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City <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item # ~' 8. <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Michele McPherso irector <br /> <br />of Planning <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />August 20, 2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Case No. OA 01-08 <br />Request by the City of Elk River to Amend Business Park <br />Building Design and Material Standards <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />· Ordinance Amendment <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />Staff and the Planning Commission have been working with the industrial developers, <br />specifically Brookstone Inc., on revising the Business Park building material standards in <br />order to include pre-cast concrete tip-up panels as an acceptable building material. <br /> <br />After several months of research, discussion, and negotiation, we have prepared an <br />ordinance that addresses both the developer's concern regarding affordability and market <br />and the City's interest in having well designed and visually appealing buildings in the <br />Business Parks. The ordinance meeting these objectives is attached. <br /> <br />The Economic Development Authority reviewed an earlier version of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Recommendation <br /> <br />Staff and the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council adopt the attached <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />S:KPLANNING\MICHMC\CCKEPRTS\OA01-08.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />