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Mounds View Planning Commission October 4, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 4 nightclub and banquet center) a total of 840 square feet of signage could be allowed. Adding to that total the existing 162 square foot, multi-colored, electronic changing message pedestal sign along Highway 10 would bring the total signage on the site to 1,011 square feet. Staff feels the directional monument signs to be a necessary component of the signage package yet considers the total amount of signage devoted to the Mermaid uses to be excessive and recommends the total amount of signage on the property be limited to 850 square feet. The landscape plan submitted with the site plans indicates conceptual plantings of trees in the parking lot islands and along the front of the building facing Highway 10. While any proposed landscaping is an improvement over what is currently present on the site, the PUD requirements stipulate that the landscape plan shall identify the specific types and numbers of plantings to be utilized and shall be reviewed by the City Forester. The plan indicates the planting of 25 deciduous trees and 4 coniferous trees with additional unnamed plantings in the courtyard area. Staff will seek input from the City Forester as to appropriate species from those listed and for any other suggestions to improve the landscape plan. Regarding trailways, the applicant shall be responsible for installing a bituminous trailway along its Highway 10 property frontage. Such a trailway would be consistent with the proposed Comprehensive Plan and the Mounds View Trails and Sidewalk Plan. As with the discussion concerning Walgreens, Dan Soler with Ramsey County has verbally indicated the trailway could be located within the Highway 10 right-of-way yet as close to the Mermaid property as possible. The site plan shows the trailway extending north beyond the project area in front of the Perkins site. While Perkins is no longer part of the PUD, staff would recommend the trailway remain as shown on the plan. A photometric analysis has been submitted in conjunction with the development stage plans. The City Code requires that any lighting used to illuminate off-street parking be hooded to eliminate glare on public streets. In addition, the light shall not exceed 1.0 footcandles at the centerline of any adjoining street. It appears as though the footcandle readings comply with this requirement. The applicant intends to utilize the existing parking lot lighting where possible with the addition of new light fixtures at the southern end of the property in the vicinity of the hotel expansion. No specifications, however, were provided for the proposed new lighting. The site plan does indicate the location of six decorative lights along the Highway 10 trailway. Because the City is working with NSP to install these lights, the applicant will need to submit a payment directly to the City to cover the cost of installation. Such payment would then be deducted from any required letter of credit or cash surety involved with the financial guarantee of the public improvements. The site plan indicates two Highway 10 accesses and two County Road H accesses. While this would not represent a change from the existing configuration, the two accesses serving the Rent-All property would be eliminated. No new accesses, other than the relocated access to the business park, are contemplated with this proposal. The northern Highway 10 access is actually located on the Perkins property, although there is a joint-use agreement filed regarding this shared access. Staff and the City’s engineer have been working closely with the applicant and Rice Creek Watershed District to create a regional stormwater holding pond that would be located partly on the Metro Waste Control property and partly on Edgewood Middle School property. While the final drainage plans and use agreements are still being drafted, all indications are that all parties,