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The proposed new four-story corporate building will be approximately 155,000 gross floor area.The first floor of the building includes reception space, credit union, childcare area, medical clinic, corporate workout facilities, a flexible meeting space and conference center and support functions. The upper three floors will include employee office/work/meeting space. The proposed building will be oriented on an east-west access directly to the north of the existing buildings, in what is the current drop-off and parking lot The primary entrance to the proposed building will be located on the north side of the building facing County Road F. and adjacent to a new vehicle drop-off. A secondary entrance is located at the west end of the building and also on the south side of the building facing a proposed central courtyard. Site Parking Based on the overall 418,800 gross floor area of the proposed and existing buildings on the site, and the City zoning requirements of 1 stall per 250 GSF,we have determined that approximately 1,676 vehicle parking spaces will be required to support the project. The current north parking lot(Phase 2) on the site will be completely reconstructed to include 1411 parking stalls. Approximately 25 parking stalls will be designated for handicapped accessible stalls, 20 parking stalls for preferred parking, 10 stalls for motorcycle parking and 15 stalls for daycare drop-off. To facilitate the required number of parking stalls on the site, the north parking lot will be expanded to the west and impact the existing wooded area. Approximately 620 trees will be removed from the wooded area, which equates to 7468 cal. inches. Based on the necessary tree removal, approximately 2000 cal. inches of trees will need to be remediated (includes the permitted 10% removal of site trees). See attached spreadsheet for tree species, sizes and quantities that will be impacted. The south parking (Phase 1) lot will be partially reconstructed to include 267 parking stalls, including 7 parking stalls designated for handicapped accessible stalls. A majority of the drop-off will remain intact including the hardscape and landscaping existing within the center island. Site Traffic and Circulation See DRAFT Land O'Lakes Expansion Traffic Study Update prepared by SRF Consulting Group for recommendations. Site Landscaping The concept plan for the overall site landscaping is based on the desire to reinforce the natural beauty and character of the site. A native plant palette will be utilized for the proposed site improvements and enhance the native plant communities that exist on the site. An east-west vegetated woodland buffer will be created at the front of the building to connect the western wooded area to the east of the site. The vegetated woodland buffer will include a lighted pedestrian trail to connect all of the parking areas on the north side of the building to the main building entrance. Identified below are percentages for site landscape areas (all percentages include existing plant credits):