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building facades that face 98'h Avenue must meet the SR60 Corridor Plan architectural/building and foundation planting requirements. Last May, staff held a pre -application conference for a proposed new 6,000 square foot distribution/warehouse building for Dayco and informed the applicant of the special requirements that would apply to the east facade of the building that would "face" 98'h Avenue. Although the applicant did not object to various other SR60 Corridor Plan requirements, concerns were expressed about the special requirements that would apply to the building's east face. In June, at the request of 98'h Avenue manufacturer's, planning staff met with Chamber of Commerce staff and representatives of the four manufacturing businesses located on the west side of 98'h Avenue. These manufacturers are: Float -On, Nylacarb, M.A. Ford, and Dayco (see attachment #2). At the meeting, staff listened to concerns, presented the purpose and intent of the requirements, and discussed alternatives. Subsequently, in July, staff coordinated with the manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce staff, and the two members of the SR60 On-going Review Task Force (Gene Waddell and Robert White) and developed a proposed LDR amendment that is acceptable to all parties. The proposed amendment, if adopted, would: 1. Designate for Corridor Plan purposes a "98th Avenue Manufacturing District", located several hundred feet south of SR60, on the west side of 98th Avenue. 2. Exempt manufacturing uses in this "district" from architectural/building and foundation planting requirements along the 9811 Avenue "face" of buildings. Require compliance with SR60 Corridor Plan color, signage, and Thoroughfare Plan road (98t° Avenue) buffer requirements. 4. Allow an alternative Thoroughfare Plan road (9811 Avenue) buffer requirement, whereby the 4' berm/hedge requirement may be reduced to a 2' berm or hedge in exchange for an increase in canopy or understory trees. This proposal is based upon the 98th Avenue manufacturing "district's" unique standing within the corridor. Within the corridor, this "district" is the only concentration of industrially zoned manufacturing uses that are not open to the public. This district includes no uses that would invite members of the public onto the business site (eg retail, accessory retail, repair, or self -storage uses). Thus, the "public face" of these improvements is the view of the site from 98'h Avenue rather than on-site, close to or at buildings. Therefore, the proposed amendment would require special buffering along the 98th Avenue frontage of the subject sites, as well as building color and signage requirements, but would exempt special aruhitectrrral/building and foundation planting requirements for buildings that will be located "behind" the buffer. • Proposed Process: _ Rather than attempting to resurrect the original sixteen member SR60 Task Force, staffs desire is to have the formal amendment reviewed by the three member SR60 On-going Review Task Force which is chaired by Gene Waddell. If the Board authorizes staff to initiate a formal LDR amendment proposal, staff will then have the proposal reviewed by the On-going Review Task Force, the Professional Services Advisory Committee, and the Planning and Zoning Commission prior to the Board's formal consideration. AUGUST 24, 1999 -78-