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Landscaping is provided for along the front of the building, around the ground sign and three additional trees along the front setback. More plantings along the front setback may be warranted. Landscape irrigation should be provided for any planting areas. Some existing trees will be preserved in the rear of the property. Fencing is provided more for security than for screening. It is 8 feet high black metal. Plans show a fence that customers can access via gate but that will separate the front parking area from the rest of the development. One dumpster is proposed screened with an enclosure. Storm water will flow into the existing pond in the rear of the property, which was designed and constructed as part of the Arbor Woods subdivision. However the maintenance will ultimately be the responsibility of the self-storage facility property owner. The plans show an easement for city access to the retention pond area with grass pavers to support vehicles. No pole lights are shown; the only lighting on the site will be from building lighting, which meets code. Brickscape is shown in the right-of-way. One wall sign and one ground sign are proposed, which conform to code in height and area. No variances are required. Mr. DiFranco stated that there is an existing pond that was built for the adjacent Vienna Woods subdivision. He stated that the maintenance of the pond is the responsibility of the new land owner. This is a major concern due to lack of maintenance by previous owners, which led to complaints by neighbors about mosquitoes, algae and broken fencing. Access to the pond needs to be maintained. The northern most building is shown across the entire width of the property, leaving an access area on the west side of the property that would only be 20 ft. wide. Mr. DiFranco was concerned about vehicles being able to access the pond through this area with significant grading differences. This needs to be addressed, whether by installing a retaining wall or shortening the width of the building to leave more area for grading. The area labeled as the City Access Easement is not required by the City and may be used for inspection purposes, but maintenance responsibility will remain with the property owner. The final drawings will need to be signed and sealed by a professional engineer. The fire hydrants will need to be connected with a looped water line to the street, which will need to be coordinated with the Fire Department. Mr. DiFranco stated that he is unaware of sediment build-up in the pond. Peter Stuhlreyer with Designhaus Architecture and Dan Neff with Neff & Associates, Civil Engineers were present. Mr. Stuhlreyer stated that this self-storage project will be climate- controlled, well-secured and well-staffed. The building will blend in with the other retail businesses from a design stand-point. The owners will take care of the pond maintenance. They will add more landscaping at the black aluminum fence on the west side of the property. Fire loop will be addressed. The facility will be secure with only keypad access to back of the buildings. They will have 2 employees full-time plus some overtime. The brick wall behind the buildings would keep the lighting on the buildings from being visible by the neighbors. Mr. Neff stated that topographic issues will be addressed. Mr. Stuhlreyer stated that the majority of the building will be made of vertically mounted charcoal gray metal panels that have a seam every 3 to 4 feet. The front of the building will be constructed of the Nichiha fiber-cement siding that looks like wood. Precast face brick will be used at the bottom of the fagade. White corrugated metal will be used along the top of the building. There is a row of windows at top of building.