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PLANNING REPORT DATE: CASE NUMBER: APPLICANT: LOCATION: ACTION REQUESTED: PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS: 2 November 1988 186.' G.E.M. Investments South of County Road C, Between Cleveland and Fairview (see sketch) Approval of Special Use Permit for Planned Unit Development, Car Wash and Self -Storage Facility 1. This development proposal has been tabled from previous Planning Commission meetings pending clarification of the handling of drainage, use of materials, and signage. Most recently, these delays were at the request of the applicant to allow time to clarify these details and, in particular, to allow consideration by the Rice Creek Watershed District. 2. With respect to the drainage question, approval has now been obtained from the Rice Creek Watershed and the applicants have met with the staff engineers regarding their proposal. The staff is now satisfied with the solution of 12 inches thick with a 4 inch brick veneer. Where this concrete is exposed, it is agreed that it will be color impregnated to match the brick and will occur only contiguous to the ponding area where it is below the average surrounding grade. In other words, where the pond level may rise (in a storm), the water will be against solid concrete rather than a brick veneer surface. This way .;it will last longer and will not have any considerable aesthetic effect. Attached is a wall section labelled "Option B" indicating this construction method. Also attached is a copy of the drainage plan as currently proposed. 3. With respect to building materials, attached is a site plan indicating through the use of a heavy dotted line those areas where brick will be used for 100 percent of the exterior wall and where it will be used at 30 percent. Basically, the enth -; structure at the front of the site will be brick and the end walls on the storage units will be 30 percent brick with the remainder being an embossed brick in a pre -cast panel. The applicant will bring samples of these materials for the Planning Commission and Council to view. 4. With respect to the signage, the applicants have submitted an enlarged section of the site plan indicating the location of the sign near the north end of the property (oriented to County Road C). You will note that the sign is to be 25 feet high, with 100 square feet of area, and located approximately 40 feet from the front property line. Actually, in this case a small portion of the property in question lies north of the railroad right-of-way. Thus, it is conceivable that the sign