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Belting Report September 21, 2005 Page 2 Parking: The typical parking requirements for an office type use are 8 stalls plus one stall per every 175 square feet of leased office space. For an office building with a gross area of 8300 square feet, 55 parking stalls would need to be provided. Because the City calculates parking needs on a net basis, factoring out bathrooms, mechanical areas, entryways, stairwells and other similar areas, the number of required stalls decreases to 50. The site plans indicate provisions of 43 stalls; the remaining seven stalls will be available on the adjacent Walgreens site as was originally the plan with the Planned Unit Development. The applicant will need to execute a cross access, joint parking and maintenance agreement with the owner of the Walgreens site. Setbacks: The proposed building is set back from the north property line by 15 feet, from the east property line by 23 feet and from the south shared lot line by 15 feet. These setbacks are in excess of the minimum building setback of 10 feet established by Resolution 6588. The parking lot is set back 5 feet to the north, approximately 80 feet to the east lot line and 15 feet to the shared lot line to the south. The parking lot is set back 25 feet from the lot line fronting Edgewood Drive, well in excess of the minimum 5-foot setback. Access: There is but one access to the site which is the shared driveway onto Edgewood Drive. While it is possible for clients of the building to exit County Road 10 and access the Belting building indirectly via the Walgreens site, this would be a more circuitous route and would not be encouraged. Building Materials: The Walgreens PUD requires that the building shall be of high-quality masonry construction using brick and brick accents to match the Community Center, theater and City Hall. Materials and siding effects shall be consistently applied on all four building elevations. Snow Storage: There are areas on the site in which snow may be plowed and piled in the winter. If the plowed snow reduces parking on the site or detracts from the general appearance of the site, the property owner will be responsible for off-site snow removal consistent with the terms of the Walgreens PUD document. Landscaping Plan: The City Forester has been provided a copy of the landscape plan which should satisfy minimum landscape requirements. The following species will be planted on the site, pending the Forster’s approval: • Marshall’s Seedless Ash • Rubrum Maple • Northwoods Oak • Sunburst Locust • Snowdrift Crab Signage: According to Section 15 of the Walgreens PUD Document, the Belting Parcel is permitted a maximum 100 square feet of ground monument signage (excluding the sign base) plus an additional 100 square feet of building mounted signage per building occupant. Staff will review all signage permits to ensure consistency with both the PUD as well as Chapter 1008 of the Municipal Code relating to signage. • Goldmound Spirea • Black Hills Spruce • Andorra Juniper • Anthony Watertree Spirea • Canada Red Cherry