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Class C Components — Building Expansion Site Plan Review March 21, 2008 Page2of3 Waste Storage: The site plan shows an enclosed trash area in the rear of the new addition, which meets City Code requirements. Loading Docks: City Code requires two (2) loading docks for a 30,000 s.£ building. The architectural elevations show one new loading dock on the west side of the expansion area, in addition to the two docks on the north side.of the existing building. Off - Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires 1 parking stall for every 300 square feet of office space, and 1 stall for each 1,000 square feet of warehouse space. Once constructed, the entire building will have 5,318 square feet of office space and 31,032 square feet of warehouse space (the existing building includes a mezzanine area, which will be expanded along with the addition). This results in a need for 50 parking spaces. The site plan shows 54 total parking spaces. Lighting: The submittal indicates that new lighting added to the site will match the existing fixtures. City Code requires that the bulbs in any fixture not be visible from surrounding properties. Landscaping: City Code requires one (1) tree per every 1,000 square feet of building footprint expansion and one (1) tree per every ten parking stalls. The proposed expansion is 14,901 sq. ft. and there are also 32 new parking stalls, thus eighteen (18) trees are required to fulfill the landscaping requirements. The landscaping plan, dated February 5, four 34 2008, includes seven (7) trees and thirty-four ( ) shrubs. Staff believes that this combination of trees and shrubs satisfies the overall landscaping requirement with just a few general comments: • Relocating some of the proposed Colorado blue spruces to the northern part of the site (between curb and adjacent path) or to the northeastern corner (adjacent to the 13 new parking stalls) would result in better use of the trees (i.e. screening and/or shading). Another option would be to consider planting some of the trees off -site, near the intersection of Sunwood Dr and Bunker Lake Blvd, along the trail. • All new landscaping areas shall be irrigated by an in- ground system (this would not pertain to trees planted off -site as mentioned above). Irrigation metering and backflow devices shall be approved as part of the Utility Plan, and installed accordingly. Irrigation rain sensors shall be installed and appropriately placed throughout the site. • Plantings shall be installed in accordance with the City's Tree Planting Detail (Plate No. Park -2), with the exception of the tree tube requirement (this is not mandatory). Tree Preservation: A tree preservation plan is not necessary as there are no trees on the expansion site. -101-