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" DUMPSTER/STORAGE AREA: All trash and recyclables are proposed to be retained inside the building and the site plan shows a hard surface access to service doors for trash removal. ROOF TOP SCREENING: All mechanical rooftop units will be screened by a prefinished metal enclosure in accordance with City ordinances. SITE DRAINAGE: The impervious surface area of the site will actually be decreased from current conditions. For this reason, no detention ponding is required. Storm water will surface drain to a catch basin on the east side of the site, connecting to the City's storm sewer system. Engineering staff has reviewed storm sewer plans and are recommending catch basins on both sides of the driveway. SIGN AGE: The applicant is proposing to install a 20 foot tall pylon sign on the site as well as wall signage. At this point, the sign package is not complete and will need to be reviewed by staff prior to the issuance of a sign permit. LANDSCAPING: The landscape plan consists of a combination of maintaining existing trees in the northwest corner of the site and adding evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs. The multi-family residential neighborhood to the north and west will be screened by a combination of the buildings rear wall, a board-on-board wood fence on the west side of the property, and a buffering of landscape materials, meeting the requirements of Section 1010.09. SITE LIGHTING: For site lighting, the applicants are proposing to use a down cast shoe box fixture. The photo metrics submitted with the package indicate that the light trespass beyond the property will not be a problem. The application material did not specify the type of light to be mounted on the wall. This fixture should also be a down cast to avoid the potential of a bright spot in the neighborhood to the north and west. 4. Engineering Considerations The engineering staff has reviewed this application and have made the following comments: a. Catch basins need to be placed on both sides of the driveway entrance to pick up the drainage before it runs into the City street. b. The existing fire hydrant at the northwest corner of the lot will have to be relocated to the south or a paved area ftom the parking lot to the hydrant will have to be provided for fire truck operations. c. A sidewalk along Snelling frontage road is required. 5. The Planning Commission, at the October 11,1995 meeting, by a 4-1 vote, 3