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north. One colored building perspective has been provided. It indicates a light green and brown exterior siding with white trim, along with white pillars with a brick base located near the front entrance. As this site is within the City's commercial architectural review district, the Planning Commission should comment on architecture and building materials. Retail Building. The retailing building is proposed to be located between the assisted living facility and the office/commercial building. The front entrance faces Rice Street, with a drop off area at the upper level entry. A patio area located in the rear of the building contains a lower level entry, facing the pond area. The two-level building is proposed to have a 5,000 square foot footprint. Specific plans for the building are not yet available. The applicants have stated that the building's architecture will be modern. Office/Commercial Building. The office/commercial building is proposed to be located on the north side of the property, with the front entrances facing Country Drive. The three-level building is proposed to have a 7,120 square foot footprint. The rear of the building is in fairly close distance to the delineated wetland (within 50 feet at two points), while the parking stalls are provided between the building and Country Drive. The exterior building designs and site landscaping of all three buildings should be complementary to each other, and consistent with the City's Architectural Guidelines. Parking. The parking plan proposes 33 upper parking stalls; 18 mid-parking stalls; and 52 lower parking stalls to serve the retail and office/commercial buildings. Off-street parking for office uses is three stalls plus one stall per 200 square feet. Off-street parking for retail uses is one stall per 200 square feet. As such, the required parking for the proposed building is calculated as follows: Office Building: 3 + 21,360 x 90% / 200 SF = 100 stalls Retail Building: 10,000 x 90% / 200 SF = 45 stalls In total, the site provides 103 parking spaces where 145 are estimated to be required by the ordinance. The PUD District allows the City to reduce parking supply in shared parking arrangements. The proposed site plan provides 71 percent of the estimated requirement. Depending on the uses in the two buildings, this may be adequate to serve the site, with the exception that restaurant uses would create a much more severe deficit. Since there are no opportunities for over-flow parking near this site, such as on- street parking, etc., the site will need to be able to accommodate all of its parking demand. There are also 18 parking stalls proposed to serve the senior assisted living facility. Off- street parking for Senior Citizen Housing requires reservation of area equal to one (1) parking space per unit. Initial development is, however, required for only one-half ('/2) space per unit and said number of spaces can continue until such time as the City Council considers a need for additional parking spaces has been demonstrated. Assisted-Living Facility: .5 x 52 = 26 stalls required (52 stalls reserved) 3