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for retail buildings, which is a finer detail, using brick with color impregnated block and other architectural materials used in other retail buildings in the area. The architecture appears stark and industrial. 3.4) The noise from air compressors and tire changing equipment will be muffled, provided the overhead doors of the building are closed. This implies that the entire building will be air conditioned for summer heat. The HVAC has not been shown. If it is roof top equipment, it must be screened from view. The building design allows for a 5 foot parapet screening wall. 3.5) Past experience with auto accessory installation operations have indicated that enclosed trash containers do not screen all waste materials, especially without a roof over the materials bins. Interior storage of trash is preferred. In this design, the applicant proposes exterior, 7.4 foot high screened storage with a cover. Tires (new and used) will be stored in the building. 3.6) Parking layout in the south lot (where cars are parked before and after service) is awkward. Either all parking should be angle parking with lanes and traffic direction clearly marked, or the parking lot should be expanded to allow standard 90 degree parking and 24 foot drive lanes. Shared access and parking with Knights of Columbus is also advisable for overflow from the Knights in the evening. It is unclear whether the Knights of Columbus bingo operation will have adequate parking without a cross parking easement. Sidewalks should extend along the east edge of the property from the Snelling bike path to the corner of Oakcrest and the frontage road. 3.7) Landscaping is utilitarian. The plan is unclear on how this project will meet the city master plan street tree standard requiring 40' to 50' of spacing between the conifer trees along Snelling. Nine bark as a front hedge provides some flower interest, some leaf color in fall, but is small and twiggy with no year-round opaque screening capability. Red Maples in the parking lot may work, but these maples require a moist soil. It is unclear whether these trees will be fed by an irrigation system. Willows in the parking lot do create more mass, but the location of willows over or near the sewer line presents possible root problems in the future. There is no low maintenance mulch in the parking islands or pond area shrub beds, or in the entry planting south of the front overhead door. No shade trees are added along the south or west side of the building or along the south property line. Trees exist along the west property line. While new lighting is shown on the landscape plan, height and downcast design are not specified. 4