Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/09/2015

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Review File: Parkview East Site Plan Review: Landscaping April 3, 2015 Page 3 of 3 • The plans do not indicate whether an irrigation system will be installed or not. Establishment of the streetscape (trees and sod), including watering, is the responsibility of the Developer (and eventually the property management company). In ground irrigation within the boulevard area is subject to review and approval by the City. Please submit a revised landscaping plan that addresses these matters. Tree Preservation: This site is devoid of any significant tree cover and therefore, no tree preservation plan is necessary. Stormwater: It appears that the site will utilize a subsurface stormwater system to achieve the required infiltration of the first one (1) inch of rainfall in accordance with the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization's 3' Generation Plan. The system appears to be designed with an overflow outlet that allows runoff from larger events to outlet into the existing storm sewer infrastructure in Sapphire St where it will eventually be routed to a regional pond. The Engineering Division will be completing a more comprehensive review of the grading/drainage plans. The plans were reviewed by the Environmental Policy Board (EPB) at their March 30, 2015 meeting and the EPB was generally supportive of the Landscape Plan. However, they request that some of the trees originally proposed as street trees be relocated south of the enclosed parking facilities. This would provide some visual relief and screening of the buildings from the south (without requesting more trees). Additionally, the EPB also noted their concern for a lack of landscaping internal to the site and requested the applicant provide additional detail on this component. Finally, the EPB also had some advisory comments that they desire the applicant to explore in more detail including: • Is the site being over -parked? Could some of the surface parking be eliminated and replaced with greenspace? • Could some of the larger islands within the parking lot be designed as swales with curb cuts and appropriate vegetation that could serve as small infiltration points? The EPB did recommend approval of the Landscape Plan contingent upon compliance with the revisions requested in this Staff Review Letter.