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To date, staff has not received a final soils report, which will be a requirement for approval. This information will be needed to verify the stormwater plan. Easements: The proposed drainage and utility easement between Lots 1 & 2 is insufficient to provide the necessary space to access and repair the proposed sanitary sewer, watermain and storm sewer in the future. This easement needs to be increased to 20 feet on either side of the property line. A drainage and utility easement needs to be provided along the eastern property line and must be sufficiently wide to accommodate the proposed drainage swale. The proposed drainage and utility easement around the pond must be increased to contain the 10 -day snow melt event water elevation. All of the proposed storm sewer utilities, other than roof leads, must be contained within a drainage and utility easement, including the oil and grit separators. Landscaping /Tree Preservation: City Code and the conditional use permit section for motor fuel stations outlines detailed requirements with regard to landscaping in three different categories: these including standards for canopy cover, foundation landscape, and open areas, and buffering /screening. City Code also requires replacement ratios for trees that must be removed as part of the site grading. After detailed discussions with staff, the plan has been revised to meet the requirements for canopy cover by including four landscaped islands within the parking lot. The foundation landscaping requirements are proposed to be met by the installation of trees and shrubs at one key location per building, which is short of the foundation planting requirements by five trees total. The plan indicates raised planters with annual flowers on approximately 65 feet of the total perimeter to make up for the shortage of foundation plantings. Staff has recommending that these raised planters be installed along both buildings and that they are more clearer marked on this plans. This site requires substantial landscape buffering from the adjacent residential uses. A six foot privacy fence is proposed that is off -set every 75 feet and the planting of shrubs along 50 percent of the fence. Also, a significant number of trees are proposed that would, at full growth, extend over the top of the fence and provide additional screening. Six existing trees are proposed to be preserved that will also contribute to the screening efforts. All other trees on site will be removed as part of the building plans. These trees are mitigated according to city code by the perimeter tree plantings proposed. Lighting: The requirements of the city code and conditional use permit restrict and limit the design, height, and brightness of all lighting on site. According to the submitted plans, the proposed gas station and liquor store meets these requirements for height, maximum foot - candle at right -of -way, and light fixtures. Canopy illumination shall be limited to the hours of 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Signage: Per the conditional use permit requirements, signage is limited to either the wall of the building or the canopy and the plans indicate only wall signage. One monument sign per frontage is permitted for motor fuel stations and one per property is allowed for all other businesses. All signage will require separate permitting.