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Apollo Landing, page 3 •he proposed monument sign is quite large: 9' x 12'. The pylon sign has area at its base that can provide site identification. Two large structures at the entrance are unnecessary and obstruct vision. Staff recommends no monument sign. As to lighting, staff recommends restricting the accent flood light to landscape features only. Flood lights on buildings could create too much reflected "glow" for neighboring residents. Building Materials/ Elevations The elevation that was submitted with this application is strictly an artist's rendering of what a hotel built to the height standards of the zoning district, and to the commercial design standards of the city zoning code would look like. It is in no way an architectural elevation depicting exactly what will be built on site. The architectural elevations are intellectual property of the different hotel chains and since a specific user has not been tabbed to take the hotel location final architectural elevations are not available at this time. However, as a part of the Planned Unit Development rezoning request, architectural design standards must be established to dictate the aesthetics of the buildings eventually built on this site. Staff has worked closely with the applicant to develop architectural design standards that are acceptable to the developer as well as enforceable by the City of Lino Lakes. Building Height gain, the final occupant of the hotel, and therefore the final design of that building can not be verified at this MIffme. As such it is important that any approval of this project establish a firm height limitation. Staff would recommend the limitation normally associated with the GB (General Business) zoning district. According to the Zoning Ordinance, no building within the GB (General Business) Zoning District may exceed 45 feet in height. Landscaping In accordance with the Screening requirements of the zoning ordinance screening is required along the boundary of the residential property adjacent to this commercial use. Either a green belt with 80% opacity, six feet in height must be provided, or alternatively a solid screening fence six feet in height. The plans as submitted provide a six -foot fence augmented with some additional landscaping. The remainder of the landscaping on site looks rather minimal, but that is based on the lack of definitive users and building size /layout for the site. As each site is designed with the final user the landscaping would be designed to work with the layout. However, again the architectural design standards would be able to spell out the types of allowable plant materials. This would create the cohesiveness desired. As requested by staff, additional landscape islands have been added to the parking area for lots 2, 3, and 4. •