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7. With the side - loading garages, there must be enough space for vehicles to be parked in the driveway of one unit and, at the same time, allow a vehicle from the neighboring unit to come and go. Comment: The driveway areas are approximately 44 feet across from garage to garage. Architectural standards indicate that 48 feet is the ideal dimension for the garage spacing. The site plans should be revised to increase spacing to as much as 48 feet as practical. 8. Buildings must be separated by at least 74 feet from face to face. Building also must be separated by at least the average height of the two buildings. Comment: Again, based on the configuration of the parcel and the unit designs, a 74 foot face to face building separation is not practical without major site plan revisions. The 64 feet provided is adequate from a functional standpoint. All of the buildings are separated by at least the average height of adjacent buildings. 9. Parallel parking stalls must be at least 23 feet long and at least 8'6" wide. Comment: The north parallel stalls are 23 feet long, whereas the south stalls are only 21 feet long. Both sets of parallels stalls are 8.5 feet wide. 10. The landscape plan must be revised to include additional shrub plantings along the east boundary of the property and additional trees and shrubs along the southwest property lines. An irregular row pattern of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs with a height of at least six feet at maturity is recommended. Comment: The landscape plan has been revised to provide plantings on the east and southwest boundary of the site. The plantings on the east boundary are in an irregular row with a mixture of different shrubs and trees, whereas the plantings on the southwest boundary are a hedge row of Chinese Lilac shrubs because of space limitations. All of the materials will grow to at least six feet in height. 11. The landscaping in front of Building 14 needs to be revised because trees are indicated on top of driveways. The foundation planting plan must be revised so that each unit has at least three shrubs along a garage wall. Where driveways for two units are located side -by -side without a separation, a planting bed must be added between the driveways for at least half the length of the driveway. Comment: The landscaping plan must still be revised to remove the tree in front of Building 14 from the driveway or edge of a five foot planting bed, which is insufficient for healthy trees. At least three shrubs have been provided for each garage wall and sod is proposed between two driveways within the same building. The sod should be replaced with low growing hardy shrubs as grass is likely to be trampled and not survive. 12. The association will be responsible for the aesthetic improvements in the 3