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e 6 dune 1979 PLANNING REPORT CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 1196-79 Darrel Farr Northeast Corner of Herschel street and County load B Approval of Preliminary Plat Special Use permit f or l story Building within. 145 f eet of a Residential District The property in question frosts on the east side of Herschel. Street, and north of county Road B ( south of the Rosedale Towers site) . The applicant .proposes to construct an "office park' consisting- of five structures with what appears to be a well coordinated design con6ept. Three types of structures are proposed as indicated on the attached site plan consisting of two, two story structures, two split level structures, and one single story structure. A total. of 56, 200 square feet of. gross floor area is proposed with a parking accommodation of 281 cars ( the required amount at five parking spaces per _ 1, o0 o square feet),, The structures are designed by Korsuns y-- rank Architects, Inc. and will be constructed of dark brown bribk (on all sides) with bronze glass. Large scale drawings of these proposed structures have been submitted and will be available for revi ewe at the Planning commission meeting. We feel the buildings are well designed and very attractive and will produce a very affective aesthetic solution at this location. The land is 'zoned B-1 within which office structures are a permitted use. 3. There is a 50 foot easement on the east side of the property (contiguous to the wear yards of the single family homes fronting on Midlothian Road This easement was applied at the time of the construction of Rosedale Towers (also developed by Darrel Farr) some years ago. The development plan and plat respects this easement which was designed to protect the single family homes to the east and provide for the retention of tree growth in this area,, 4. with respect to the plat ; you will not there is an outlot A set aside f or the drainage pond to provide on -site drainage on the property. we have discussed with the developers the probl m of making sure that each of the lots has an undivided interest in this pond so as to now allow this out lot . to qo tax delinquent. In such case, the City could wind up with ownership. and maintenance responsibilities, which should be borne by the associated landowners in the prof ect * Each of the lots occupied by a structure is to be sold to a separate party but will be controlled by an