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Page 7 an access permit from MNDOT and a permit to work within the right of way on Highway 61. The access from Highway 61 for the first phase is proposed to be a full access with turn lanes. There is already a full access designed for the site across from 146th Street that has been permitted by MnDOT. In addition, the applicant is proposing shared parking for the entire PUD. Staff is generally comfortable with shared parking based on the proposed uses. The applicant will be required to record a shared parking and maintenance agreement benefiting of the properties to the north and south. MnDOT provided a comment letter on February 26, 2020. Comments within this review letter will need to be addressed. Most of these comments are routine in nature, however the comments related to traffic safety will require additional study. Since the northern access will require geometric changes to TH 61, it will need to be reviewed through the Level 2 Layout review process. This process will identify if the northerly access can be constructed as proposed and if it can remain as a full access once the southerly entrance is constructed. Alternatively, if this access is not approved by MnDOT, the applicant can access the restaurant site via a driveway connection from the existing full access across from 146th Street. The property owner to the north along Highway 61 has their driveway on the City owned property. The applicant is working with the property owner on access to their property. C. Site Plan — Cattle House Restaurant 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 22 feet and will meet the building height regulation. Landscaping Based on the type and size of the proposed restaurant building and the dimensions of the site, the landscaping plan should include a minimum of 13 deciduous shade trees, 7 coniferous trees, 7 ornamental, and 44 shrubs. The applicant's landscape plan not only meets all of the City's landscape requirements for a commercial use but exceeds the requirements. the applicant is also preserving existing trees on the site. The landscaping surrounds the building with perennials and has trees and shrubs located within the parking lot in the islands. There is a row of shrubs that are lined along Highway 61 that provides a nice buffer between the sidewalk and parking lot. There is also an evenly spaced row of trees proposed for the area along Highway 61. The remaining greenspace on the property will be sod. The downtown design guidelines state where parking is located along the street, it should be 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 and trees along the road, it also created a landscaped edge between the sidewalk and the parking lot. The applicant is also proposing decorative lighting along Highway 61. The applicant did not propose any landscaping 7