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lighting is proposed on the site. Chairman Wietecki asked if a variance was necessary for the painted concrete block walls along the north side of the building. The staff responded that the painted block walls with new brick pilasters and a new roof line treatment is adequate and the architectural detail is sufficient to blend the wall into the rest of the building. The staff recommended that no vanance was necessary. Member Wall asked if the front parking areas variance was necessary because of the expansion of the Fairview Avenue right-of-way in the past. Mr. Falk responded that the right-of-way acquisition was part of the problem on this site. Member Wall also asked if Pacific Door had attempted to acquire as much land as possible to meet its needs. Alternatives exist which would reduce the amount of coverage on the site, including altering the design of the building or acquiring additional land. In both of those cases, Pacific Door has investigated and determined that they could not acquire the adjoining lands and alternate designs made the existing building, with additions, much less flexible and functional. Member Wall asked about additional traffic. Mike Falk responded that there would be two or more trucks loaded during the evening on each weekday night. They would leave the site before the rush hour in the morning. Chairman Wietecki asked the square footage of the loading area which is covered and screened by the building rather than being left as exterior loading docks. (Later, the staff responded the approximate loading areas represent 3200 to 3600 square feet. Member Sandstrom asked if there was a maximum impervious surface coverage requirement for this site. City Planner Falk responded that the City has no maximum impervious surface coverage requirement in an industrial district. Michael Falk summarized the project and stated that the staff recommends approval of the two variances requested by Pacific Mutual Door. Bruce Schneider, General Manager of Pacific Mutual Door Company in Roseville provided a background history of the project design which has been underway since 1991. He explained the loading docks and noted that incoming materials will be unloaded on the south and west side of the building; whereas, out-going finished products will be limited to the east side of the building behind the overhead doors in an enclosed loading space within the building. Deliveries will be done on the west side of the building. An alley adjacent to the building will allow for truck traffic to move from the Fairview side of the building to the west side of the building. Mr. Schneider added that the company has grown immensely in the past ten years, and the building has now been internally reconfigured to provide its maximum functional space, but additional space in two phases will be necessary in order for Pacific Mutual Door to remain on the site. During the Monday thru 3