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, , The City Engineer and the County Traffic Engineer have reviewed the applicant's plans. The County Traffic Engineer did not see any traffic problems that would be caused by the . proposed development. The City Engineer made the following recommendations related to traffic, access, and cireulation: . Coordinate with City staff to include sidewalk conneetions to the existing sidewalk on the east side ofW. Round Lake Road and to the future trail along the south side of Highway 96. The developer shall be required to construet a ped ramp on the east and west side of Round Lake Road and in the side for ADA access. The sidewalk shall be a 5' wide conerete walk. . Recommend that the north driveway be further away from Highway 96. Suggest centering it with the pump island? . Please indieate striping and signage on the site plan, llA. Scrc2ning - Needs additional screening along northern and southeastern edges of the property Screening (as stated in section 5A, buffer yards) is required to be a minimum of60% opacity between this property and the neighboring residential properties to the north. In addition mechanical equipment is required to be screened from view and dumpsters are required to be placed within dumpster enclosures. The dumpster is located within the building ofthe proposed development and therefore is completely screened, The applicant will need to verify that all mechanical equipment is screened, consistent with Section 6E4j offhe City's Zoning Ordinanee, including the transformer (shown as site plan note #21). . Screening of any business or parking lot in proximity to a residential lot (including across streets) is required to have screening of at least 60% opacity. Based on the proposed landscape plans it does not appear that the adequate level of screening has been achieved. Staffwould recommend modification to the landscape plan to include using the Norway Pine trees to the north of the fueling canopy and to the soufheast of the fueling canopy where the ~';~ . ..'r ~:":"r ~;'~",",iH!~'l:'J~h"t'f'---"i1.~"~~1."'1~i"l1f]lt:nll_mC."Lln=~rLi .~' L J}1lr'1,. ~'~ -"j' " [jIJI! 60% opacity screening requirement, and should also better protect the character of the homes to the north and to the east and southeast across Round Lake. Staffs proposed modifications could be achieved by simply rearranging the existing planting materials or could include additional coniferous trees. 12A. Lighting - Exterior Lighting of Building Fayade needs to be reduced; Light fIXture M should include shields/shrouds or be the flat lens style. General requirements for lighting state that the source oflighting shall be concealed or hooded and also that lights shall not cast light exceeding a meter reading of 1.0 foot candle on the travel lanes of adjoining public streets or 0.4 foot candles on adjoining residential prop erty, \\Earth\PJanning\Planning Cases\2005\05-13 Holiday Station Stores - Round Lake Road and 96 - SUP, PUD, Preliminary Plat (PENDlNG)\06- . 01-04 PC Report Holiday OS-13_doc Page 8 of 13