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evergreen trees. Parking lot plantings are included as are plantings along the public right-of-way boundary. More <br />details regarding tree preservation (summarized above) are needed to determine whether additional plantings are <br />required for reforestation. <br />The Applicant, who also owns the Bill's Superette on the south side of Alpine Drive, has asked if some of the <br />required plantings to be installed on that site. The Applicant is concerned that the new plantings will impact <br />visibility of the new store. They are not seeking a reduction in the required number of plantings, just approval to <br />install some on the parcel directly to the south (and across Alpine Drive). Having control of the parcel south of <br />Alpine Drive, which does have relatively few existing trees, creates a unique circumstance. <br />If supported by the EPB, the plans would need to be updated to reflect plantings on both sites. Furthermore, the <br />plantings on the 'other' site would still be subject to the two (2) year maintenance surety. Staff is seeking EPB <br />feedback on the request to install some of the required plantings on this other site. <br />Buffervard <br />As previously noted, the Subject Property has a split zoning, with the northern portion zoned R-2 Residential <br />(Medium Density) and the southern portion zoned B-1 General Business. The zoning of surrounding parcels also <br />include R-2 Residential and B-1 General Business. Bufferyards are required when a commercial development is <br />proposed adjacent to a residentially zoned district. However, in this case, there is a commercial vehicle repair <br />business operating on the northern portion of the Subject Property and, while the property to the east is also zoned <br />B-1 General Business, the current use is a residential home. <br />Staff has recommended that the bufferyard requirement be applied only along the eastern boundary. The bufferyard <br />should include a 40 foot wide corridor with an additional 30% of the required base landscaping. This equates to an <br />additional nine (9) trees and thirteen (13) shrubs in along the eastern boundary. The Landscape Plan does include <br />bufferyard plantings; however, some of the plantings should be rearranged to ensure that the correct numbers are <br />along the eastern boundary. Furthermore, Staff has asked about the potential to preserve some of the existing trees <br />along this boundary, which would not only be applicable to the bufferyard plantings, but could also reduce the base <br />landscape requirements as well. <br />Funding Source: <br />All costs associated with this request are the Applicant's responsibility. <br />Action: <br />Motion to recommend approval of the Landscape Plan and Tree Inventory and Preservation Plan contingent upon <br />compliance with staff review comments in ProjectDox. <br />Site Location Map <br />Plat <br />Tree Inventory with Comments <br />Landscape Plan with Comments <br />Attachments <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Bruce Westby Bruce Westby 08/12/2021 03:05 PM <br />Form Started By: Chris Anderson Started On: 08/06/2021 11:47 AM <br />Final Approval Date: 08/12/2021 <br />