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Planning & Zoning Board August 14, 2002 Page 14 APPROVED MINUTES The architectural appearance of the building, finish materials and color selections are considered consistent with the Marketplace PDO design guidelines. With respect to parking, the standards for cal culating the off-street parking requirements for shopping centers are outlined in Section 3, Subdivision 5 of the C ity Code. For the purposes of calculating parking spaces, the ordinance requirement is to use 90% of the gross building area. Staff stated a total of 70 off-street parki ng stalls are required for the proposed shopping center. The applicant’s plan calls for 72 stalls and exceeds the minimum off-street parking supply requirement. To be noted however, is that on e additional handicap parking stall (totaling three spaces) should be provided to satisfy applicable State requirements. At 18 feet in depth and 9 feet in width, all off-street parking stalls have been found to meet the minimum dimensional requirements of Section 3, Subd. 5 of the Ordinance. Likewise, the proposed 24-foot wide driv e aisles also meet minimum Ordinance requirements. With respect to landscaping, staff noted in ac cordance with the original PDO approval, a tree replacement plan was required to be desi gned in cooperation with City Staff. A one for one replacement was intended for this site . The tree inventory previously prepared by the applicant identified 217 signi ficant trees (8 inches or greater) within the proposed subdivision. Of these trees, 16 are intended to be preserved. This would require 201 trees to be provided as part of the development of the entire site. Staff indicated as shown on the landscape pla n, a variety of trees are proposed on site. Specifically, a mixture of Sc otch Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce and Cranberry Viburnum have been proposed along the Inte rstate corridor while a row of Little Leaf Linden trees have been proposed along Apollo Drive. Additionally, row of Dogwoods has been proposed along the site’s wetland. In review of the landscape plan, staff recommends the following: 1. The Little Leaf Linden tr ees along Apollo Drive be changed to a Red or White Oak and spaced at 50 feet. 2. Overstory trees be incorporated into th e plaza fronting the building replacing the proposed unidentified plantings. 3. The coniferous trees along I-35 be change d to Austrian Pine and White Spruce. 4. The proposed Purpleleaf Plum trees be changed to disease resistant ornamental crab trees. 5. Plantings within the limits of the east ponding area be eliminated. 6. Tamerack Trees be provided around th e east ponding area (to tie into the Marketplace development) and be located above the 100 year HWL.