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'--'" ) -) the maintenance vehicles and passenger vehicles on the site, As part of this project Hamline Avenue would function as a private acccss road (part of the road is on National Guard . property) for the County and for the National Guard, Hamline Avenue would not be cxtended as part of this development. Thc applicant has proposed including a bike rack on both the west and east sides of the administration building, provision for bicyclists and other forms of pedestrian circulation were encouraged in the Civic Center district. Civic Center requirements also call for any intemal sidewalk systems or paths to connect with adjacent planned or developed public sidewalks and trails, As part of the Highway 96 reconstruction, a sidewalk will be included along the north side of Highway 96 from Hamline A venue east to match up with sidewalk in front of the Army Reserve Center, The future development of the TCAAP may include the extension of the sidewalk west of Hamline Avenue, At such time as the sidewalk is extended west of Hamline Avenue, a connection should be made from RCPWF's internal sidewalk systems to the public sidewalk. This would likely entail a connection between the concrete entry walk and the public sidewalk, 9, Screening - Meets Code Requirement Significant landscaping is proposed to screen both the parking on site and adjacent properties, Depending on when the new National Guard Facility is constructed to the west of the RCPWF, there may be some screening problems on the west side of the property, Once the National Guard Facility and the berms associated with that building are constructed, the . RCPwF will be adequately screened from the west. In addition, the current National Guard buildings will screen the building and yard from the east. The applicant has proposed using approxiInately 29, 8-foot Black Hills Spruce trees which would run along the east property line from the right wing of the cold storage area to the rear property line, This foliage, along with a 6-foot fence which is proposed, should adequately screen the property from the east. If the fencing proposed is a chain-link fence, Civic Center requirements state that the fence shall have either a black or dark grecn vinyl coating, 10, Lighting - Meets Code Requirements Lighting is identified in the plan set and appears to be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance, The Zoning Ordinance requires that all lighting be directed away from adjoining lots or public streets and must be hooded so that light is only directed onto the subject property. 11. Sign age - None Currently Proposed No signage has been proposed with this application. Signage for this project would be processed through a Signage Permit and would need to be within the maximum allowed PC #03-08 - PC Report 03/26/03 - Page: 7 of 10 .