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"- ~(p -(!,.- I rID1 :J, MEMORANDUM l Community Development Dept. 490-2236 Date: April 13~ 1995 To: Steve Sarkozy From: Mike Falk Subject: Progress on Pacific Mutual Door Application for Variances Pacific Mutual Door has been located in the southwest quadrant of County Road C and Fairview Avenue since 1965. The property is 2.35 acres in size and is zoned I-I Light Industrial. The CUITent building is 55,000 sq. ft. in size and contains the office showroom and warehouse operation of Pacific Mutual Door. To handle the growth in their business, Pacific Mutual Door has purchased the 3.57 acre Thermo-King property immediately to the south and is proposing to add 60,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space to their existing building. This expansion wou1d occur in two phases but when it is complete, the building size would exceed the 0.3 floor area ratio for buildings in light industrial zoning districts. In 1994, Pacific Mutual Door applied for the following variances: 1. A 14% variance to the site area coverage allowance. 2. A 30 foot variance to the parking lot setback along Fairview Avenue. 3. A variance to the building design standards to anow for color compatible painted materials, brick pilasters, and architectural details along the north existing warehouse wall to be used in lieu of a aU new brick or other complimentary materials. The Planning Commission recommended approval of these variance requests. As the City CouncH considered these requests, both in formal hearings and at Wark Sessions, the biggest issue seemed to be the screening of the overhead doors visible from Fairview Avenue. To this end, Pacific Mutual Door has hired Dahlgren, Shardlow, and Uban to design a screening strategy that would include both a screen wall and a landscape design. A copy of this plan is attached for your consideration and review. Prior to returning to the Council for the formal review of the variance request, this screening plan will be presented at the April 17, 1995 Work Session.