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The Environmental Coordinator will review the Tree Preservation Plan and make suggestions for removal of hazardous or unhealthy trees. Landscaping The proposed landscape plan meets the minimum number of trees and shrubs required by ordinance. Where screening is required, the code suggests that a combination of landscaping and berms be used to provide screening. The PUD flexibility is requested to allow outside storage adjacent to I-35E and the asked the applicant to provide more comprehensive screening plan to screen the outside storage from I-35E, 2 1 " Avenue and the residential area south of Cedar Avenue. The revised plans show a staggered double row of trees and berming (through a 4-foot grade change) south of the truck storage area on the south and similar landscaping is proposed for the northern storage area. Additionally, a double row of trees is shown along I-35E to provide screening. All continuous year round planting screens shall require at a minimum a double row of plants with triangulated spacing. The landscape plan shows landscaping in the island adjacent to the proposed shared drive between Lot 1 and Outlot B. The landscaping in this area will provide some interim screening for the residential property to the south until Outlot B is developed. Staff recommends that those trees be increased from 6 feet to 8 feet at planting. Staff finds that the planting plan generally shows compliance with ordinance requirements, however, the Environmental Board memo includes a number of modifications to the proposed species. A final landscape plan must be submitted with the final plat/PUD final plan application. Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) The site is within the 2005 I-35E Corridor AUAR environmental review boundary. The AUAR was updated in June 2015. The site is generally in compliance with the land use options evaluated in the AUAR. However, the AUAR includes a mitigation plan that assumes certain improvements, including streets, floodplain, wetlands and creek impacts. The City Engineer comment letter dated June 28, 2016 includes a number of conditions that must be addressed to show compliance with the AUAR. Next Steps If the request is approved, the next step would be a land use application for PUD Final Plan/Final Plat approval. 11