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Planning Commission/CU 03-11 May 27,2003 Page 2 • • Elevations of Proposed Building dated May 3,2002 • Elevations of Panera Bread Building dated May 3, 2002 Overview The request consists of a one-story 7,950 sq. ft. building. The proposed building will be treated with an Exterior Insulating Finish System (EIFS) and Rockface Concrete Masonry Units (CMU). It is the same design as the existing multi-tenant building that houses Panera Bread. Building setbacks are not defined in the Elk River Crossing PUD but the building does meet the C3 zoning setbacks. Building Design The Elk River Crossing PUD Development Standards for Architectural Character states, "...development will represent the eastern terminus of the Main Street corridor which connects Highway 169 and the Central Business District. Facades should be articulated to reduce the massive scales and uniform impersonal appearances of large retail buildings and provide visual interest..." Staff feels that repetitive designs do not reduce the uniform impersonal appearances and does not provide visual interest to the Elk River Crossing area. The Central Business Districts • (downtown) character does not have repetitive buildings. Staff feels that the Development Standards are trying to encourage creative unique designs. Landscaping The submitted landscape plan does not meet the City's requirements. It shows a total of 22 trees: 15 new trees and seven existing boulevard trees. There needs to be a total of 28 trees: seven conifers (two are shown), seven ornamentals (13 are shown) & 14 overstory trees (four are shown). Ten additional overstory trees are required and six ornamental trees,that are not boulevard trees, can be removed. Snow fence at the drip line will be required to be installed to prevent any construction activities or disturbance of soil within fenced area Parking and Circulation Based on the square footage of the building and the City's requirement of one parking stall for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area, a total of 40 parking stalls would be required. The proposed layout exceeds this requirement with a total of 112 total stalls. The minimum 10' setback from the property line is also maintained. Five (5) accessible-parking stalls are required for the building. The submitted site plan does not indicate any accessible-parking stalls. For parking lots with 101-150 stalls,there is a minimum requirement of five accessible stalls. The site plan will need to be revised to provide the required accessible spaces. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2003\CU 03-11 STM\CU03-11 PC-Table.DOC