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Building Type Section 6-720 and Figure 3 of the NWQ District identifies the proposed office building as a B2 building type. Per Section 6-720 (5) at least 20% of the site area must be occupied by buildings of at least 2 stories in height. The applicant has proposed 120,000 s.f, of floor area distributed over 2 stories. This equates to 43% of the total lot area (110,000 s.f. of floor area / 257,875 s.f. of lot area), conforming to the minimum established by the NWQ District. Parking Requirements Section 6-740 of the NWQ district requires that parking be calculated based on a ratio of 4 stalls per every 1,000 s.f of net floor area. The applicant has indicated on the site plan that the net floor are of their building equals 114,000 s.f Based on the ratio of 4 per 1,000 s.f. the following amount of parking stalls is required: 114,000 / 1,000 = 114 x 4 = 456 stalls The applicant is proposing initial construction of 453 stalls, which is 3 stalls short of the minimum required. While the site is technically short, the applicant has proposed an expansion of the parking area at the south following City acquisition of the Butchers Spur. The applicant is showing 94 stalls in this area, well above the additional 3 required by the NWQ district. It also should be noted that the applicant has illustrated a Phase 2 site layout, which plans for an additional 120,000 s.f. of office space. It is anticipated that at full build out, including the 2nd building and parking expansion areas, the site will meet the 4 per 1,000 requirement and actually exceed it by approximately 30 stalls. Lastly, Section 6-740 (5) the NWQ district allows on-street parking towards meeting the minimum established by the code. While parking is not proposed on the east side of Northwest Parkway, in front of the 1St phase, on-street parking is included on the west side of Northwest Parkway accounting for an additional 15 stalls. Because the entire road is being built initially those 15 stalls will be available for use. Therefore, staff finds the site to be adequately parked in accordance with Section 6-740 of the NWQ district. Building Desi n Section 6-750 of the NWQ district requires that commercial building provide the following fagade treatments and details: The street side shall consist of windows, • Prominent entrances, • Well defined based, middle and top, • Primary facade shall take on different materials and textures, • Ornamental features • Horizontal offsets, • Varying roof heights. The applicant has proposed a building consisting of window and nearly all facades, very prominent entrances, separation of base, middle and top through change in materials, ornamental features shall as steel trellises, several horizontal offsets, and a slightly varied roof line.