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Page 10 of 17 E. Landscaping – Flexibility Requested Section 1320.06 – District Requirements Chart of the City Code requires a minimum landscape lot area of 25 percent in the B-3 District. The Applicant is proposing a landscape lot area of 16 percent. Since the Planning Commission review, the site layout has been adjusted slightly to allow for an additional 1,350 square feet of greenspace to be added to the site. In their narrative, the Applicant states the project will provide significant landscaped green space along Lexington Avenue at grade level. They’ve noted that there is currently virtually no green space on the property and the proposed development is nearly ¼ acre more landscaping than the existing site. The Applicant was originally proposing the addition of 27 trees throughout the site. Following the Planning Commission review, the Applicant has increased that number to 30 trees to be planted. The City Code requires a minimum of one tree be provided along the right-of-way of every 50 feet of public street frontage. The proposed development would be required to plant 14 trees along the Lexington Avenue and Grey Fox Road right-of-way’s. The Applicant was originally proposing to plant four trees due to utility easements and associated conflicts. This number has been increased to seven boulevard trees. Staff has confirmed the existing boulevard trees along Lexington Avenue will be removed as part of the road reconstruction project and disturbed areas will be restored with sod. A landscape plan is included as Attachment H. Section 1325.04, Subdivision 2, requires landscaping on lots used for drive-up windows to the minimum widths: Front Lot Line 20’ Side Lot Line 10’ Rear Lot Line 15’ The Applicant is requesting flexibility to these requirements. The drive-thru lane on the north side of the property will be located approximately 8’ from the north property line and 5’ from the east property line. F. Snow Storage Adequate area should be designed for snow storage such that clear visibility shall be afforded from the property to any public street. The Applicant has updated their site plan to show two areas where snow will be stored onsite. Those areas are located in the northwest and southeast corners. They’ve indicated that having two dedicated areas for snow storage will result in minimal impact on the parking needs (i.e. tenants and employees), easier plowing of the snow for the contractor, and lessen the impact to one area of the site. The Applicant indicates that they’ve arranged with the contractor to melt or remove snow if there is snowfall of more than 60” in a season. During the concept plan discussion, adequate snow storage and/or removal of snow was a concern with the proposed development. The Applicant had indicated that the upkeep of landscaping, parking lot maintenance, and snow removal would be shared services between the two properties. G. Parking Setbacks – Flexibility Requested The City Code requires off-street parking spaces to be located a minimum of 20 feet from the right- of-way of any public street and 5 feet from any side or rear property lines. Flexibility has been requested for the parking spaces on the south side of the development along Grey Fox Road and between parcels. The Applicant is proposing a 5 foot setback from the ROW on the east side of