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Davidson called for Staff introduction. Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated this is a proposal for a 22,000 sf speculative multi-tenant light industrial building in the CTC, First Filing. The lot is on the south side of Boxelder Street, between two existing buildings. The building is rectangular and located on the west side of the lot. Parking is located to the east of the building. Applicable minimum building and parking setbacks for the CTC have been met. A public sidewalk is required along Boxelder on this site, per the CTC Master Sidewalk Plan. Due to the existing sidewalks, it does not make sense to design this site's sidewalk to the full requirements of the Sidewalk Plan. Staff and Planning Commission recommend that the sidewalk have a slightly greater meander and offset from the street to add an additional street tree and better meet the intent of the CTC Sidewalk Plan. The sidewalk still needs to be modified accordingly. Parking is provided for 59 vehicles and 10 bicycles. The plans also show eleven 'deferred' parking spaces in front of the loading doors. Those spaces could be used if tenants did not need the loading door and their interior finished space demanded more parking. If used as parking spaces, it would be required that the loading door be replaced with window glazing. Landscape coverage just meets the City minimum standard at 25 percent. Plant material quantities meet or exceed CTC guidelines. Generally the proposed landscape plan is a strong part of the proposal. The building is proposed to be constructed of site cast concrete to be painted in colors similar to the adjacent buildings. Based upon the proposed colors and the use of the stone accent, staff feels a site cast building would be appropriate between the two existing buildings constructed of CMU. A photometric site plan has been submitted which meets typical lighting guidelines applied in the CTC. One standard 3-foot by 5-foot monument sign is proposed at the main entry off South Taylor The design meets the CTC standard. No wall signs are being proposed. The Planning Commission approved the application and the applicant has generally agreed to meet all the conditions, revising the plans accordingly. Four minor conditions remain, related to landscaping and the public sidewalk. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Dennis Payne, DP Construction, explained that due to the width of the lot and the conditions on both sides, including the detention pond, he did not feel there was any way of meeting condition number one and asked that it be removed. He agreed with the three remaining conditions. 21