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The second amenity associated with the grocery store is the sale of motor fuel. Fuel sales are currently not a permitted use in the TC-2 District. The applicant's applied for a zoning amendment to allow gas sales as an accessory use in the TC~2 Districtl The City Council introduced the ordinance on July 27, 2004. The final adoption of the ordinance amendment to allow for fnel sales in the TC-2 district is also on tonight's agenda. City Code states that there shall not be more than one main building on a lo{. On August 5, 2004, the Board of Adjustment granted the applicant a variance to develop the property with multiple buildings. The TC-2 District establishes a .5 floor area ratio. The intent of the TC-2 District is to accommodate large scale retail buildings that will most certainly require greater amounts of surface parking. On July 12, 2004, the Board of Adjustment granted a variance to the .5 floor area ratio requirement. The maximum front yard setback in the TC-2 district is 0-15 feet. The store is proposed to be located at the south boundary of the site, approximately 300 feet back from the Sunwood Drive right-of-way. The Town Center Development Guidelines encourage placement of larger scale buildings along the railroad. On July 12, the Board of Adjustment approved the applicant's request for a variance to the front yard setback requirement. A total of 440 parking spaces would be required for the uses ultimately proposed for Lots 1 and 2; the site plan is showing 489 spaces. The loading docks are located on the southeast comer of the grocery store building, with a truck access from Zeolite. The plan includes a 12 foot high concrete wall to screen the loading dock activity from public view. '['he grading and utility plans have been reviewed by the Engineering Department and required modifications are listed in the Staff Review Letter dated October 7, 2004. The Landscape Plan has been reviewed by City Staff. The landscape requirements require 148 trees and 333 shrubs on the entire site. The Landscape plan proposes 124 trees and 540 shrubs. The Landscape Plan must be modified to include an additional 24 trees and incorporate other corrections outlined in the Staff Review Letter dated October 7, 2004. The final site plan identifies a trash compactor on the south wall of the building. This is also the proposed location for the trash container. The site plan must be modified to indicate what type of enclosure and construction materials will be used to screen the trash storage area. The final site plan submittal did not include a lighting plan. The lighting plan must be submitted to the City for review and approval. The project generally conforms to the Town Center Development Guidelines. The building elevati'ons have not been updated since Preliminary Site Plan approval. The calculations for exterior material finishes will have to be updatedwhen final elevations are prepared.