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August 1979 Page Two this site, most of which are along the shoreline. most of these trees will he retained, providing a natural setting for the structure along the lake sh ore + With respect to the Shorline Zoning ordinance requirements, we feel that the development as proposed is consistent with the intent of the ordinance, but provides a better solution if parking is retained on the west side only, thereby requiring the variance requested 5. The property is zoned B -1B and in this district a special Use Permit is required for the approval of the site plan of the total property. We have reviewed this site plan on several occassions with the applicants, architects, and engineers t Adjustments as suggested by us were accommodated in revised plans and we feel that the development plan as proposed is a very workable plan that best suit the development to the terrain and lakeshore conditions; 6. Parking on the development plan is proposed to be setback So feet from Trunk Highway 36 and Snelling Avenue right -of -way as required by ordinance. Parking along County Road B-2 i s setback 20 feet on the easterly edge and 60 feet on the westerly edge. Due to the grade of county Road B-2 going under Snelling Avenue , ' there is, o f course, a substantial amount of right -of -way consumed by slope along the south edge of County Road B-2 a long the frontage for this property You will mote that in the far northeast corner of this site, a substantial amount of lend is left in its natural. state, providing a transition to the residential area across County Road B -21, The Zoning ordinance requi�-ibs that parking to serve a structure shall not be more than 300 feet distance from the structure. In this case, the furthest parking location is approximately 450 feet from the structure, This is, of course, a result of the decision to not have parking around the building but on the west side only. They feel that in view of the intent to protect the lake environment, without a, parking lot on that side of the building, the 450 feet maximum distance is justified. Most of the parking you will note is within Soo feet of the building 7. The initial landscaping plan submitted, did not in our opinion have adequate landscaping in a reasonable scale with the magnitude of the project. The appli. cant then revised the lauds caping plan approximately doubling the amount of material proposed. We suggest that the plan as now proposed is a reasonable one which will enhance the development , S. Obviously, the development as proposed is of a smaller scale than that originally designed for the site. The fact that the bul lding is now only four stories high has considerably reduced its aesthetic impact on the area. The fact that the building is now sited with a north-south orientation, results in the narrow side of the structure facing toward the residential area to the north. Being located near the water line, the elevation of the structure is reduced inasmuch as the site gets higher as it moves to the west. All of these