| spirit of the ordinance. He said they listened very closely to the suggestions |
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| of the Planning Commission at the 9-7-93 meeting. He said that the 25' |
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| buffer zone was not required at the time they built the original King Centre. |
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| This imposed some practical difficulty and they investigated the spirit of the |
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| ordinance and what it was intended to do. He believes that the plan before |
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| them this evening, not only meets the spirit of the ordinance, but exceeds |
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| the intent of the ordinance. They don't disagree with the ordinance, |
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| however, in their particular case, their building and what it abuts is a little |
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| different than residential (R-1, 2, 3, & 4). They abut an apartment complex, |
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| which, by semantics, is residential, however, it's location and functionality to |
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| their property is different in the sense that their building has four sides, none |
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| of which is a rear side. He said that, in reading the ordinance, it's his |
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| understanding that the spirit of the ordinance was to help the residential |
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| property that abuts commercial properties that are not so attractive on the |
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| rear sides, such as strip malls, shopping centers, etc. He said that their |
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| building is designed to have four fronts because they will be an office |
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| complex and will require attractive entrances for all of their tenants. |
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| He presented an enlargement of the new plan showing the placement of the |
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| additional islands across the back, the elimination of the sidewalk |
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| continuing around, and a significant amount of shrubbery and trees. They |
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| have also relocated the trash dumpster to a more desirous area, and is |
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| probably double the distance from the apartments. The other area of |
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| concern was the height of the wall. They are not opposed to the ordinance |
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| requirement of a 6' wall and they built a 6' double-faced wall at King Center |
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| Phase I and II and it's also what they are proposing for Phase III. |
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| Mr. King showed a sketch of what the apartment residents would see from |
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| their balconies. The closest apartment to them is in excess of 140' from |
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| their property line. From the balcony, the tenant would have to make a 180 |
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| degree turn to see the King Centre Office Building. He pointed out that if |
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| the second story tenants looked out over the 6' wall, the 25' berm area |
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| would not be seen. From the lower level apartments, they would just see |
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| the 6' wall. Most of these views are blocked by carports. The berm on the |
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| office property will be nice for the office tenants but not enjoyed that much |
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| by the apartment tenants, however they still wish to do it because the |
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| Planning Commission has requested it. |
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