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� • � aoi �o� �03 b. Checklist 2, Street & Public Places: This checklist of items centers on walkability and noa connections to places. The McGough proposal incorporates a pedestrian path/sidewalk �os adjacent to the improved portion of Mount Ridge Road, but does not identify pedestrian �os connections to the park. Staff and the Park and Recreation Commission will work with �o� McGough on addressing the walkability need. n,p� �o� The proposal to create a corporate campus will most likely mean that the office structures �: � o will not be placed at the property edge in favor of improving internal campus integrity, � �� thus public realm goal will not entirely be met. The proposal does indicate that the � � 2 westernmost office buildings would lie adjacent to the Mount Ridge Road property line � � 3 but the other would be interior to the site to take advantage of the park/lake views. �� Landscaping must be enhanced to address the public edge creating a tree canopy near � �� sidewalks/paths and screening enhancements for both vehicles and private areas. 416 Checklist 2 speaks to a landscape plan that meets the Roseville Street Tree Master Plan, �: �% but the Planning Division sees merit and opportunity in creating a site-specific landscape �a �� plan that potentially deviates far the "master list of trees" and one which can be utilized � �� by other developments within Twin Lakes (similar to Cent Venture proposal). �zo It is conceivable that some form of public open space, court, square, or plaza could be �2� incorporated into the McGough proposal. The Park and Recreation Commission and staff ��22 will continue to discuss the merits of such an addition. Due to the volume of traffic �tiz3 anticipated for both Mount Ridge Road and Twin Lakes Parkway, the City does not ��z� support on-street parking. Street lighting will be required and coordinated with the other ��- �: site developments as will landscaping and boulevard trees. ,,;;,: c. Checklist 3, Frontages (semi-private realm): This checklist item and the one that ,�2� follows are the most important aspects of the Urban Design Principles. It is within these n2� two areas where walkability, sustainability, and environmental responsibility must be �so addressed. The current proposal can, in a general sense, support street life through .as� pedestrian connections from the office to the street. Those connections, connections �s2 from the street to the park and connections throughout Twin Lakes will create as? walkability. �J�I �ss However, as discussed above, the anticipated corporate campus setting makes it difficult ass to shift buildings to the street edge. The use and the mass of the structures (6 stories) do 43� not lend themselves to be placed in close proximity to the street. Where appropriate, asa setbacks will be minimized adjacent to the public street. However, staff will further a3s discuss an additional buffer between the laboratory and park. It is assumed that the ��o proposed corporate office will adequately address the notion of no blank walls, a design a�� that treats each side of a building as if it were the front, and that the exterior design will aa2 create visual interest and utilize high quality materials. The design must address service a�3 vehicle access and place trash/recycling within structures. a�� ��5 d. Checklist 4, Building (private realm): This checklist item addresses the structure and 446 site improvements as a means to be sustainable and environmentally responsible. The a�� Planning Division has determined that the Concept proposal (site rendering) includes a Page 10 of 13