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northwest comer of the site to a catch basin which would collect water trom the remainder of the paved areas on the site. The pipe trom this catch basin flows into a proposed NURP pond. Engineering staff has reviewed the storm sewer calculation and found this pond to be sized for a fully developed site, assuming that some day additional development might occur on this site. This pond then drains into an existing catch basin at the northeast comer of the site. 12. On the site plan, a portion of the westerly parking lot does not have curb and gutter around it. For drainage purposes and site aesthetics, poured-in-place concrete curb and gutter will be required around the entire periphery of the parking areas. 13. SIGNAGE: The applicant is proposing to install a 20 foot tall pylon sign on the site as well as wall signage of individual red letters for the exterior of the building. They have indicated the letters would be approximately 3 feet in height and would be internally illuminated. At this point, the sign package is not complete and would need to be reviewed by staff prior to the issuance of a sign permit. 14. LANDSCAPING: The landscaping plan consists ofa combination of maintaining existing landscape screening materials and adding evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. The residential neighborhood to the west of Fry Street is screened by existing landscape material, all of which will be retained. Emphasis needs to be placed on providing screening of the service bay doors trom Snelling Avenue. In addition, staff has pointed out to the applicant that the design standards chapter of the City code requires that 5% of the parking lot be landscaped and have suggested planter islands surrounded by concrete curb and gutter in the western parking lot. In addition, the code requires one overstory tree per 50 lineal feet of parking lot around the perimeter of the parking areas. Streetlboulevard trees will be required and must meet the City Master Street Tree Plan regarding location and species. 15. SITE LIGHTING: For site lighting, the applicants are proposing a shoe box type fixture on 30 foot high poles. The photometrics submitted with the package indicate that light trespass beyond the property will not be a problem. One concern might be the wall pack fixture located on the west elevation of the building. This fixture has the potential of being a bright spot in the neighborhood to the west and should also be a fixture that conceals the source of light. The applicant has agreed to modify this fixture. 16. TRAFFIC CONSIDERATIONS: Included with this report is a copy of a traffic impact analysis study done by the City's traffic consultant, Short Elliot Hendrickson. In general this report indicates that the traffic generated by the proposed Western Auto store will be less that what is currently generated at the Knights of Columbus building by the bingo operations. They have also indicated that the overall site circulation for the project works well for both customers and for delivery vehicles. 3