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Signage The current zoning allows for ground and wall signs in street-adjacent yards and on street facing facades. This would include the north and east yards and building elevations. Also, Section 9- 120 allows for additional signs on building faces that do not front a public thoroughfare if they can be seen from a public way that abuts the adjacent frontage, if setback and buffer requirements are satisfied and if the sign does not exceed the size allowed for the adjacent frontage. We are proposing a sign on the south side of the building since Central Park Blvd is proposed to be expanded in the future along the south side of the site. In an attempt to take advantage of the prime location of the site, nestled between I-35W, I-694 and Old Highway 8, it is TUV’s intent to incorporate signage in two locations on the building’s exterior (a total of 3 signs). Primary corporate signage will be located on both sides of the large, blue fin wall perpendicular to the north facade. Signage in this location is intended to be illuminated either internally or from the ground and will include the large TUV logo. These two signs on either side of the fin wall are shown at 100 square feet each, which is well under the 405 SF limit calculated per the lineal footage of the building. On the south of the building, more corporate signage (sign design to be determined) will be placed above the entry and dock doors. This sign on the south side of the building is shown at 144 square feet which is also under the size limit. Additionally, TUV proposes a monument sign located at the northwest corner of the site, just west of the west site entrance. The sign will include a precast concrete or masonry base that matches the main façade of the building and will incorporate a large panel of the corporate blue color and the standard logo, company name and building address. The sign will be illuminated internally or from ground mounted lighting. There will be two directional signs for traffic wayfinding around the property, one located at the northeast corner of the site and one located just north of the truck entrance along Northwest Parkway. The final sign designs are not set at this point, but they will adhere to the current zoning restrictions. We feel that these signs are architecturally appropriate in size and style and help accent the building elevations. Parking Requirements The site plan includes 101 car parking stalls on site with 38 future stalls. There are 25 street stalls available for TUV’s use along 14th Street NW and Northwest Parkway for a total available parking count of 164. We calculated the appropriate numbers for the parking requirements on the site below based on the City of New Brighton Parking Standards code. Office/warehouse (30% or more office) 1 stall per 300 SF Required Parking Phase I: Office/warehouse (30% or more office; 1 stall/300 SF) 37,000 SF = 123 Stalls Provided: 101 On-Site Stalls 25 Off-Site Stalls (street parking) Total 126 Stalls