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6.5 In order to accommodate the necessary parking, 80 of the 110 trees on the newly acquired property will be removed. Of those trees, 28 are pine, 12 elm, 10 boxelder, 9 cottonwood,, 5 oak,, 4 ash,, 4 poplar, 3 maple, 3 birch, I hackberry, and I black cherry. The demolition plan indicates the trees to be removed and those to be preserved. Trees such as elm,, boxelder,, cottonwood, poplar, and hackberry are generally recognized as undesirable species and several of them can be recognized as evasive species. 12,1 8.0 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE COMMENTS 12,2, 8.1 In addition to being generally supportive of the proposed library addition/site 12,3 improvements, the DRC had the following comments.* 124 8.2 Public Works staff has indicated that they are not concerned about the ability of the 12,5 existing roadways to handle the additional traffic generated by the expanded library and 12,6 has determined that no formal traffic study is necessary. 12"7 8.3 The City Engineer has reviewed the concept plan for storm water management and is 12,8 continuing to work with the library's consultant on final design plans. The proposal 12,9 which includes rain water gardens and a new storm management pond has been 130 supported. However, final designs premised on storm calculations will be required for 131 the Final Development Plan approval. 132, 8.4 A permit from the Rice Creek Watershed District will be necessary, but this is part of the 133 normal course of site permitting and need not be a part of the GENERAL CONCEPT PUD 134 approval. 135 8.5 The Engineering Department will work with the library's consultant to determine 136 whether an existing storm water sewer pipe and easement remains on the site. Should the 13 7' decision be to eliminate the pipe and remove the easement,, a request for vacation would 138 be processed at a later date. 139 8.6 The Planning Division will seek the library's interest in enhancing the comer of County 140 Road B and Hamline Avenue with landscaping, signage and a possible transit stop. 141 8.7 The site plan should be modified to include walkway extensions along Hamline Avenue, 142, County Road B and from those locations through the parking lot to the library building. 143 8.8 Chapter 1018 (Parking) of the City Code requires libraries to provide 4.1 spaces per 144 1,000 square feet for of gross floor area. Based on the Code staff has calculated gross 145 floor area to be a minimum of 62,,645 sq. ft. requiring 257 on-site parking spaces. The 146 proposal indicates 334 spaces, which the Planning Division supports given the volume of 14"7 use the Roseville branch library receives. 148 8.9 The Planning Division is very impressed with the change in the exterior facade of the 149 proposed library expansion. All materials indicated and/or discussed with staff, have 150 been determined to meet the requirements of Section 1011, Design Standards of the 151 Roseville City Code. 152, 9.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 153 Based on the comments and findings outlined in Sections 5-8 of this report, the Planning 154 Division recommends approval of the request for an GENERAL CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT PF08-030RCA082508 (3).doc Page 4 of 6