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Final Site Plan Review - Gateway Retail Building Town Center 3rd Addition October 7, 2004 Page 5 of 8 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 o~' these trees should be installed along the public road frontage at spacing 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, at a rate of one (l) tree per every ten (10) parking stalls. In addition to the tree requirements, City Code also states that one (1) shrub per every thirty (30) lineal feet of site perimeter or 30{) square feet of building coverage, whichever is greater, be planted. The proposed total building coverage on the property is 100,000 square feet and there are roughly 480 proposed parking stalls, which equates to a mi'nimum '~f 148 trees (48 specifically in and around the parking areas) and 333 shrubs needing to be installed. The number of required trees does not include the boulevard trees, as they were a required component of the streetscape and thus, are calculated separately, The cnn'ent landscaping plan includes 124 trees and approximately 540 shrubs. The parking lot requirements and the shrub requirements are being fulfilled. However, an additional twenty-four (24) trees must be incorporated into the plan to mee~ the minimum number of required trees (again, the boulevard trees are a part of the streetscape component and thus are not considered as part o5' the required plantings based on building square footage). There are several opportunities for plantings throughout the site. There is still plenty of room for trees along the western border of the property.. Also, the islands to the north and the east of the grocery store may provide additional planting options. There appears to be a discrepancy between the submitted landscaping plan and page 52/58 of the final plat submittal that will need to be clarified. The landscaping plan indicates that five (5) Autumn Blaze Ash, four (4) Green Ash, and eight (8) thomless hawthorns will be installed in the southeast corner of the property (along Zeolite St). However, the final plat submittal show's six (6) Blue Beech and four (4) Red Oaks in this vicinity. A revised landscaping plan must 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, size of each species, and quantity. Also, the revised plan must clarify, the discrepancy regarding species and numbers of trees installed in the southeast corner of the project area (which may impact the number of required plantings). As a final note, those buildings tha~t are constructed at a later time must comply with the landscaping plan that receives final approval by the City. Any deviations must receive approval fi'om the City prior to th~'materials being installed.