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Town Center 3rd Addition- Site Plan/Cobom's July 8, 2004, Revised July 23, 2004 Page 5 of 9 landscaping plan that receives final approval by the City. Any deviations must receive approval fi-om 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 north side of Sunwood Drive. The Interim Streetscape Plan prepared by- URS and dated July 7, 2004 shows two accesses on the south side of Sunwood Drive and tlie westerly access is offset approximately 65 feet from the access on the north side of Sunwood Drive. At the July 12, 2004, Planning Commission meeting, this matter was discussed and it was determined that the access on the north side of Sunwood Drive will be adjusted to align with the southern access. The second Sunwood Drive access shown on the site plan deviates from what was shown on the approved sketch plan. The proposed second access is shown to be a right- in/right-out access. At their July 12, 2004 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed the proposed access and found it acceptable due to traffic circulation needs. This second access onto Sunwood Drive will need to be approved by the City Council. If for some reason MnDOT will not al'low an amendment to the construction of a second access, onto Sunwood Drive, you will be able to come back to the City to discuss the need for another access along Zeolite St. The approved sketch plan showed one public access to Zeolite Street and a tmckaccess to the grocery store loading dock in the southeast comer of the site. The plans now show an additional public access on Zeolite Street, adjacent to the truck access. As directed by the.Planning Commission, this second access on Zeolite must be eliminated from the plan for public safety reasons because of its proximity to the truck entrance and the comer intersection of Zeolite and Civic Center Drive. Building Height: The TC-2 District states buildings must be 1 -3 stories in height. The proposed structure is one story and therefore meets the height requirements. Parking Standards: Since there will be shared parking on the entirety of Block 1, the parking requirements for Lot 1 and 2 will be reviewed in total at this time. City Code states that 4' parking spaces are required for each 1,000 square feet of retail space and 5 spaces are required for every 1,000 square feet of restaurant space. There is ultimately 92,000 square feet of retail and 8,000 square feet of restaurant planned for Lot 1 and 5,000 square feet of retail proposed for Lot 2. This equates to a minimum of 428 parking spaces (40 restaurant and 388 retail). The preliminary site plan indicates that approximately 451 spaces will be provided.- City Code also states that a development cannot exceed parking stall minimums by more than-25%, the site plan is providing an additional 23 parking stalls, which is only a .05% increase. The site plan meets parking requirements established in City Code. Loading Docks: The loading docks are located in the southeast comer of the building and will receive access from Zeolite Street. A 12 foot high precast, smooth face, aggregate wall is