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Oayton--Hudson Corpora~;onl Case No. 29~ Page } here, the op~ton may tie one of matching the !:)ustiog timbers, cr mat~hing the wa:l ~onstr:Jcted by the City across the stf1:'et. T~ question is: Is it reC'ess.u-y t~ cha'l4Je to a third '1'\OteriaP The use of tt1ese t1\;Iterials, though O('t earth :~Uering, is importaot Be$theticaUr because no planting is aHowed on l~ public bou:evard, and thus, there is no st;rc.eni"9 irn an)' of these walls. Tl'1t'y sto:1d out bolc1iy in the landscape scene as you enter RoseviUe's legest shopping ('<<;oter area from the south (on F'ain'JPw). t.~api-..!!!l Ti.e landscape species ai;me;; the top of tl'1e retaining ..U is i~et1ded in part to screen the view of cars that wiU be facing head-~h toward thA suar (along the 1.'urb). 1he species proposed include a conif~ mint ju.iep ju."tiper, a deCtCJous sh.-ub, and a shiroboa so~~., placed attemeteJy between the d.edduo\Js trees sr~ 45 feet on ceoter. The c~feTous planting will perform a scr~ening job both t;UtnQef ... ~nter, where..... the deciduau$ pJams .ill .HI. Perhaps the applit:ents .:auld be que$llOl1ed as to the reasons for th:$ decisic:1. I: may be thlll :~ =rcn!~ni~ :unction ,--oo1d te more efficitmtly c:)tf'ied out i! a variet). of ~onifeMNs p1ents were :JSed instead.. As noted earlier t the .sdition in wicrth to U..;, strip mi9ht weU n:ak'e i1. ri)Cf'e ~intainable and aUracti\'e. P8J"~ ObYiously, the intent ~ is to retain as much paricing as possmie '. the RosedaJe cOfr.p:ex. You wHJ note that the parking tatio ac-cording to the number submitted by the applicant are suet; thet it is .41 CM'S per 1,IJJC Q"et the 5 per 1.000 park.ng stendatd required in tbe RO$E!Vil1e Ctdin.nce. Rosedale i~ howe\rer, a SUCCftSfui centiiR' end perhep$ we can aU ltgtee' that Telaicing as much perking as postibte QIJ this $ite ;s In the pub:ic iot~st.. Reinstalling r.ne setbac:.c to the norrn.-Uy ~quited lS fftl would tikely eliminate a contil"UOUs toW of parlc:ng that lf18y add up to "PPTOximately .56 cars. '. t;.~inee..ing The Engineering Staff has no problem with respect te\. this propoql. The". stress, howe'\ler, the importance of t~ add.'i~l rtiJht~of-.ay dedication so as to proper1)' reclJ(~(iud f".;.;,'.::::.: ''\'''''0:,.. 4. CONC!- USION It would appear thClt ',he. f! ~t-of-way ded:cation a~ ~roposed IS essential to the ptQC\ef rec-onstr\JC' ;'''1" Qf F ainm~w '\veOUP. and that the reduction in Mtbec'< ~,r the elU$ I~~ v.)rking \,:HI re;ult. Consideratl()n:nay be giv~n to increMi~ the ....idth ,.rght1r so ..~ tG provide a heU~r chance tl" properl) build ana mal"tain the re~a:"mg ".,ail and 9'-ass !Ire a within U ' shoppinc; c-er.leof sitt. If I: can !.~ shown that the additional p)anling strip car) b(' shqhtJ~ 1f~r~..sed ,0 width (pe:rhHps 2 feet~ and .~.~ r~~""""':"\ ".....~~ !~'H\" be ,an approprtate cohditlo". This concept wculd be appropr;&tp. III (tascU$S with the appiicant ~l t~e public hearing~.