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• Off-street parking stalls less than the minimum required (review of an actual net floor area likely eliminates this as a needed deviation) • Use of pre-cast concrete panels as primary and secondary exterior building materials, use of metal and glass as an accent material in a percentage less than 10 • Allowance of a wall sign on the western facade PUD Standards Section 7-230 outlines nine standards for Planned Unit Developments. Those standards are discussed below (staff responses in italics): (1) The minimum size for a planned unit development approved under this Article shall be four acres of land area and 30,000 total square feet of gross floor area in the buildings included in the planned unit development. This standard is met. The total project area is 4.19 acres. (2) The property to be included in the planned unit development shall be in single ownership or under the management or supervision of a central authority, or otherwise subject to such supervisory lease or ownership control as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. This standard is met. TUV SUD will own all on-site improvements. (3) Uses permitted in a planned unit development shall be those permitted uses, accessory uses, and uses by special permit that are allowed in the zoning classification of the land to be included in the planned unit development. At the time of approval of a planned unit development, the City Council may restrict or expand the uses that would otherwise be allowed in the District. This standard is partially met, with deviations requested to permit testing and certification space. The Building Type designation for this block within the NBE zoning district is B2, Office. The applicant is proposing office, testing, and certification uses within the building. Specifically, the request includes approximately 12,600 SF of office space, and 24,000 SF of testing and certification space. The Economic Development Commission discussed the possibility of an “industrial flex” user for Block D nearly two years ago and supported the idea based on the truck terminal across 14th ST NW and the stronger industrial flex market. Staff finds the proposed development plans are of sufficient quality to permit a deviation under the PUD for this standard, allowing 24,000 SF of testing and certification square footage. (4) A planned unit development shall conform to all applicable sections of Chapter 26 of the City Code and to the Zoning Code except as hereinafter modified or exempted and any amendments to said codes as will be adopted from time to time to better meet the stated purposes of the Chapter. This standard is met. Chapter 26 relates to platting requirements and a full plat analysis is provided within this report. (5) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to prohibit the approval of a planned unit development having only a single building.