Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/04/1996

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Site Plan: Hauan Office Building May 28, 1996 Page 2 of 3 Waste Storage: City Code requires that all solid waste and refuse receptacles shall be stored within a completely screened structure or container. The site plan does not indicate a waste storage area in accordance with City Code and the plan should be amended accordingly, Hardsurfacing: City Code requires all traveled portions of a tot to be hardsurfaced and finished with B~612 concrete curbing. The site plan text indicates the intention to pave the driveway and off-street parking lot. The site plan should be modified to include the concrete curbing around this pavement. The storage area currently has a Class 5 surface and City Code reqmres that this area be paved also. It is staffs understanding that a waiver to the hardsuffacing of the outside storage is being requested. In the past, the Planning Commission and City Council have approved the use of Class 5 in storage yards on other lots zoned for heavy industrial uses. Off Street Parking - Spaces Required: City Code requires 1 parking space for each 200 square feet of office space. In this case, 8 paved parking spaces would be required. The site plan text indicates that 7 to 9 parking spaces will be provided. Lighting: No exterior lighting plan has been shown on the site plan. Any lighting used to illuminate the site should be arranged to deflect light away from adjacent properties and public roads. Drainage and Grading: A rough plan containing topographic information has been submitted. Based upon this plan and site observation, the topography is relatively flat across the subject property with a grade of approximately 0.5 percent from southwest to northeast. A shallow ditch exists along the north lot line which conveys runoff to the western ditchline of Armstrong Blvd. Drainage from this ditchline ultimately collects in a small wetland located approximately 1,200 feet north of the site. This wetland has no outlet. It would appear that approximately 80% of the 1.43 acre lot will be covered with roof area, bituminous, or Class 5, which can be expected to cause the runoff of nearly all the precipitation falling on it. Discharge from the site should be limited to the predevelopment rate. No drainage plan is proposed. It is recommended that a detention pond be constructed near the northeast corner of the site. An outlet control limiting discharge to its predevelopment condition, approximately 1 cfs for a two year storm, should be provided into the County ditch. Material excavated from the detention pond could be utilized to establish a landscaped berm to screen the outside storage area.