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ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - MARCH 7, 2001 4 shortages of commonly planted varieties and sizes of trees and to minimize transplant shock and tree loss, She noted that smaller trees are easily handled, less susceptible to planting damage, . more adaptable to their environment, and less likely to decline or die, Ms. Chaput noted that a landscape performance bond at 125% ofthe cost of materials and installation must be provided prior to the issuance of a building permit. The proposed PUD will also require replatting of all of the properties into one developable property, requiring park land dedication by the Subdivision Ordinance requirements. Section 22-9 of the City Code requires dedication ofland or cash or both, not to exceed ten percent of the area of the property or the fair market value of the property at the time of project approval. Park land dedication should be easily satisfied through the preservation of 54% of the site as landscape area, e) Building Exteriors. The Desigo Standards identify primary (brick, stone, glass integrally colored architectural precast) and secondary (decorative block, integrally colored stucco, heavy gauge aluminum, prefinished architectural metal) exterior building materials which are acceptable by the Zoning Ordinance and will compliment surrounding buildings, All service entrance areas and loading docks, mechanical equipment and trash handling devices are proposed to be screened to match the building materials, as required by Ordinance. 1) Parking, The Design Standards propose to meet the Ordinance requirements for individual parking space size and aisle width, Parking areas will also be screened, All off- street parking areas will have a paved surface, be curbed and accessible to a public street. The Desigo Standards propose a parking ratio of one space per 200 square feet of floor area, one ofthe stricter parking requirements in the Ordinance, with the stipulation that . those uses requiring additional parking by Ordinance will be required to adhere to the Ordinance, Landscape islands of approximately ten percent of the total surfaced parking area, are required by Ordinance and outlined in the landscaping section of the Design Standards. g) Traffic Impact Study. A traffic study for the District was completed by BRW in 1998, analyzing potential development and still keeping Highway 96 and Round Lake Road within desigo capacity. The conclusion was that the roadway could accommodate 1,100 additional trips in the afternoon peak hours. The maximum buildout plan was evaluated by the applicant's engineers, SEH, during the Concept PUD phase and found that the maximum number oftrips generated during this time, as a result of this development, would be 675 trips, h) Signs. All proposed signs must comply with the City's Sigo Ordinance, Schedule VII, business and industrial districts and Section VI, special regulations for multiple occupancy structures and planned unit developments. The following proposed sigos conflict with the Sigo Ordinance: i) A monument sigo on the comer of Highway 96 and Round Lake Road, with the wording "Gateway Business Park", Signs are not permitted in the road right-of-way. Since the applicant is proposing to locate this sigo on the City's properly, the City would have to agree that a sigo is permissible and the City would have to determine the standards to which the sigo would be constructed; . ii) Wall signs will be 10% of the building fa<;ade, not to exceed 100 square feet in area. The Desigo Standards calculate allowable area of wall signs in a different manner; and