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i 1 1 YAN PROPOSAL/ SUMMARY APPLICANT is requesting development approvals to allow for the development of the PROPERTY with multiple users that will include a 182,760 square feet SuperTarget retail store and 150,198 square feet of flex -space retail shops for a total building area of 332,958 square feet. The existing property is zoned SC - Shopping Center. APPLICANT is not requesting the PROPERTY to be rezoned and that present SC zoning district meets developments intended usage. Surrounding Zoning is as follows: 1. Abutting to the East and North - R- Rural 2. Abutting to the South - SC - Shopping Center and LB - Light Business 3. Abutting to the West — NB — Neighborhood Business and GB — General Business Commercial — CA - Central Area APPLICANT is requesting site, building and sign plan review for the new SuperTarget store. The overall building architecture will be oriented toward some of the features already used to the south in the Village Center development as well as new features that will complement the site and provide screening and buffering to the rural neighborhoods to the north and east of the PROPERTY. The majority of site grading proposed is to facilitate the construction of the new retail buildings, modify drainage patterns, and provide for landscaped areas and islands. Storm water runoff will convey via the construction of new storm sewer lines under the proposed parking lot and outfall to new storm water ponds. A substantial number of new water infiltration methods have been incorporated in the preliminary plans to lower site total runoff volumes. The building and parking lot construction will require tree removal. The City Ordinance defines a significant tree as any hardwood deciduous tree 6" caliper or greater, any softwood deciduous tree of 8" caliper or greater, and any coniferous tree of 12' height or greater. See Exhibit D Significant Tree Survey. The tree survey logged 752 trees however 566 are "significant trees" as defined by ordinance. The proposed grading activities will require the removal of 437 significant trees. In addition, the City has requested that all Aspen and Cottonwood be removed from the site. The total tree removal count planned is 458 significant trees. The City does not have a tree mitigation /replacement guideline. The site grading activities will result in the removal of 14 Tamarack trees from the property (8 Tamarack will remain). Specific to this action, one - hundred and nine (109) Tamarack trees will be planted in the northwest and southeast areas of the site, surrounding and in the bio- retention basins. Some higher quality species will be added as well as coniferous trees to produce improved screening throughout the year. Landscaping has also been planned throughout the site. Planting islands will be incorporated into the parking lots and along drive aisles to provide for parking lot PARSDNS Barton- Asehman • Da Lauw, Cathay, • Steinman Town Center Narrative Page -2- 01/15/01