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Page 4 of 13 city codes and previous approvals. Flexibility should not be extended to areas/elements of the project that the Council considers to be “new” and outside of the scope of the original approvals granted. If the Council did not intend to grant setback flexibility to the “future parking area” under the PUD approval than the Applicant would be required to amend the site plans to adhere to a 50 foot setback or apply for a PUD Amendment to seek flexibility to the city code requirements. As a preemptive measure in case the setback flexibility was not intended to extend to the future parking area, Planning Staff has included a recommended condition of approval that an amended site plan that complies with parking setbacks would be required for Zoning Department approval prior to issuance of permits. 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 the same LED lighting to illuminate the parking areas as previously approved. Consistent with the previous approval, Staff recommends reiteration of the condition that all lighting shall be downward directed shoebox style with flush lenses. D. 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 had shown the planting of 71 trees along the right of way adjacent to Gateway Boulevard as part of the PUD review. The updated landscaping plan for Site Plan Review has been reduced to 60 trees to be planted along Gateway Boulevard. E. Minimum Caliper Inches – Flexibility Granted Tree mitigation was not required as the current site had 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 and a half (2.5) caliper trees. Flexibility was granted from this requirement as part of the previous approvals for the building construction. It was noted that the proposed site is limited to where trees can be planted onsite due the wetlands and overhead power lines. The Applicant was approved for the planting of 410 caliper inches or 141 trees. For Site Plan Review of the parking lot expansion, the Planning Commission recommended as a condition that the Applicant be required to verify the caliper inches of trees to be planted and if necessary submit an updated landscaping plan reflective of the minimum caliper inches approved under the PUD. On November 17th, Staff received an updated landscaping plan for the Site Plan Review which identifies a planting of 423 caliper inches or 137 trees. There are generally three noticeable areas where the planting of trees has been modified from the original approval.