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Site .Plan Review: TAG ,Machine September 26, 2008 Page 2 of 4 site plan indicates the proposed facility will be two colors of rock faced block. City Staff finds this acceptable. Waste Storage: City Code requires waste storage facilities to be enclosed. The site plan indicates that waste storage will be inside the facility, acceptable to City Code standards. Off -Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires one parking stall for every 1,000 square feet of manufacturing/warehouse space and one stall for every 300 square feet of office space. The site•plan indicates that the proposed building will consist of 1,613 square feet of office space and 9,596 square feet of warehouse space, for a total of 18 parking stalls. The site plan Sheet Tl indicates 1.6 striped parking stalls. Given the irregular lot configuration and amount of employees proposed for the facility, the amount of parking stalls proposed is acceptable. Off -Street Parking.- Design: The site plan indicates that the parking and maneuvering areas will be asphalt with concrete curbs and gutters. Lighting: City standards require that the luminaire (light source) must not be visible from beyond the property line, Shop drawings. for new lighting fixtures have been submitted and are subject to City Engineering approval. Signage: Any new signage on the property will require a sign permit, which is approved separately from the site plan and building permit. However, please note that ground signs are not permitted in any easement. Landscaping: A minimum of seventeen (17) trees and thirty-seven (37) shrubs must be installed (based on the lineal footage.of the site [844 feet] and the number of parking stalls [16] for trees and building area for shrubs). The proposed landscaping meets or exceeds the minimum planting standards .and includes a good mix of species. The landscaping plan, dated August 29, 2008,.is generally acceptable with the following comments: • Planting depth shall be such that the root flare (1" set of primary roots) is at or just above grade level. Please note that this is not necessarily the same as the top of soil ball. "frees planted too deeply will be rejected. * At installation, only prune branches that are broken or deformed (do NOT prune 1/3 of foliage as shown in the tree planting detail), • Any pruning cuts that are necessary shall be made just outside the branch collar, NOT Flush with bark. Please submit revised tree planting detail to address these issues. Irrigation: All new landscaping shall be irrigated by an in -ground system. Irrigation metering and backflow devices shall be approved as part of the Utility Flan, and "installed accordingly. Irrigation rain sensors shall be installed and appropriately placed throughout the site., Notes must be added to the plans and information provided to insure compliance with these requirements. —264—