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" February 12, 1980 ,", APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMIT LP-98, BILLMAN OFFICE BUILDING PURPOSE To consider a request for a building permit to construct an office building. BACKGROUND APPLI CANT: LOCATION: Rodney Billman Construction Company Generally east of Silver Lake Road and south of 15th Street N.W. EXISTING ZONING: B-2, Neighborhood Business Office BUllding PROPOSED USE: ...." ...- AREA ,OF: ,SITE: 2.24 '~reas, 97380.3 square feet AREA OF PROPOSED BUILDING: 16,250 square feet FLOOR-AREA-RATIO: .16 PARKING SPACES REQUIRED: 108 spaces PARKING SPACES PROVIDED: 130 spaces PLAN INFORMATION: Plans ~re complete and contain all necessary information. Since the property directly to'the east of the proposed development is zoned R-l and R-2, the applicant is required to provide for a 25 foot buffer strip with a fence or hedge to provide screening. Section 10-110 c. of the zoning code states that the fence or hedge shall not be less than 4 feet and not more than 6 feet in height. The applicant's landscape plan contains a dark line labeled wood screen which could indicate the construction of a fence. Staff recommends that the plans be revised to be more explicit. The fence should be constructed of wood, of an earth tone to better blend with the landscaped area and be 6 feet in height. According to code the fence must be located at least 15 feet from the street right-of-way. Therefore, a 15 foot portion of the proposed fence will have to be eliminated. With the exception of the fence the site ahd landscape plans meet all code requirements. From a design standpoint however, a person traveling on Silver Lake Road would only see a small portion of the building and a large parking lot. . Staff contends that if the building were moved to the north, the parking would be split on each side of the building. This would reduce the visual impact of the large parking lot from persons traveling on 15th Street N.W. and Silver Lake Road.