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Case File: CU 06-27 Page 9 . and/ or places for sitting. The entrance is clearly defined and is the tallest element of the design. The roofing on the entrance structure will be metal standing seam which is appropriate for commercial buildings (B.7.10). Make vertical structure oversized to convry a sense ifpermanence and to appearmas.rive enough to support the snow loads. The masonry columns at the entrance area are flared downward and further express the solid grounded look. The entrance draws from the pictorial examples Challenge, D, E, F, G, Land M. Roof Lines . ~-___ Although, (B. 7.1) flat roofs behind a parapet are!JjJical in the larger retail structures, this larger retail structure introduces Pitched gabled roofs that are !JjJical if a more residential scale. To break up the continuous horizontal line of the building, (B.1.2) a distinctive cornice can be used to emphasize a varied roofline. Classic cornice designs are discouraged B.1.4 A varied roofline should be a strong design element because it adds interest to a building's silhouette. B.1.5 Variations in rooflines can include gables, dormers and well-defined parapets. Offsets in the roofline break up the mass if the roif and are encouraged. A classic cornice is not being proposed. The proposed roof lines, with the gable elements, are varied on all sides which breaks up the flat roof of the retail structure and add visual interest while provide the interesting silhouette suggested. There is further interest and pedestrian scale by exposing and celebrating structural elements such as bracket and trusses. B.2.9 Exposed rcifter tails, brackets, or other visible architectural elements to enhance design are carried out on all of the gable roof elements around the building and the eaves are visiblY supported i?Y exposed rcifter ends, braces or brackets. Service/loading areas Approved with the 11/21/2005 development plan was a service lane around the building and loading areas on the west side. A.4.1 S mice, loading and storage areas should be located out if view if the primary pedestrian areas, and be screened with .fences or landscaping. Where .feasible, service access and loading areas should be accessible from parking lots located at the rear if buildings. The proposed request is utilizing the circulation pattern on the development plan for its loading area at the rear of the buildings, out of view of the primary pedestrian areas. A.4.2 All service and loading areas shall be screened from acfjacent residential uses i?Y means if architectural treatments or walls constructed if the same materials used in the building thry serve. The building design incorporates an 11'-4" high masonry screen wall to screen the loading area. This screen wall will be constructed of the same materials used in the building. The upper portion of a tractor and a short length of the trailer would extend in front of the wall (see drawing 3 on the elevations). B.2.6 Loading docks shall be screened so as not to be visible from the street. While the design does screen the loading dock, no design technique will fully screen a tractor trailer, which is depicted in the approved development plan. . A.4.3 When not provided i?Y other structures, each commercial building shall have a screened service yard enclosing garbage, rerycling, and trash containers, landscape debris, outdoor maintenance equipment and so forth. Service yards must be screened from view if other buildings or roadwqys. Chain link enclosures are prohibited. Minimum height 6 .feet. The garbage, recycling, and trash area is screened with an 11'-4" wall which exceeds the height S:\pLANNING\Case FiIes\2006\CUP\CU 06-27 Aldi's\CU 06-27_PC-3.doc