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North Heights Hardware, Case No. 2199 Page 5 This proposal includes a landscape plan that calls for the frontage along Rice street to be landscaped with new sod and trees. The trees shown are flowering crabs that are medium sized ornamental trees. There is also a large white oak immediately to the south of the new driveway access on the south side of the lot. The plans show this oak saved, but it is unlikely that it will survive the grading and utility work planned within its drip line. The 5-foot yard area along the south side of the lot is also proposed to be landscaped. A combination of Imperial Locust and Douglas Fir are proposed for this area. Basically we feel that the materials shown are acceptable, but we would like to see the Imperial Locust planted along Rice street and the crabs placed between North Heights Hardware and the existing home. The Locust will tolerate salt spray better and the crabs are shorter and more densely branching and would provide better screening of the parking lot. It should be noted that there is no within the parking lot and given the site, it would be difficult to islands. landscaping proposed constraints on the add any meaningful Liqhtinq No site lighting has been shown on the site plan. The building elevations show two security lights on the south elevation. There is no specification or design detail provided, but it does state that they be "cut off luminaires". We would recommend approval of this lighting subject to staff approval to ensure that there be no off-site glare or light trespass. Siqninq There is no new signage requested as part of this application. Screening The project narrative states that if any rooftop utilities are proposed, then they will be located out of view from adjacent parcels. The new design standards do require all off-street parking areas containing more than six spaces contiguous to a residential area to be screened with fencing or landscaping so as to effectively inhibit eye-level vision to a height of 5 feet.