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Minor Subdivision, SUP, and Site Plan Review; Silver Lake Smile City Council Report; 8-28-18 Page 4 (cont.) The design approach has opportunity to showcase itself differently in day-lighting and night- lighting. By day the Core is diminished by sunlight cast directly onto the Skin on the South and West faces; at night the opposite effect can happen by illuminating the interior garden areas set between the Skin and Core. This inherent quality of a translucent screen material is similar to effects performed onstage by a theatrical scrim. Our desire is to create a showpiece that is experienced by all of the people interacting within the surrounding business district. Another goal is to create architecture that uses less energy than a conventional small commercial building. We are utilizing 10” thick SIP wall panels to accommodate this goal; additional insulation will be added to our roof system to reach a higher thermal resistance for our Core assembly, [roughly R45]. We intend to utilize natural daylighting throughout the building to reduce the need for electric lighting inside; LED fixtures further reduce our electrical draws. Stormwater retention is vital to this submittal due to the lack of stormwater basins along Palmer Drive. Thoughtful catch-basins are formed and landscaped in a manner that provides a visual asset to the property and adds a dramatic setting for the spaces between the Core and Skin. To utilize existing curb-cuts along Palmer Drive, David Ong has arranged easements with each of his adjacent neighbors, [East and West], that allow access to produce efficient flow of traffic while maximizing parking for his property. To supplement his parking numbers he has arranged 7 parking spots located to the neighbor to the East, [The Garage]; David and his employees will utilize these stalls. Our entire team is very pleased about this approach and we look forward to making this an asset to David Ong’s practice and the City of New Brighton. Minor Subdivision Review In General:  Per City Code Section 26-18(2), the request qualifies as a minor subdivision: “[Minor subdivisions include requests]…to divide a lot which is a part of a recorded plat where the subdivision is to…create two lots and the newly created property line will not cause the other remaining portion of the lot to be in violation with this Chapter or the Zoning Code…”