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Page 7 2. On-Street Parking: 3. Site Security: along 5th Street SW and at the Old Highway 8/5th Street SW intersection. On 5th Street SW Adequate STAFF COMMENTS The proposed development complies with the Comprehensive Plan, the 1-1 district standards, and Parking Ordinance standards, with the exception of the 75 foot high unit load portion of the building. The unit load area exceeds the 1-1 district 40 foot building height limitation by 35 feet. The proposed unit load portion of the building would be occupied exclusively by the Automatic Storage and Retrieval System, and would not be used for office space and would only occasionally be occupied by employees. The proposed unit load section of the building is similar to the Johnson Filtration 60 foot high crane bay area that was granted a 20 foot height variance in 1989 to allow for special filter assembly equipment. Each of these building units were designed to accommodate a specific piece of equipment or process. The Johnson Filtration crane bay area expansion represented 2 % of the total roof area, likewise, the unit load area of the proposed building would represent only 7.6% of the total roof area. The unit load facility would be separated from industrial land uses to the north by Jones Lake and a 150 foot setback from the Jones Lake normal high water mark. 1-35W to the east would be separated by a stand of mature trees, high power line towers, a county drainage ditch, and the exterior storage area screening. The two and a half story apartments to the west would be separated by a two story wellhouse and a 165 foot high City water tower. Highway 88 to the south would be separated by approximately 20 acres of vacant industrially zoned land planned for office/warehouse development. Truck and car traffic generated from the site would travel on 5th Street SW to Old Highway 8. 5th Street SW is the only access to the industrially zoned land south of Jones Lake. Traffic safety along 5th Street SW may somewhat diminish as a result of the proposed industrial facility, however, as the larger vacant area south of Jones Lake is further developed, it is very likely a second access from Old Highway 8 to the industrial park would be planned for the area north of McDonald's. This second access would allow for a decrease in the number of vehicles using 5th Street SW. The impact of the proposed development would be diminished through berming and landscaping along the unit load elevation, parking area and the exterior storage area.