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Planning & Zoning Board February 12, 2003 APPROVED MINUTES Page 33 calculating parking spaces, the ordinance requirement is to use 90% of the gross building area. As shown above, a total of 60 off-street park ing stalls are required for the proposed retail building. The applicant’s plan calls for 91 st alls within Lot 1 and exceeds the minimum off-street parking supply requirement. To be noted however, is that such parking supply is also intended to accommodate the future parking supply for the motor fuel station. Anticipating a parking supply requirement of approximately 8 to 10 stalls for the motor fuel station, the proposed Lot 1 park ing supply is considered adequate. As shown on the site plan, 7 off-street parki ng stalls are located on the east side of the building. Considering that such stalls will not be visible to the general public, and are located proximate to the building’s drive-through lane, it is suggested that such stalls be reserved for employee parking. As a condition of site and building plan approval however, one 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. Interim Development Plan. As shown on the submitted site plan, it is the applicant’s intent to construct a motor fuel station on the northern one half on Lot 1. While the PDO provides the flexibility to al low two principal buildings upon a single lot, some concern exists in regard to the interim improvement s necessary to the northern portion of the lot (in order to provide access to th e retail building from Birch Str eet). As a condition of site and building plan approval for the retail building, and interi m development plan for the northern portion of the site should be de veloped and subject to review by the City Engineer and approval by the City. Landscaping. As required by ordinance, a landscape plan has been submitted for review. To be noted is that a master la ndscape plan encompasses the entire commercial development site (Lots 1-3) has been submitted. As shown on the landscape plan, a variety of trees are proposed on site. Specifically, Marshall’s Ash and Goldflame Spirea have been proposed along Hodgson Road. Appropriately, screen plantings have been proposed east of the retail center to minimize the impact of the commercial use upon future adjacent medium density residential uses. Specifically, Austrian Pine, Black Hi lls Spruce and Redmond Linden have been proposed. In review of the landscape plan, it appe ars that some landscaping has been proposed within the Hodgson Road right-of-way. As a condition of site and building plan approval, such landscaping should relocated be so as not to lie within public right-of- way.