Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/03/2004

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Kaiway Construction May 28, 2004 Page 2 of 4 · Cleanouts will be required at 100 foot intervals on the sanitary sewer service. Provide Inverts and top of casting elevations ~br all sanitary structures and co~mections. · Separate 6" water services will be required tbr each building. Stubs were provided in Ebony Street. · A fire hydrant will be reqitired at the east end of the area between the buildings. Setbacks: City Code stipulates a 35 fi'ont yard, 25 rear yard, and 25 side yard setback building setback. City Code also establishes a 20 foot impervious surface setback along all public streets. The site plan is exceeding all required setbacks. Landscaping: City Code requires one (1) tree per every fifty.(50) lineal feet of site perimeter or 1,000 square feet of building coverage, whichever is greater, be planted throughout the site. City Code also requires that no less than 25% of the trees planted be deciduous and no less than 25% coniferous. Furthermore, City Code requires that no more thm~ 25% of the trees planted consist of ornamental trees. Parking lot landscaping is also required, one (1) tree per every ten (10) parking stalls. In addition to the tree requirements, C~ty Code also states that one (1) shrub per every thirty (30) lineal feet of site perimeter or 300 square feet of building coverage, whichever is greater, be planted. The total building coverage on the property is 54,400 square feet, which equates to a minimum of fifty- tbur (54)_ trees and 181 shrubs needing to be installed. Of the trees, a minimum of fourteen (14) should be installed along Ebony St to satisfy the public road frontage planting requirement (one tree per 35 feet of public road frontage). The parking lot landscaping trees shall be planted within the parking lot in islands or immediately adjacent to the parking stalls and must consist of at least seven (7) additional overstory trees. The remaining trees can be planted throughout the property. The cutxent landscaping plan calls for a total of forty-nine (49) trees and 177 shn~bs being installed. The sizes and species indicated in the species palette meet the minimum standards specified in City Code. Both the public road frontage planting requirements as well as the parking lot landscaping requirements are being satisfied. However, there should be an additional fbur (4) stn'ubs and five (5) trees incorporated into the plan to satisfy the overatl requirements of City Code. There are a couple of points of concern regarding the general location of street trees. First, no trees can be planted within thirty-f/ye (35) feet of the back of curb of any intersecting street. This is something that will require attention in the field when the trees are installed. Additionally, no tree shall be planted within fiikeen (15) feet of a hydrant. Ill a conflict does exist, the spacing of the trees may need to be adjusted or a tree(s) may need to be eliminated fi'om the planting schedule. If the latter is necessary, the City must be inibrmed of the changes prior to any 5york being conducted. A revised landscaping plan needs to be submitted. The revised plan should [nc'inde the additional trees and shrubs required under City Code. Furthermore, a survey of existing vegetation on the site should aiso be included. At a minimmn, the survey should indicate species, size and the status of each tree. If there are trees on the site, which are deemed to be significant, that will be preserved, they could satisfy the planting requirements. However, that determination cannot be made until more detailed in~brmation ~s submitted: