Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/12/2004 - Special Meeting

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Town Center 3rd Addition - Site PlarL/Cobums July 8, 2004 Page 4 of 7 25?'0 of the trees planted consist of' ornamental trees. Parking lot landscaping is also required. one (1) tree per every ten (i 0) parking stails. In addition to the tree requirements? City Code also states that one (ii) shrub per every, thirty (30) lineal feet of site perimeter or 300 square ~eet of building coverage, whichever is greater, be planted. The proposed total building coverage on the property, is 96,000 square feet (presuming the grocery store eventually expands to 63,000 square feet), which equates to a minimuTM of ninety- six (96') trees and 320 si~rubs needing to be installed. Additionally, another ~br~y~five (45) trees need to be installed within the parking lot area to satisfy, to the parking lot landscaping requirements (there are roughly 450 parking stalls). Therel:bre, overall a minimum of 141 trees must be installed tl-u'oughout the site. At [east thirteen (13) trees must be installed along Armstrong Blvd, at a spacing no ~eater than thirty-five (35) ~ket on center, to satist¥ the public road fi'on[age planting requirement. The Town Center master streetscape includes parkway trees along Sunwood Dr and Zeolite St which satisfy the public road frontage requirements along both of those streets. The current landscaping plan includes 102 trees and 348 shrubs. The parking lot requiremems and the sln'ub requirements are being fulfilled. However, an additional thirty-nine (39) trees must be inco~orated into the plan to meet the minimum number of required trees. A number of these trees should be positioned along the western property boundary where there is still amp{e planting space and they will satisfy,' the public road ~¥ontage requirement along Armstrong Blvd. There is one concern regarding the location of one of the evergreen trees. In the southwest comer, near the prescription drive-thru, there is a conifer shown adjacent to the row ct' ten (i0) parking stalls. As this tree matures, the lower branches may obstruct the view of patrons that are backing out of the adjacent parking stall or could damage a vehicle. It is recommended that this tree be substituted with a deciduous overs[ct? tree. A revised landscaping plan should be submitted. It should include the additional trees as required under City Code as welt as provide details regarding the proposed species. At a minimum, the species palette must include the e, ommon name, Latin name, and size of each species. As a final note, those buildings that are constructed at a later time must comply with the landscaping plan that receives final approval by the City. Any deviations must receive approval from the City prior to the materials being installed. Access: The sketch plan approved by the City Council on May 11, 2004, showed one access on the south side of Sunwood Drive, west of Zeolite Street and said access aligned with the proposed access on the aorth side of Sunwood Drive. The Interim Streetscape Ptan prepared by URS and dated July 7, 2004 shows two accesses on the south side of Sunwood Drive and the westerly access is o/c'~'set approximately 65 feet fi'om the access on the north side of Sunwood Drive. The westerly access on the south side of Sunwood must be CCh'Coted to align with the north side. And, the second access on the south side of Sunwood must be diminated in accordance with the approved sketch plan. as access to Municipal State Aid road shall be limited. The approved sketch plan showed one pubiic access to Zeolite Street and a truck access to the 84