Agenda - Council - 07/27/2004 - Laserfiche WebLink

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The grading and utility plans have been reviewed by the Engineering Department and required modifications to the plans are listed in the Staff Review Letter. Those modifications will be reflected on the final site plan. The Landscape Plan has been reviewed by City Staff and 141 trees and 320 shrubs must be planted in order to meet the landscape requirements for the entire block. The plan submitted includes 102 trees and 348 shrubs; the plan must be modified to include an additional 39 trees. The City Staff Review Letter also stated that the 39 additional trees are supposed to be planted along Armstrong Blvd. The Applicant's response is that another 39 trees along Armstrong Blvd. would average out to a tree every 6 feet. The Planning Commission agreed that the commercial services, future restaurants and pond should not be completely screened from public view ari~d 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. The final site plafl will have to include text to state that waste storage will be indoors. The site plan development permit will require City approval of the lighting plan and fixtui'es. The site plan for the retail building generally conforms to the Town Center Development Guidelines. There are no public parks identified for this sub-district and small group sitting areas and a mixture of plantings and pavement are encouraged. The building elevations include the use of foundation plantings on the parking lot side, but not the Sunwood Drive Side. And, the building elevations include the use of pedestrian benches on the Sunwood Drive side, but not the parking lot side. Staff is recommending the addition of foundation plantings to the Sunwood Drive side and the addition of pedestrian benches on the parking lot side. The selected architectural materials include EIFS integrally treated with color, split face CMU block, precast concrete, brick veneer, and pre-finished metal accents and awnings. The guidelines recommend that 35% of ground level street front facades be glass openings and that at least 50% of non-glazed surfaces be brick or a comparable alternative. Exterior material calculations for this building have been request but not provided at the date of this writing. These calculations must be provided prior'to final site plan review. The original site plan application reviewed by the Planning Commission on July 12 was for the Coborn's Grocery Store and the northeast comer retail building. At that July 12 meeting, it was requested that the site plan approval include the addition of this northwest comer retail building. It was determined that because all of the buildings on Lot 1 share the same drainage, parking, landscaping issues, the site plan for the third building could be forwarded to City Council on July 27 provided the building elevations were submitted to City Staff for review. Additionally, the Council approval will be contingent upon a favorable review of the building elevations on August 5 by the Planning Commission. Recommendation: City Staff recommends approval of the preliminary site plan contingent upon compliance with the City Stat'f review letter and the July 12 discussion of the Planning Commission.