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landscaping plan a plan showing 9 trees. and 18 shrubs has been submitted. Four of the trees are proposed to be pine. Approximately 10' shrubs are proposed within the Scheuneman Road right -of --way. Staff has asked the applicant to provide two additional trees, as required by the landscaping section of the Consolidated Land Use Ordinance. In addition, the building must be designed by a registered architect and Plans signed by a P,.E. It must be noted that the building exterior is proposed to be corrugated metal siding, Corrugated. siding is not permitted in the Gateway Zoning District. •- Polar is requesting a variance from this requirement. They have added a 3`.brick wainscoting to the front of the building. Other ordinance requirements, which must. be addressed by the applicant, include: 25% of the land must be landscaped by:grass, shrubbery or trees - an updated. landscaping plan has been provided; • one 180 square. foot minimum landscaped island must be provided in the parking lot does the updated plan meet this requirement? • the following landscaping must be provided based on the site perimeter: 11 trees- 30% of which must be conifers- 9 trees are proposed, 4 of which are proposed to be pine. - 18 shrubs, a minimum of M" tall - 18 shrubs are now proposed • the landscaped area must be irrigated - an irrigation detail is not shown on the landscaping plan -there are no plans to extend sewer and water to the Building. No irrigation is planned for the landscaped areas. The: applicant is requesting a variance from this ordinance requirement. A variance from Section 26.4.6 must be approved or in th.e alternative, the ordinance may be amended eliminating this requirement: all refuse/recycling storage must. be inside cfthe. building • the loading dock and outside mechanical must. be screened from the public right-of-way the shrubs planned for the Scheuneman side of the road will provide some buffering of the larger drive-in door, The loading dock has very limited screening proposed. Staff suggested that the two additional trees be .placed to help. with the dock screening.. • No sewer and. water is planned to be extended to the building as no restrooms are. proposed The City Engineer has done a preliminary review of the plan and offers. the following comments: • plans need to be signed by a P.E.