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Crest View Senior Communities: Site Plan Review March 30,2007, revised May 15,2007 Page 3 of5 Waste Storage: It appears from the submitted plans that waste storage for the facility will be handled interior to the building at various locations. Loading Docks: It appears that the only loading dock on the site will be on the south end of the CommonS area near its connection to the Assisted Living&.1emory Care wing. . Off-Street Parking - Spaces Required: The Town Center zoning district generally requires 2 parking spaces per residential unit, but does not call out a specific standard for senior housing. The proposed building is also a quasi residential/institutional use, and staff does not feel a straight calculation of 2 spaces per unit is appropriate for the site. We understand that based on Crest View's experience with its other senior facility, the residents, of the assisted living/memory care units are expected to have few if any cars on the site. This leaves the 103 independent units. An industry standard for parking needs for tills type of unit is between 2/3 and 1 space per unit. The independent units will have priority in using the garage, which contains 84 parking spaces. The site also has 2 surface parking lots. One lot will be off of Civic Center Drive and will contain 26 spaces; this lot will be primarily for staff parking. You have indicated that expected staffing levels in the facility vvill be 50 FTE, with approximately 20 staff present at one time. This parking area seems sufficient for staffpurposes. The second surface parking lot is off of Rhinestone Street and will primarily serve visitors to the facility, with35 parking spaces. This parking area also appears to be sufficient. There will also be approximately 40 spaces along Sunwood Drive and Rhinestone Street. ' Signs: Please note that all signs for the proposed building must be approved through a separate sign permit process. Lighting: City standards require that the luminaire (light source) must not be visible from beyond the property line. The applicant should submit shop drawings of the lighting fixtures for review and approval by the City Engineer. Any lighting used to illuminate an off-street parking area, sign, or structure shall be arranged to deflect away from Sunwood Drive. Landscaping Plan: Overall, the landscaping plan, dated March 5,2007, is generally acceptable. The plan provides a diverse group of species and exceeds the canopy cover square footage requirements. The following comments are offered regarding the landscaping plan and details: . The planting schedule must be amended to include the Ponderosa Pines that will be installed at the south end of the site. . All shrub species are acceptable, but, minimum required size of shrubs is twenty-four inches in height for deciduous species and twenty-four inches in height or width, whichever is more applicable per growth characteristics, for coniferous shrub 'species. Minimum shrub size must be included in the plant schedule. . The Wild Black Cherry near the intersection of Civic Center Dr and Rhinestone St should be shifted to the north slightly to ensure that it is outside of the vision clearance triangle. -119-