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ISD #624 Transportation Facility Site Plan Page 2 In 2019, the applicant gained CUP approval for exterior storage exceeding the size of the principal building. At that time the applicant also applied for a sketch plan review and asked the Planning Commission and City Council to provide comments on the site plan. Comments generally included concerns over additional traffic added to Fenway Boulevard, circulation throughout the site, and screening. The applicant considered the comments made by the Public, Planning Commission, and City Council and applied them to the submitted site plan. 4. ANALYSIS: A. Level of City Discretion in Decision -Making The City's discretion in approving or denying a site plan is limited to whether or not the proposed project complies with the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance requirements. If it meets these standards, the City must then approve the site plan. B. Site Plan The application complies with the ordinance standards as follows: Building Setbacks The proposed site plan complies with all building setback requirements for the General Industrial Zoning District. Building Height Per City Code, the maximum building height is 50 feet. The proposed building meets the requirement. Building Coverage and Lot Coverage The ordinance limits lot area to be covered by buildings to 40% and lot area to be covered by impervious surface to 80%. The proposed lot for the site plan complies with this requirement. Landscaping Section 90-181 of the Zoning Ordinance provides landscaping requirements for commercial 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, 24 deciduous trees, 12 coniferous trees, 12 ornamental trees, and 79 shrubs are required to be installed. The applicant is using existing and new landscaping to meet the landscaping requirements. The site plan meets the City's landscaping requirements.