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. . . Planning Commission Minutes December 30, 1986 Page 2 Signage was the next item discussed. It was the consensus of the Planning Commission that although this parcel is within a PUD that signage stay consistent with similiar commercial zones within the City of Elk River. This would mean two square feet of signage per lineal foot of frontage would be allowed. There is 216 feet of frontage associated with Parcel VI, therefore, 432 square feet of total signage would be allowed for both buildings "A" and "B" in that such signage would need to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission at a later date. Mr. Santwire indicated that Building "A" would be 18 feet high on the north side of the steeple on the building, and 14 feet high on the south side of the steeple, and the steeple would be somewhat higher. He further indicated that the rest of the roof of the building, other than the steeple would be flat and that the building would be painted blocks, similiar to the Elk River Mall. Building & Zoning Administrator, Stephen Rohlf, indicated that if Parcel VI is split into two lots, it would mean Building "A" would cover 27% of the one lot and Building "B" would cover 32% of the other lot. Building "A" is approximately 23,000 square feet and Building "B" is 3,300 square feet. The Planning Commission indicated a concern with the lack of green space associated with these buildings. It was agreed to by the Planning Commission and the Developer to get more green space in front of Building "A". On the north side of the steeple in Building "A", 17 feet of green space will be provided and the sidewalks on the north side of the steeple will be eliminated. On the south side of the steeple, of Building "A" there would be 6 feet of green space next to the building and a 4 foot sidwalk added. The next item discussed by the Planning Commission was an approximately 20 foot wide gap next to the handicap parking stalls in which a car could drive in and out screwing up the traffic patterns. It was agreed to by the developer that the gap between the parking and drive, in front of the handicap parking stalls, would be reduced to 4 feet, to eliminate cars driving through there. The uses associated with Building "A" and "B" it was agreed must stay consistent with the uses allowed in the Barrington Place PUD Agreement. This would be uses allowed in Cl, C2 and C3 zoned districts with some exceptions as stated in the PUD agreement. Loading areas for Building "A" and "B" were the next item of discussion. It was agreed to that the loading area for Building "A" would be in the southeast notch of that building west of the future expansion proposed for that building. This loading area would be striped and marked as such. The only logical loading area for Building "B" would be the drive in front of the parking lot for that building. The Planning Commission agreed to allow it there. These loading areas are designated on the attached site plan.