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APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING STATEMENT See attached. RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING AREA The subject property is located at 1300 & 1330 Business Center Place, and is fonnally referred to as Lots D and E of the Bayside Business Park. The business park is a nine-lot industrial park subdivision (eight lots for building development, plus a ninth lot that incorporates the private roads and onsite wetlands mitigation area) that was approved by the City Council in late 2002. It is located in proximity to the Davis Street Transfer Station (located to the west and zoned IG Industrial General) and the City's Water Pollution Control Plant (located to the north and zoned PS Public Service). Additional uses in the area include a variety of industrial/manufacturing uses and scrap metal dealers, and are zoned IG Industrial General. The first building in the new subdivision was constructed for FedEx Ground, which is located at the rear (south) of the subdivision on the fonner'Lot H. Subsequent to that development, the developer constructed three building shells at the north end of the subdivision (Buildings A-C) with the intent of selling them to prospective new tenants. Fonner Building A was purchased and received a conditional use permit in late 2004 (pLN2004-00092) for a wholesale furniture operation, whose core business is warehousing and delivery of home improvement goods to retailers and designers throughout the United States. The applicants for Building A also received approval for ancillary retail sales up to six times per year. Building B was purchased and occupied in mid-2ooS by a business that assembles and installs large pieces of medical equipment that are shipped from overseas (no planning entitlement was required for this use). Building C was purchased and occupied in mid-2006 by Calligaris USA, Inc. after approval of a use permit (PLN2006-00029) to operate a wholesale furniture distribution warehouse operation. Calligaris is a furniture design and manufacturing business based in Northern Italy and is not open to the public (sells only to retailers). The four interior lots, D, E, F & G remain vacant and undeveloped. DETAlLSOFPROPOSAL The applicant proposes to construct and operate a new regional/division headquarters for their construction rental business, to be located at 1300 and 1330 Business Center Place (lots D and E). The project site encompasses 4.69 acres total (lots would be merged) and is located immediately south of the existing Buildings A and C. Access is derived from the private roadway system, Business Center Drive, located on the south side of Davis Street, west of Doolittle Drive. The applicant is proposing to construct a new 5,200 square foot office building, located near the western edge of the site; a 13,200 square foot mechanics building located in the center of the site; and a total of 91 parking spaces (35 overnight truck parking spaces, and 56 auto spaces for employees and clients). Proposed amenities include landscaping along the property frontages and in front of the office building; decorative rolling iron gates for access to the yard area; and an eight- foot tall white-colored wall around the northern, eastern, and southern borders. Planning Connnission Staff Report PLN2006-00 10 1 Page 2 of7 February 22, 2007