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T _ _ Walgreens PUD Report 2387 Highway 10 June 7, 2000 Page 3 Building Design.: The proposed Walgreens would be 15,120 square feet with a two-lane drive-thru prescription pick-up. The 24-foot tall, one-story building would be of a brick-face construction similar color to the Community Center. The top half of the building would be wrapped in an exterior finish and Insulation system (EFIS) similar to other newer Walgreens stores in the area. Signage: The applicant proposes a total of 205 square feet of building signage and additional 120 square feet of pylon site signage. Altogether, for the proposed Walgreens, 320 square feet of signage is proposed. The proposed pylon sign, as shown on Page A5.1, is 25 feet tall and is supported by two steel poles. While staff is comfortable with the proposed height of the sign, the design is not in keeping with the monument style design desired for this area. Staff would strongly suggest that the signage be limited to a brick monument design, or, if a pylon is required due to contractual obligations, that the supporting columns be of brick and masonry with decorative cornice treatments near the top of the sign. Wetland Buffer': While not expressly indicated on the site plan, a portion of the buildings and parking lots will fall within the 100-foot wetland buffer setback. Given the proposed expansion of the Community Cen�ter stormwater pond and the relocation and expansion of the remnant parcel stormwater pond, the potential impact to the wetlands should be minimal. SEH, the City's engineer, has reviewed the proposed plans and agrees that the overall regional benefit of the expanded stormwater ponds would more than compensate for any potential impacts to the wetland. The proposed parking lots on either Lot 1 or 2 would not be any closer to the delineated edge of the wetland than the Community Center's parking lot, which is within five feet of the wetland. Landscapin� There is very little existing landscaping and tree-cover in the area to be developed. The applicant proposes to add minimal landscaping to the site as shown on the landscape plan. Staff believes, however, given the prominence of the site and extent of the impervious surface coverage in close proximity to the wetland, more plantings are necessary to help stabilize the pervious area and to increase the perceived aesthetic appeal of the project. The applicant should be directed to add more plantings and explore the feasibility of plantings in the parking lot islands to further lend a wooded feel to the development LiQhting_ The applicant has not yet submitted a photometric analysis of the site. Staff would suggest that the developer select lighting consistent with and similar to that at the Community Center and City Hall. In addition, The City is working with NSP and the Movie Theater to install ornamental lighting along the Highway 10 trailway. Staff recommends that the applicant be subject to installing similar ornamental lighting along its trailway fronting of Highway 10 in conjunction with the installation of the ornamental lighting on the south side of Highway 10.