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Apple Academy Page 5 freestanding lighting (parking lot and playground area) comply with the 20-foot maximum height regulation. Signage The applicant is proposing one freestanding monument sign and one wall sign. For single-tenant buildings, wall signs are permitted on the front, side or rear of the building, up to one wall sign per façade, if the façade contains a public entrance or is visible from a public road. The wall sign may cover a maximum of 10% of the gross wall area. The applicant is proposing approximately 31 square feet of wall signage on the primary façade above the building entrance. One monument sign is permitted for single-tenant commercial or industrial buildings, which are not part of a shopping center. The proposed monument sign is architecturally compatible with the proposed building and surrounded by a landscaped area. The monument sign appears to meet the size standards in the code. The applicant must apply for a sign permit with details ensuring compliance with all ordinance requirements. Staff will review the permit for compliance at that time. Parking Child care facilities are required to provide one parking space per each 250 square feet of gross floor area. For the proposed project, this results in 40 required parking spaces. The applicant is showing 40 parking stalls, which complies with the code. The applicant also provided proof of parking for an additional 15 parking stalls. The construction of the additional parking stall will require a site plan amendment. It is staff’s understanding that stormwater plans were calculated to accommodate future parking. A site plan modification would be required if the parking is constructed in the future. Landscaping Section 90-272 of the Hugo City code requires that all for commercial construction, all areas not covered by building, parking, driveways, or impervious storage areas shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with Section 90-181. Section 90-181 outlines those landscaping requirements. All commercial development is also required to expend on landscaping an amount not less than one percent of the cost of improvements made as part of a development. The cost of landscaping for the daycare facility must be included in the development agreement. The developer must provide a copy of the landscaping cost estimate to city staff. The developer provided a landscape plan to outline compliance with city code. The table below shows the ordinance requirements and the proposed landscaping: