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O'Reilly Auto Parts — Site Plan and Variances Building Height In the Central Business (C-1) zoning district the maximum building height is 35 feet. The building at its highest dimension is proposed to be 24 feet and will meet the building height regulation. Building Coverage and Lot Coverage The ordinance limits lot area to be covered by a building to 60% and lot area to be covered by impervious surface to 90%. The proposed site plan complies with the coverage requirements. Landscaping Section 90-181 LANDSCAPING of the City Code provides landscaping requirements for the development. The table below shows the ordinance requirements and the proposed landscaping: This total includes landscaping that is proposed for the corner of Highway 61 and 147' Street included in the proposed gateway element (discussed in next section). The remaining greenspace on the property will be sod. The applicant meets the landscape requirements for the development. Although the landscape plan meets the ordinance, staff would like to continue to work with the applicant on the design of the plan to ensure compliance with perimeter landscaping and screeninglbuffering. There is also an area west of the parking lot used for an in -ground stormwater management system where landscaping cannot be located. This system is likely to be removed and landscaping would then be allowed in that area. The downtown design guidelines state where parking is located along the street, it should be well landscaped and screened with a combination of fencing or wall plantings along the street edge. The applicant has done a good job of creating a wall edge of shrubs along 147`x' Street, but two or three trees could be added. This would further soften the parking area and provide a landscaped W Required Proposed Number of Number of Trees/Shrubs Minimum Size Trees/Shrubs Minimum Size Overstory Deciduous 7 2.5 -inch caliper 7 2 -inch & 2.5 -inch Coniferous 4 6 -foot height 4 6 -foot Ornamental 4 1.5 -inch caliper 8 1.5 -inch Deciduous shrubs: Deciduous shrubs: 3 -gallon pot 24 3 -gallon pot. Coniferous shrubs: Coniferous shrubs: Shrub 23 5 -gallon pot 32 5 -gallon pot Native Grasses NIA NIA 20 3 -gallon pot This total includes landscaping that is proposed for the corner of Highway 61 and 147' Street included in the proposed gateway element (discussed in next section). The remaining greenspace on the property will be sod. The applicant meets the landscape requirements for the development. Although the landscape plan meets the ordinance, staff would like to continue to work with the applicant on the design of the plan to ensure compliance with perimeter landscaping and screeninglbuffering. There is also an area west of the parking lot used for an in -ground stormwater management system where landscaping cannot be located. This system is likely to be removed and landscaping would then be allowed in that area. The downtown design guidelines state where parking is located along the street, it should be well landscaped and screened with a combination of fencing or wall plantings along the street edge. The applicant has done a good job of creating a wall edge of shrubs along 147`x' Street, but two or three trees could be added. This would further soften the parking area and provide a landscaped W