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____________________________________________________________________________________________ City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for September 9, 2020 P:\Planning\Planning Cases\2020\20-010 4200 Round Lake Road PP/FP/CUP/PUD\PC Packets Page 8 of 13 B. Planting Islands – Meets Requirements The Applicant is proposing a parking area located on the north side of the proposed building. The parking field has a large landscaping island in the middle. In front of proposed building is a single parking lot in that wraps around the west side of the proposed building. There will not be multiple rows or large expanses of parking as there will be multiple landscaped bump outs breaking up the parking field. The perennial and shrub planting beds will separate the building from the parking areas. The loading field will have a stormwater retention pond in the middle. The pond will be seeded with appropriate seed mix for ponds and additional landscaping. C. Lighting – Meets Requirements The Applicant has submitted a lighting plan that identifies pole heights and lumen levels at the property lines. Other than wash or architectural lighting, attached security lighting shall be shoebox style and downward directed with flush lenses. The Applicant is proposing to use LED lighting to illuminate the parking areas. As a condition of approval, all lighting shall be downward directed shoebox style with flush lenses. D. Screening – Meets Requirements Screening for fences, walls, landscaping, and berms including materials with construction details that shall match or complement the construction of the principle building. The Site Plan submitted by the Applicant depicts significant landscaping along Gateway Boulevard which will assist in screening the loading area and docks from the view of the public. The Applicant is stating that landscaping will achieve 60 percent opacity at year round at maturity. Rooftop mechanical equipment is to be screened so as to completely obscure the equipment for view. Any future outdoor trash and waste storage facilities would need to be screened per City Code. E. Trees along Street Frontage – Meets Requirements A minimum of one tree shall be provided along the right of way for every 50 feet of public street frontage. The proposed frontage on Gateway Boulevard is 1,484 feet and requires 30 trees. The Applicant is proposing to plant 71 trees along the right of way adjacent to Gateway Boulevard area. F. Minimum Caliper Inches – Flexibility Requested Tree mitigation is not required as the current site has no trees deemed significant per City Code. The Zoning Code requires that a minimum number of caliper inches of trees be provided based on the gross square footage of the building on the property. A single story building in excess of thirty (30) feet in height shall be considered a two-story building for the purposes of determining gross square footage. The proposed building would be considered a two-stories, and includes 499,552 gross square feet. This requires a minimum of 1,561 caliper inches or 624 two (2) caliper trees. The proposed site is limited to where trees can be planted onsite due the wetlands and overhead power lines. In response the Applicant is proposing 310 caliper inches or 110 trees. G. Tree Selection – Meets Requirements The proposed landscape plan includes a variety of tree species, including maples, oaks and evergreens, ranging in size from two and half (2.5) to six (6) caliper inches. This is consistent with ordinance requirements. The Applicant is proposing to plant six (6) to twelve (12) foot tall evergreens. H. Landscaped Area and Perennials and Shrubberies – Flexibility Requested