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revising the site plan such that the building facade parallels Little Canada Road versus Market Street. The exterior of the building will be subject to the building material and design requirements of the Rice Street Design Guidelines. Moreover, the exterior building design and site landscaping should continue the themes of the adjacent retail /office building. Based on the proposed size of the building and anticipating a one -third / two -third split between kitchen and dining area approximately 90 parking stalls would be required. The site plan provides for only 58 stalls, a deficit of approximately 30 stalls. Coupled with the parking deficit of the retail /office building on the abutting parcel with shared access, provision of adequate off - street parking is a concern. More information is necessary to support a reduction in required parking for the retail /office use and restaurant building. Office Park Concept Plan The proposed office park uses at the southeast corner of Rice Street and Market Drive consists of four one -story buildings on separate parcels ranging in size from 7,800 square feet to 7,000 square feet. No building elevations or floor plans have been provided. The proposed office use is consistent with the desired mix of uses for this area providing employment opportunities as well as daytime market support for area retail and service businesses. The Rice Street /Little Canada Road Redevelopment Plan encourages building - forward site designs with parking behind out of view of major roadways. The site abutting Rice Street has been designed in a suburban form with the building at the center of the lot and surrounding parking and drive aisles. The site should be revised to locate the building at a zero -lot line setback from Rice Street and possibly Market Drive. Similarly, the buildings on Lot 4 and the west building on Lot 5 should be turned such that their longest facades front Market Street closer to the right -of -way. The orientation of the east building on Lot 5 takes advantage of a pond view to the east, but the building could be shifted to the north closer to Market Street. These revisions would essentially internalize parking areas within the block of development accessing off of Market Street and First Bank Drive. More than adequate off - street parking has been provided for the proposed office uses with a surplus of 20 stalls. The only potential access issue is the proximity of the curb cut at the southwest corner of Lot 3 from Rice Street. This access should be considered as a right -in /right -out only to avoid stacking cars into Rice Street while waiting to make a left turn from First Bank Drive into the subject site. 4