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Lakeview Family Dentistry Site Plan and Variance Requests required to be installed. The applicant is using existing and new landscaping to meet the landscaping requirements. The site plan exceeds the City’s landscaping requirements. Lighting The ordinance requires lighting to consist of cut-off fixtures and for light cast on adjacent property and roads not to exceed ½ foot candle measured at the property line or 1 foot candle measured at the street’s centerline. The ordinance also required the light fixtures, whether pole mounted or wall mounted to be cut-off fixtures. The applicant is proposing downcast pole fixtures and meets the lighting requirements. Streets and Access The site is located along the east side of Highway 61 and has existing access. The applicant is not proposing to expand the access but is proposing to expand the parking lot. If needed, the applicant shall have a driveway permit issued by MNDOT. Parking Section 90-253, Parking and Loading of the City Code determines the number of parking spaces required per site. Parking is determined by gross floor area. There are 32 stalls required for the site and the applicant is proposing 32 stalls, meeting the parking requirements. Building Architecture The City of Hugo adopted Downtown Design Guidelines in 2007, which aims to create a sense of arrival in the downtown area of Hugo. The Downtown Design Guidelines emphasize prairie style architecture with hipped roofs, which is a proposed element of the site plan. The applicant is proposing to construct the addition with similar materials and color to the existing building. The existing building is constructed of wood siding and the applicant is proposing to match the existing siding with a fiber cement material. Staff is comfortable with the proposed architectural materials. The applicant is required to submit a material sample board, which will be evaluated and approved administratively. Trash Enclosure The applicant is proposing a trash enclosure in front of the proposed building addition. The trash enclosure is proposed to be of the same materials as the addition and surrounded by landscaping. Staff has asked the applicant to consider alternative locations for the trash enclosure, however, acknowledges that there are site limitations. Staff will continue to work with the applicant on final location of the trash enclosure.