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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 00-28 July 25,2000 Page 3 Warehouse space 37,768 s.f. 17 spaces III Manufacturing space 62,712 s.f. 129 spaces TOTAL 146 spaces The future expansion will require 146 spaces. The required number of parking spaces for the parking for Phase One and future phases is 308. The submittal indicates 368 parking spaces on site, exceeding the number required by 60 spaces. Building Materials and Elevation As stated earlier, Softpac proposes to construct a very high-tech manufacturing facility. The architect will be present at Tuesday's meeting to explain the extension of this high-tech concept into the design of the building. A color rendering will be available to visually express this concept to the Commission. The structure is proposed to be constructed of concrete tip-up panels with a uniform rib finish. The office space will protrude forward in the northwest corner of the structure. The eight (when expanded) stainless steel storage tanks will be located in front of the building centered on the front elevation. The architect explained that additional details such as stainless steel wrapped, oversize columns would accent the office area and the flashing to cap the top of the building would also be metallic (aluminum) in nature. The tip-up panels are • proposed to be painted to emulate an industrial high-tech feel, expressing the high-tech equipment found within the building. The above-ground tanks are slightly higher than the building itself. The building is proposed to have an interior clear height of 30'. The top of the wall will be 34' and the tanks are proposed to be 37' high. The tanks will not be screened, as it is the intent of the architect and the building owner to express the nature of the tanks as part of the overall architectural detailing of the building. The area in front of the tanks will have parking and will be landscaped with a variety of trees such as crab apples and honey locusts. Landscape Plan A landscape plan was submitted by the applicant. The landscape plan proposed 110 trees, where 84 are required by the ordinance. A number of trees are proposed for the front of the property. Staff recommended to the applicant that boulevard trees, spaced at regular intervals, be planted along Business Center Drive similar to those planted in front of the Sherburne County Government Center. The applicant intends to maintain the trees along the west property line to the greatest extent possible. Staff recommends that more of the "extra" trees be planted along and on the berm proposed for the area adjacent to 183rd Avenue. This will provide additional screening for the townhome residents. At • this time, the landscape plan has a substantial gap in the center of this area to be S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\PLREPRTS\C000-28.doc