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limits the ability to plant trees along the street frontage. A condition has been added that five additional trees be incorporated in to the front yard area of the development in lieu of being located along the right-of-way. These trees would be in addition to those identified in the tree counts in the above section and would increase the number of trees the application has proposed to plant. The applicant is aware of this requirement. Perennials and Shrubberies — Meets Requirements City Code requires that at least ten percent of the total landscaped area shall be covered with perennials and/or shrubbery. Code requires 6,013 square feet of perennials and shrubbery. The applicant is proposing 8,490 square feet. Planting Islands — Flexibility Requested City Code requires that at least ten percent of the parking area be occupied by planting islands that are at least 150 square feet in size and have at least one tree, which equates to 1,938 square feet of planting islands. The applicant is providing 886 square feet. The configuration of the parking lot and proximity to the building make parking islands difficult to place. Residential developments in general require less parking then commercial developments making less room for planting islands. Tree Selection — Meets Requirements Of the 75 trees proposed to be removed 35 are ash trees. The rest are primarily box elder, silver maple, and cottonwoods, all undesirable species. The proposed trees to replace these are extremely divers and include; Red Maples, American Lindons, Hackberry, Dogwoods, Black Hills Spruce, Scotch Pine, Eastern Pine, and Tannenbaum Pine. All of these species are appropriate for urbanized locations and would grow well in their proposed locations. C. Parking — Section 1325.06 — Meets Requirements The City Code requires two parking stalls for every dwelling unit. The proposed development would meet this requirement with 55 underground parking stalls and 55 surface parking stalls. 3. Design Standards — Section 1325.05 Subd. 8 The proposed zoning district for this property is R-4, Multiple Dwelling District. This zoning district does not include design standards such as those that have been adopted for the B-2 and B-3 Districts. However, at the suggestion of the City Council at the August work session, Staff has reviewed the application as if the design standards from those districts were in place. The discretion offered the Planning Commission and City Council through the PUD review process allows additional scrutiny when needed to ensure a high quality development. Additionally, examining the development through the lens of the B-2 District design standards will help assist the Planning Commission and City Council in understanding City of Arden Hills Planning Commission Meeting for December 9, 2009 I Wetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases 12009109-021 Arden Village PUD, Plat, Rezoning (Pending)112-09-09 - PC Report - Arden Village.doc Page 7 of 14