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YAN <br />PROPOSAL /SUMMARY <br />APPLICANT is requesting development approvals to allow for the development of the PROPERTY <br />with multiple users that will include a 182,760 square feet SuperTarget retail store, 86,584 <br />square feet Kohl's retail store, 2 Fast Food Restaurants, Bank, Gas Station /Convenience Store, <br />and 21,600 square feet of flex -space retail shops for a total building area of 306,400 square <br />feet. <br />The existing property is zoned SC - Shopping Center. APPLICANT is not requesting the <br />PROPERTY to be rezoned and that present SC zoning district meets developments intended <br />usage. Applicant is requesting Preliminary Development Plan review and approval of a Planned <br />Development Overlay District. <br />Surrounding Zoning is as follows: <br />1. Abutting to the East and North - R- Rural <br />2. Abutting to the South - SC - Shopping Center and LB - Light Business <br />3. Abutting to the West — NB — Neighborhood Business and GB — General Business <br />Commercial - CA - Central Area <br />APPLICANT is requesting site, building and sign plan review for the new SuperTarget and Kohl's <br />retail stores. The overall building architecture will be oriented toward some of the features <br />already used to the south in the Village Center development as well as new features that will <br />complement the site and provide screening and buffering to the rural neighborhoods to the <br />north and east of the PROPERTY. <br />The majority of site grading proposed is to facilitate the construction of the new retail buildings, <br />modify drainage patterns, and provide for landscaped areas and islands. Storm water runoff <br />will convey via the construction of new storm sewer lines under the proposed parking lot and <br />outfall to a new storm water pond. A substantial number of new water infiltration methods <br />have been incorporated in the preliminary plans to lower site total runoff volumes. <br />The building and parking lot construction will require tree removal. The City Ordinance defines a <br />significant tree as any h iardwood deciduous tree 6" caliper or greater, any softwood deciduous <br />tree of 8" caliper or greater, and any coniferous tree of 12' height or greater. See Exhibit D <br />Significant Tree Survey. The tree survey logged 752 trees however 566 are "significant trees" <br />as defined by ordinance. The proposed grading activities will require the removal of 474 <br />significant trees. In addition, the City has requested that all Aspen and Cottonwood be <br />removed from the site. The total tree removal count planned is 495 significant trees. <br />The City does not have a tree mitigation /replacement guideline. The site grading activities will <br />result in the removal of 21 Tamarack trees from the property. Specific to this action, sixty - <br />seven (67) Tamarack trees will be planted in the northwest and east areas of the site, <br />surrounding and in the bio- retention basins. <br />Some higher quality species will be added as well as coniferous trees to produce improved <br />screening throughout the year. Landscaping has also been planned throughout the site. <br />Planting islands will be incorporated into the parking Tots and along drive aisles to provide for <br />PARSONS <br />TRANSPORTATION GROUP <br />Barron•Aschman • De Lanw. Calker. • Steinman <br />Town Center Narrative <br />Page -2- <br />04/09/01 <br />