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XCEL Site Plan- Phase 4 Page 3 The City's discretion in approving or denying a conditional use permit is limited to whether or not the proposed application meets the standards outlined in the Zoning Ordinance. If it meets these standards, the City must approve the conditional use permit. B. Consistency with Ordinance Standards Site Plan The application complies with the ordinance standards as follows: Building Setbacks The BP zoning district requires a 30 -foot front and rear yard setback and a side yard setback equal to the height of the building, in no case less than 10 feet. The site plan complies with the setback requirements. Building Height The Business Park (BP) zoning district has a maximum building height of 50 feet. The building height will be approximately 26 feet. The site plan complies with the height requirements. Building Coverage and Lot Coverage The ordinance limits lot area to be covered by a building to 40% and lot area to be covered by impervious surface to 80%. The site plan complies with the coverage requirements. Landscaping Section 90-181 of the Zoning Ordinance provides landscaping requirements for industrial development. The site plan includes tree and shrub locations and species. The ordinance provides two ways of calculating the required amount of trees and shrubs. One based on the square footage of the building and one based on the perimeter of the site, whichever is greater. In this case staff used the perimeter of the site. In order to meet the landscape requirements, 46 overstory deciduous trees, 27 coniferous trees, 27 ornamental trees, and 177 shrubs are required to be installed. The applicant is proposing 48 overstory deciduous trees, 54 coniferous trees, 0 ornamental trees, and 182 shrubs. The applicant is substituting the ornamental trees with 2 additional overstory deciduous trees and 28 additional coniferous trees. It's in staff's opinion that this is a good substitution. The number of trees and shrubs will meet landscape ordinance for the future full build -out of the site, which is approximately 53,000 square feet. The ground cover will be native seed and wild flower mixes in a prairie like landscape design. The applicant has stated that the ground cover will be designed, maintained, and installed by professionals. The native plants are low maintenance and do not require irrigation. Staff will continue to work with the applicant on reviewing and approving a maintenance schedule. The applicant meets the landscape ordinance requirements for the development.