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6. The total building has been reduced in size from 6500 square feet to 4800 square feet and reoriented on the site to accommodate the 75 foot green space/buffer area to the east. 7. The car wash has been reoriented so that the exit doors face to the northwest, toward the street intersection, rather than directly north. 8. Total site landscaping and green space has been increased. 9. The retail floor area has been decreased from approximately 4,000 square feet to approximately 2,800 square feet. The plans were reviewed based on the City's design standards and the following was determined: 1. Exterior materials meet the design standards. 2. The 5% interior landscaping would not be met. However, because of the nature of the required site design for a gas station, this standard would not apply. 3. No detail has been provided concerning whether or not there will be rooftop and/or on-site mechanical equipment. (If used, it must be screened.) 4. Fence and landscape screening is provided adjacent to abutting residential properties. The exact design of the 6 foot high screen fence is not shown. 5. Loading and service areas are adequately screened. 6. Trash is proposed to be handled inside the building adjacent to the car wash. The building materials are the same brick and rock-faced block. 7. A lighting plan has not been submitted; no details are available on light size or impact. City design standards require that site lighting be accomplished with downcast fixtures that conceal the source of light. 8. The landscaping plan has been revised to intensify the plantings along the south and east property lines with residential properties. The parking along Roselawn, however, is not adequately screened. Staff suggests that a screen wall and landscaping be constructed to address this concern. Section 1005.09 details specific standards for automobile service stations. The following comments reference the 9 standards included in this section. 1. The site plan indicates that the entire surface, other than that taken up by the structure, the ponding area, and landscape area, will be surfaced with concrete or asphalt with concrete curb and gutter surrounding and defining the parking lot. 2. The drainage system has been reviewed by the Engineering Department and a number of questions need to be answered. These questions can be resolved through the building permit process. 3. All parking and service areas are defined by curb and gutter and are at least 5 feet from all property lines. 4. The pump islands are well in excess of25 feet from a property line. 5. The driveways proposed on the site plan exceed the 50 foot setback from a street intersection. (County permits will be necessary). 6. The sign package is subject to the sign code and the zoning code and reviewed as part of a separate sign permit application. The staff suggests monument signs as more consistent with the neighborhood. 3