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CASE NUMBER: 1361-82 APPLICANT . Hoffman Electric Company Page 2 The principal structure has 50, 000 square feet with at least two stories,, with the office above and their contract operations on the lower floor+ Their lower floor orients entirely to the north, fronting on a service court totally enclosed by their covered storage facility and garage space along the north side of the property, and brick walls enclosing the remainder of the area (except for entrance points as required by the P -4 Zoning District). These openings, of which there are two, will have sliding gates so as to totally enclose the service area on the north side of the principal building. The applicants are seriously considering building .a third floor at this time, leaving this space unused until required for their anticipated expansion within five years. They propose to bid the construction of the third floor shell as an alternate, therefore, the decision to provide for this third floor facility has not yet been made. The plans indicate an option for expansion on the east and west ends of the principal building for an additional 15,000 square feet. The site plan includes adequate parking and expansion for initial construction and proposed expansion 4. The building materials will be brick (or equivalent masonry unit) and a pre -cast "sandwich"' panel system known as "Dryvi t Wall Panel". This material has a textured masonry surface fabricated with an insulating panel. A sample of the material will he shown at the Planning Commission and council hearings. 5. The accessory garage and indoor storage area (permitted as an-accessory use in the District) is proposed to be located along the north line of the property within five feet of the property line. The rear wall of this structure is substantially below grade and is contiguous to the truck loading area behincl the Roberts warehouses to the north. They are asking for a variance from the ten foot setback required for this accessory building to five feet. In effect, this allows them to place the entire set of structures five feet further distance from the Trunk Highway 36 Service Road. We believe this variance merits serious consideration inasmuch as they are making every attempt to retain as many trees as possible in the front yard contiguous to the service road. The Ordinance requires the parking in the Front yard to be at least 50 feet from the front property line. The plans indicate this parking to be set hack 81.54 feet (at the nearest point) and 95.54 feet for the easterly-most parking area in the front. The structure is required, to be set back 100 feet and is, in fact, set hack 165 feet at its nearest point. Thus, they are substantially increasing the required setbacks in the interest of maintaining as many trees as possible, and providing a "pleasing" front yard environment_ 6. With respect to storm sewer drainage, the staff has consulted with the Rice creek watershed people and have preliminary approval to collect the