5.12 ITEM # 5.12.
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City of
Elk
River
MEMORANDUM
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Michele McPherson, uirector of Planning
DATE: June 24, 2001
SUBJECT: Case No. OA 01-08
Request by the City of Elk River to Amend Business Park
Building Design and Material Standards
Attachments
• Ordinance Amendment - Staff Draft
• • Ordinance Amendment - Brookstone Draft
Analysis
Attached please find to versions of the amended exterior building finishes language which
the Commission,staff,and industrial developers have been working on over the last several
months. We believe that the language as drafted clearly indicates the city's preferred building
materials and finishes and communicates the desire to have creatively-designed buildings in
the business park district.
The last item to resolve is which walls are to have these standards applied to them. You will
note that in the Brookstone draft,the language"visible from" has been struck,and has been
replaced with the words"directly facing". It is staff's opinion that walls that are visible from
a public street,public trail or path,or residential zoned property should have transitional
materials from the walls directly facing the street, trail or residentially zoned property.
Mr. Martens, of Brookstone, is concerned that all of the walls including the loading dock
side would have to have the same materials as the remaining sides (i.e. glass).
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Commission recommend to the Council approval of the draft
• ordinance language. The Commission is also asked to provide direction regarding the
language change submitted by Brookstone Development, Inc.
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Staff Version
• I. EXTERIOR BUILDING FINISHES
A. It is the intent of the City of Elk River to promote&encourage high standards
of creative architectural design in the Business Park District.
B. In the Business Park zoning district, the following are acceptable building
materials and finishes:
1. Brick
2. Natural or cut stone
3. Integrally colored split face (rock face), burnished, or glazed concrete
masonry unit (excluding plain or painted)
4. Integrally colored and exposed aggregate pre-cast concrete panels
(excluding single-T or double-T panels,plain,uncolored,or raked finish)
or specially designed, cast in place concrete.
5. Glass,architectural metal,fiberglass and aluminum provided such panels
are factory fabricated and finished with a durable non-fade surface and
their fasteners are of a corrosion resistant design.
6. Stucco, E.I.F.S., and other cementitious coating.
7. Wood, provided the surfaces are finished for exterior use or wood of
proven exterior durability is used, such as cedar, redwood, and/or
cypress.
8. Other materials determined as acceptable by the Planning Department.
1111 C. Major exterior surfaces,that are visible from any public street,public trail/path,
or adjacent residentially zoned properties, shall be of one of the acceptable
materials and shall be combined with at least thirty percent(30%)of one or more
acceptable materials,or with 40%punched openings,with or without glass(or as
much as allowed by the Uniform Building Code,which ever is less),neither of
which are to be concentrated in any one location,unless to accentuate a design
feature.
D. Major exterior surfaces,that are visible from any public street,public trail/path,
or adjacent residentially zoned properties, shall not exceed 160'-0" in length
without a minimum four (4) foot depth change (recesses, protrusions, or a
combination thereof),with at least two (2)feet of such change to be in the entire
height of the façade.
E. Alternatively,exterior wall surfaces are to be designed with architectural interest
through multiple design techniques such as, but not limited to, architectural
forms, reveals, textures, cornice detailing, changes in surface planes, color,
punched openings and/or changes in parapet elevations. The use of design
techniques alone or less percentage of additional acceptable materials noted in C
above shall require site plan review and approval by the City of Elk River
Planning Commission.
• F. The building shall be designed as to prevent the appearance of straight,unbroken
lines in their horizontal and vertical surfaces.
• G. Main entrances shall be emphasized with a complimentary material, which is
different from the primary building material.
H. Garage doors shall have a color that matches or coordinates with the building's
primary body color.
I. The building shall be designed to screen equipment located on the roof of the
building. Alternatively,such equipment shall be located in such a manner so that
it cannot be seen from a public street,public path/trail,or adjacent residentially
zoned property at the same elevation of the first floor of the building.
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Brookstone Version
• I. EXTERIOR BUILDING FINISHES
A. It is the intent of the City of Elk River to promote&encourage high standards
of creative architectural design in the Business Park District.
B. In the Business Park zoning district, the following are acceptable building
materials and finishes:
1. Brick
2. Natural or cut stone
3. Integrally colored split face (rock face) concrete masonry unit
4. Integrally colored and exposed aggregate pre-cast concrete panels
(excluding single-T or double-T panels,plain,uncolored,or raked finish)
or specially designed, cast in place concrete.
5. Curtain v.-all panels of Gglass, architectural metal, fiberglass and
aluminum provided such panels are factory fabricated and finished with a
durable non-fade surface and their fasteners are of a corrosion resistant
design.
6. Stucco and other cementitious coating.(including E.I.F.S. )
7. Wood, provided the surfaces are finished for exterior use or wood of
proven exterior durability is used, such as cedar, redwood, and/or
cypress.
8. Other materials determined as acceptable by the Planning Department.
C. Major exterior surfaces, that are v isiblc from directly facing any public street,
public trail/path, or are immediately adjacent to residentially zoned properties,
shall be combined with at least thirty percent (30%) of acceptable materials(
other than the primary building material),or with 40%punched openings,with
or without glass (or as much as allowed by the Uniform Building Code,which
ever is less),neither of which are to be concentrated in any one location,unless
to accentuate a design feature.
D. Major exterior surfaces, that arc visible from directly face any public street,
public trail/path,or immediately adjacent residentially zoned properties,shall not
exceed 160'-0" in length without a minimum 4'-0" depth change (recesses,
protrusions,or a combination thereof) with at least 2'-0" of such change to be in
the entire height of the façade.
E. Alternatively, exterior wall surfaces that directly face any public street, public
trail/path or are immediately adjacent to residentially zoned property are to be
designed with architectural interest through multiple design techniques such as,
but not limited to, architectural forms, reveals, textures, cornice detailing,
changes in surface planes, color,punched openings and/or changes.in parapet
elevations. The use of design techniques alone or less percentage than noted in
C above shall require site plan review and approval by the City of Elk River
Planning Commission.
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F. The building shall be designed as to prevent the appearance of straight,unbroken
lines in their horizontal and vertical surfaces.
G. Main entrances shall be emphasized with a complimentary material, which is
different from the primary building material.
H. Garage doors shall have a color that matches or coordinates with the building's
primary body color.
I. The building shall be designed to screen equipment located on the roof of the
building. Alternatively,such equipment shall be located in such a manner so that
it cannot be seen from an immediately adjacent public street,public path/trail,or
immediately adjacent residentially zoned property at the same elevation of thc
such street or first floor of the the closest immediately adjacent residential
building.
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