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Page 15 of 24 Section 1320.06 – District Requirements Chart of the City Code requires a minimum landscape lot area of 20% or 18,908.6 square feet for the Subject Property in the B-2 District. The Applicant is proposing a landscape lot area of approximately 23.34% percent or 22,067 square feet. Additionally, at least 10% or 2,206.7 square feet of the total landscaped area (i.e. 22,067 square feet) shall be covered with perennials and/or shrubbery. The Applicant is proposing perennial and/or shrubbery of approximately 23.63% or 5,214.5 square feet. Planting islands shall occupy 10% or 6,478.8 square feet of the parking area (i.e. 64,788 square feet). The landscaping plans show seven (7) proposed parking islands but do not indicate the total square feet of the provided planting islands. Additionally, per City Code, planting islands shall be edged with concrete curbs. Parking lot planting islands shall be a minimum of 150 square feet in area, be of appropriate width and length, and include at least one tree to meet the requirements of this ordinance. The Applicant has stated a request for flexibility from the planting islands requirements for concrete curbs and one tree per parking lot planting island. Plans show that six (6) of the seven (7) parking lot planting islands will not have a tree planted and that one (1) planting island would have three (3) trees planted. The request notes that the proposed plans do not include new curb and gutter for parking lot planting islands in order to maintain existing drainage patterns and to allow site lighting in lieu of trees within six (6) of the proposed islands to provide adequate lighting to the site. The site contains approximately 145 caliper inches of significant trees. Section 1325.055 Subd. 5 allows for the removal of fewer than ten (10) percent of the caliper inches of significant trees on the property without requiring mitigation. Ten percent of 145 is 14.5 caliper inches. The Applicant proposes removing 118 caliper inches of trees, meaning the Applicant is responsible for mitigation of 103.5 caliper inches removed above 10 percent. Per Section 1325.055 Subd 6, the number of caliper inches of trees required for replanting is determined at a rate of 1:2 or one inch replaced for every two inches lost. The Applicant intends to replace the 61 caliper inches required based on the total inches removed and the rate of replacement. Existing 10% of Existing Proposed Removal Inches in excess of 10% Required Replacement Proposed Replacement 145 caliper inches 14.5 caliper inches 118 caliper inches 103.5 caliper inches 51.75 caliper inches 61 caliper inches The City Code requires a minimum of one (1) tree be provided along the right-of-way of every 50 feet of public street frontage. The Subject Property survey shows the south property line with frontage on Connelly Avenue has 248 feet of frontage. The proposed development would be required to plant five (5) trees along the Connelly Avenue right-of-way. Right-of-way tree plantings are not shown in the plans and is considered a request for flexibility. G. Snow Storage – For Review 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 identified in their narrative and on a Plan Sheet C-B in the Civil Plans (Attachment F) that snow storage would be located at the four corners of the property. The plan shows that if the snow accumulation exceeds capacity available for on-site storage, the Applicant intends to have snow hauled off-site with a snow removal vendor. H. Parking Setbacks – Meets Requirements