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• <br /> 03S <br /> development applications have been •• <br /> submitted for approval , others <br /> approved, and the Beard site <br /> selected as a possible industrial <br /> park . Completion of the report <br /> will not only resolve questions <br /> about service to the Beard tract but <br /> a larger growth area. <br /> 2 <br /> Aesthetic Factors Features on-site and surrounding <br /> (See Site Analysis) the tract which can visually <br /> contribute to or detract from the <br /> end product have been touched on <br /> previously. These include topography, <br /> vegetation, etc. A central feature <br /> on the site is the pond and if the <br /> industrial park is to have a park- <br /> like setting, orientation of the <br /> buildings around this feature is <br /> desirable. The slope of the land is <br /> such that vistas or views toward the <br /> pond are present from nearly every <br /> portion of the site. <br /> Several structures exist on the site <br /> including the old farm home and <br /> various outbuildings. The outbuildings <br /> can be removed to make way for <br /> development of the site. However , the <br /> home place could be retained as it <br /> sits on a knoll overlooking the <br /> remainder of the tract. It could have <br /> use as a park office or serve as the <br /> corporate headquarters for an industrial <br /> firm whose plant is situated in the <br /> park. <br /> Another factor which must not be <br /> overlooked is the MTC or Major <br /> Transportation Corridor requirements <br /> contained in the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Basically, the district requires . <br /> a 100-foot buffer adjacent to the <br /> Interstate with 50-foot setbacks around <br /> the remainder of the site. The use of <br /> existing vegetation to provide buffers <br /> and meet setback requirements can be <br /> easily accomplished while retaining a <br /> park-like atmosphere. As the tract was <br /> farmed previously, additional <br /> landscaping is recommended to supplement <br /> that existing. This will also screen <br /> the park from adjacent residential <br /> properties. <br /> PAGE 5 <br />