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PlanningBoard | 2006-12-11 | 7 | Member Ezzy Ashcraft commended the design team, and would like to see more environmentally friendly design through the City. She believed they had been very responsive and put together a beautiful design. She was mindful of the business park's 70% occupancy rate, and believed Zephyr was an innovative company. She was impressed by how the parking in front had been minimized, and believed that because this business park was approved many years ago in this area, she did not expect it to read the same way as a beachfront resort. She liked the wider walkways, the trees, and the removal of several parking spaces. President Lynch echoed the previous positive comments. He believed the City erred in the design of this business park because it looked like a business park. While it was functional as a business park, the design elements were not too far from his perception of tilt-ups. He noted that while the interiors were uniform and uninteresting, the exterior was attractive. He cited a building in the Napa Business Park at the intersection of Highway 12 and 29 that was unidentifiable as a warehouse. A discussion of parking configurations ensued. "Vice President Cook agreed with much of Member Kohlstrand's comments, but also and understood the need for this project to have a specific front function. She challenged the applicant to treat the waterfront differently with future projects and attract future tenants that do not require parking in front of the buildings, and that can conform to the design challenge." M/S Cook/Ezzy Ashcraft to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. PB-06-54 to approve a Final Development Plan and Major Design Review to allow a one-story building of approximately 36,899 square feet in floor area with 69 parking spaces to be constructed on a 4.1 acre site. He suggested that the applicant may be able to offer that kind of design as well, by breaking up the massing with the materials and various design elements. He emphasized that he was not suggesting that the building be redesigned at this time. AYES - 4 (Cunningham, Mariani absent); NOES - 1 (Kohlstrand); ABSTAIN - 0 Planning Board Minutes Page 7 December 11, 2006 | PlanningBoard/2006-12-11.pdf |