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3/17/2006 restaurant will be gained from both the Twin Lakes Parkway side via a"check in driveway" and from the automobile access side located adjacent to the surface parking lot north of the building. One hundred and seventy-five (175) parking spaces including seven handicapped spaces are located north and east of the building and across Twin Lakes Parkway. The remote parking spaces are within 200 feet of the hotel. With the City's approval, these 30 remote parking spaces could be exchange for spaces north of the site. Three thousand one hundred and twenty (3,120) square feet is landscaped. This landscaped area Includes one tree for every 150 square feet and one tree for each 50 foot of frontage. The attached Landscaped Plan describes the landscaping in detail. Except for the entrance canopy, the building setbacks are 30 feet on the fronts (Twin Lakes Parkway and Cleveland Ave.). Because, in the spirit of the City's Master Plan, joint parking is planned with the land use north of the site, The parking lot is not set back at the rear. All drive isles are setback at least 15 feet. All setback areas are landscaped. Although the attached plans, except for the entrance canopy, meet or exceeds all of the City standards for the B-6 zone, we would welcome the opportunity with the City's concurrence to blend the parking, drainage and landscaping into the proposed development north of the site. Zoning Ordinance and Application Criteria for Rezoning and Concept Planned Unit Development Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan: The Comprehensive Plan shows this area as BP Business Park. This designation allows hotel and restaurant land use. The City's Master Plan, as amended in June 2005, shows this area as Mixed Service. Hotels and restaurants are an allowed use in the Mixed Service area. The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and with the City's Master Plan. Changed Circumstances: In 2001, the City Council designated the site as Office Multi Story in the City's Master Plan. In 2003, the City Council designated this site as Planned Business Park on the Comprehensive Plan. In 2005, the City Council amended the Master Plan to designate this site as Service Mix. The Council is in the process of rezoning the site from I-2 General Industrial to B-6 Planned Business Park. The actions of the City Council have changed the circumstances making this property a prime location for the hotel/ restaurant use being proposed here. Compatibility with surrounding uses: �7