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Apollo Landing. page 4 411V311 the site plan. Originally the applicant was proposing to use some parking spaces be eliminated in favor of trash enclosures, though staff is recommending that trash storage be seamlessly integrated into the designs of' the building Recommendations from the Environmental Board as well as city staff regarding increased landscaping in the parking area shared by lots 2, 3, and 4 have been implemented without reducing the parking Provided on site. • • Access /Circulation Access to the site is via an entry /exit driveway directly from Apollo Drive. As indicated in the City Engineer's iemoran.durn, approval for this access must be obtained from Anoka County. The applicant has submitted a separate application to Anoka County; however comments have not been made available at the time of this report. City staff is ready to proceed with the application, anticipating that the comments of the Highway Depaent will not greatly affect the layout of the project. Staff has recommended a condition that requires the applicant complies with all of the comments of Anoka County and obtain any necessary permits for work within the right of way. The Pla1nning and Zoning Board recommended a condition that stated the following: Examine the potential for future access to the property to the southwest along Lilac street, and if Possible provide for access between the two properties." City staff has had ongoing conversations with the applicant on this subject. The applicant is leery of putting easements across their property lines that essentially lead to no where but would then allow the neighboring property to access their site. The neighboring properties mentioned in the condition are zoned Rural and are guided for Industrial development. The applicant and City staff are both quite reluctant to allow an industrial site access through a commercial center like Apollo Landing. In the future staff and the current applicant are interested in the potential for connecting the two sites, but only if the other site was to be developed in cohesive manner. This would mean a commercial use with architectural design standards that would bt compatible with the rest of this master planned commercial center. The photometric lighting plan submitted with the application includes the lighting for the entry drive and tY hotel Property, and meets city standards. Staff is recommending a condition requiring all future development include a photometric lighting plan of the entire site that depicts all development so a comprehensive revie can be completed with each building. Exhibits for the lighting fixtures are included in the architectural design standards for the project. Si— e A.s the applicant is proposing multi -tenant buildings, and the architectural design standards for the site desiglied to create a cohesive design throughout the entire commercial center. The architectural des star1daxds also include the sign plan for the development.