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Fairview Clinic, page 3 1111)4ildina Height me applicant is proposing to limit the height of the addition to 14 feet, which is well below the 36 -foot axlmuan allowed in the Limited Business zoning district. tscaning and Green Space As the site is bound by right of way and commercially /mixed use property the landscaping requirements are muiimal. The applicant has worked with Marty Asleson, the city' s Environmental Coordinator, to make some changes to the proposed landscape plan. Staff is recommending a condition of approval requiring the applicant t0 follow the recommendations of the Environmental Board including irrigation of seeded areas and alternative landscape materials. Staff is also recommending that the landscape plan include the addition of two woodbine Plants at the base of the three trellises shown on the architectural elevations. The submitted plans depict impervious surface coverage at 75 %, which is slightly above the 65% allowed in the J-imited Business zoning district; however, it should be noted that this is well below the numbers included in the master planned Legacy at Wood's Edge project to the east. This slight increase can be allowed through the Planned Unit Development process and is supported by city staff as a modification that will further integrate tl'iis site into the Legacy at Wood' s Edge master plan. Pates the City of Lino Lakes Zoning Ordinance, within Section 3,Subdivision 5.F.12, includes the followins requirement for medical clinic parking: Number Required of floor area. • Parking Factor \ Requirement Three spaces plus at least on two hundred square feet 20,065 square feet 104 -'he submitted plans depict 108 parking spaces, leaving a surplus of 4 additional parking spaces. Staff �ecolnnnending a couple of changes to the site plan that may result in the elimination of those 4 additior Iparkang spaces, however at no time will parking be reduced below that of the minimum. -As noted in the comments from S.E.H. the geometries of the parking lot drive aisle at the northwest corner the proposed building are problematic. As recommended in the memorandum two parking spaces should eliminated to allow realignment and improved sight lines. Additionally, the drive aisles within the n onstruetion portion of the site must be increased to the standard 24 foot width. This also will result in Potential need for parking elimination. A revised plan depicting conformance with these comments, as wel still providing the minimum 104 parking spaces will need to be submitted for staff review prior to the issua of building permits for the site. Considering the use of the site and the potential development of senior housing on the adjacent pa addiliornal handicapped parking should be dedicated on the south side near the entry of the clinic.