Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/05/2004

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Town Center 3rd Addition- Site Plan/Northwest Retail Bldg. July '~'~.~.~, 2004 Page 4 of 7 given to placement of more trees in the parking lot area, and that a phasing plan for installation of the plantings during development of the lot would be appropriate. 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 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 final 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 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 i 1,2004, identified 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. One public access and one truck access was shown on Zeolite Street. The Interim Streetscape Plan prepared by URS and dated July 7, 2004 shows two accesses on the south side of Sunwood .Dr/ve and the westerly access is offset approximately 65 feet from the access on the north side of Sunwood Drive. It is staffs understanding that the westerly access on the south side of Sunwood will remain as positioned and the access on the north side of Sun,,vood will be realigned to match the south access at the time that parcel is developed. The Plann/ng Commission has recommended approval of the addition of the easterly access on the south side of Sunwood Drive as a right-in/right-out only. The plans now show an additional public access on Zeolite Street, adjacent to the truck access. The Planning Commission recommended elimination of this additional access at the comer of Zeloite and Civic Center Drive for public safety reasons. 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 requiremen, ts. Waste Storage: City Code requires that all solid waste and refuse receptacles be stored within a completely screened structure or container. It is Staffs understanding that ali waste storage will be indoors; the final site plan' should inClude this statement. Parking Standards: Since there will be shared parking on the entirety of Block 1, the parking · requirements t'or 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 plam-~ed 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 sire plan' indicates that approximately 451 spaces will be provided. City Code also states that a development catmot exceed parking stall minimums by more titan 25%, the site plan 12