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Apollo Landing, page 4 reen Area The GB (General Business) zoning district requires that impervious surface coverage not exceed 75 %. The submitted plans currently show the property at approximately 70.5% impervious surface coverage, well within the limitations of the zoning district. Revisions to the plans depicting additional landscape islands in the parking area shared by lots 2, 3, and 4 further reduces that percentage. Parking The parking analysis is attached to the end of this report. It clearly shows that the site is providing parking at or above the requirements of the zoning ordinance. The lack of defined tenants for the retail /commercial /office portions of the site makes the reduction of parking a difficult task to undertake. City staff certainly does not want to eliminate parking which then causes the tenant mix allowed on the site to be limited. With the parking provided a variety of uses (as allowed within the zoning district) can be provided for with the parking depicted on 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 , ccess to the site is via an entry /exit driveway directly from Apollo Drive. As indicated in the City Engineer's emorandum, 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. Lighting The photometric lighting plan submitted with the application includes the lighting for the entry drive and the hotel property, and meets city standards. Staff is recommending a condition requiring all future development to include a photometric lighting plan of the entire site that depicts all development so a comprehensive review can be completed with each building. Exhibits for the lighting fixtures are included in the architectural design standards for the project. Signage As the applicant is proposing multi- tenant buildings, and the architectural design standards for the site are designed to create a cohesive design throughout the entire commercial center. The architectural design standards also include the sign plan for the development. •