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Town Center 3rd Addition- Site Plan/Coborn's July 8, 2004, Revised July 23, 2004 Page 4 of 9 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. A portion of these trees should be installed along the public road frontage at no greater than thirty- five (35) feet on center. 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 than 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, City Code algo 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 proposed total building coverage on the p.roperty is 96,000 square feet (presuming the grocery store eventually expands to 63',000 square feet), which equates to' a minimum of ninety- six (96) trees and 320 shrubs needing to be installed. Additionally, another forty-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). Therefore, overall a minimum of 141 trees must be installed throughout the site. At least thirteen (13) trees must be installed along Armstrong Blvd, at a spacing no greater than thirty-five (35) feet on center, to satisfy the public road frontage 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 requirements and the shrub requirements are being fulfilled. However, an additional thirty-nine (39) trees must be incorporated into the plan to meet the minimum number of i:equired trees. A number bf these trees should be positioned along the western property boundary where there is still ample planting space and they will satisfy the public road frontage requirement along Armstrong Blvd. On July 12, 2004, the Planning Commission agreed that the commercial, services, future restaurants and pond should not be completely screened from public view and that the Landscape Plan should be adjusted accordingly. It Was also suggested that the applicant draw up a phasing plan for the installation of landscaping as buildings are constructed. There is one concern regarding the location of one of the evergreen trees. In the southwest corner, near the prescription drive-thru, there is a conifer shown adjacent to the row of ten (10) 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, overstory tree. A revised landscaping plan should be submitted. It should include the additional trees as required under City Code as well as provide details regarding the proposed .species. At a minimum, the species palette must include the common 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