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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />., <br /> <br />Under the City's landscape plan design requirements 350 caliper inches of trees are required <br />(the minimum total caliper inches required for trees can be arrived at by dividing the gross <br />square footage of all floors of the building [112,000] by 320) for this case. The applicant has <br />proposed 259.5 caliper inches of deciduous and ornamental trees in the provided area near <br />Building L. In addition the applicant has provided 53.28 caliper inches of coniferous trees in <br />the area surrounding Building L. The applicant has also proposed supplemental landscaping <br />of 90.5 caliper inches to be located in two supplemental landscaping zones on the site. The <br />two supplemental landscaping zones are located at the northwest comer of the Guidant <br />Campus, just west of Building 0 (the former Liv-A-Snaps building) and the other location is <br />along the east edge of the existing parking on Lexington Avenue. The result is 403.28 total <br />caliper inches. <br /> <br />Caliper Inches of proposed trees are outlined on the table belaw <br /> <br />This table does not include the caliper inches from the supplemental planting zones. The <br />coniferous trees proposed by the applicant actually fall somewhere between the categories <br />listed below as they are 3.33 caliper inches (8-foot height divided by 2.4). Staff has included <br />the coniferous trees in the 2 to 3 inch caliper category. <br /> <br /> <br />1-2 Stories <br /> <br />50 % (175 inches) <br /> <br />30 % (105 inches) <br /> <br />20 % (70 inches) <br /> <br />" Proposed # of <br />Caliper Inches <br /> <br />228.28 caliper inches <br /> <br />133 caliper inches <br /> <br />31.5 caliper inches <br /> <br /> <br />In addition to the trees outlined above, the applicant is proposing to plant shrubs and various <br />perennials around the building. <br /> <br />2. Height - Meets Code Requirement (as allowed per PUD Amendment) <br /> <br />The maximum building height allowed in the I-I Limited Industrial District is 35 feet. The <br />previous Site Plan for Building L showed a height of 62 feet at the highest point of the <br />building. The proposed elevations show a building height of 65 feet at the highest point. <br />The amended Master Plan PUD allowed for this 3-foot variance in height. <br /> <br />3. Parking. - Meets Code Requirement <br /> <br />e Parking for Building L would be accommodated through the existing surface parking on the <br /> <br />PC #03-06- PC Memo 022703 - Page 3 of 5 <br />