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July 13, 2021 Centerville Planning & Zoning Commission Page 3 of 6 Landscaping The proposed landscape plan has a mix of overstory, ornamentals, and shrubs, grasses and ground covers. The Centerville code has the following landscape requirements: Minimum 10% of lot in green space (plan meets this) Minimum 3% landscaped area within the parking lot (plan meets this) Minimum one tree per 3,000 sq ft of lot area (not met) Minimum 1 shrub per 10 lineal feet of building and parking lot perimeter (not met) Minimum 50-ft tree spacing at the boulevard (plan meets this) green space and parking lot landscaped area but is short of the tree and shrub standards, and the building/parking lineal feet standard. This shortage I believe is due to the very large lot and building involved, almost 15 acres, compared to the 1 to 3 acre lots immediately adjacent to the west. A ratio based on lot area will inevitably require many more trees around the site on a relative basis than for a smaller lot. If the lot were half this size it would easily meet the tree standard. Also, for a warehouse use with truck docks there cannot be foundation landscaping between the building and the dock/parking area, like there is between the office building and its parking lot, so the shrub lineal-foot standard cannot be easily met. It may be more helpful to judge the landscape plan by considering the overall design and edges The plan is generous, attractive, and well designed and is more than adequate, in my opinion. Lighting A lighting plan was not submitted, but there are nine light poles noted on the site plan at the outside edges of the parking areas. These lights must be downcast, cutoff type fixtures that do not spoil light beyond the property line. There is no reference to lighting on the building itself, which must also be downcast rather that wall packs or floodlights shining outward or upward. Signage A signage plan was not submitted, but there is reference to a monument sign. The Centerville Sign to 200 sq ft, maximum 15 ft in height, and setback at least 15 ft from any property line. Wall signs are allowed, up to 10% of the wall surface area. A wall sign is shown above the office entrance in the renderings, but a signage plan was not submitted. The sign above the office entrance is much smaller than 10% of the façade.