, Preliminary Plat fOT Old City Hall & PW Site . (PENDING)\07-06-05 PC Report Royal Oaks 05-12.doc Page 4 018