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• CASE NUMBER: 1569-84 Page 6 d. Parking. The aisle spacing on the southeasterly part of the main parking lot does not line up with the aisles to the north. We suggest this be corrected by moving the principal access road to B-2 slightly to the east, thus allowing alignment with the aisles to the north. At the extreme northeast corner of the site, the curbing is planned to direct traffic to and from the north -south roadway, and to move through traffic from one center to the other. We suggest this curbing be softened so as to provide more turning room for trucks making the turn -in to either center. Outbourl traffic from the Pavilion Shopping Center will be directed to the wrong side of the street as drawn. This could create a safety problem. This, of course, can be readily modified. The parking ratio for shopping centers in Roseville is established at five spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area. The parking design as proposed is at a ratio of approximately 4.6 spaces per 1,000. A recent study done on a national level, however, indicates that for major shopping centers a ratio of 4.5 per 1,000 is adequate. As in the case of the shopping center to the east, the calculations for parking for restaurants included in the development are at a 50 percent ratio as provided by the Ordinance. This is done with the knowledge that _t m..)st times the peak hours for the shopping center and the restaurant are different, and that many of the users of the shopping center will be patrons of the restaurant. We suggest that the overall ratio as proposed wili be adequate, though on peak days after Thanksgiving and prior to :hristmas, the lots may be full or near full. We inspected the Rosedale Shopping Center at 4:00 p.m. on the Saturday preceding Christmas. We found that there were ample spaces available in the parking lot, particularly in the southeast quadrant of the Rosedale site. The staff feels that the parking ratios as proposed will be appropriate. e. Landscaping. A landscaping and lighting plan has been prepared which in concept appear to be well done. We would suggest, however, that as a condition of the approval that final landscaping and lighting plans be subject to staff review. There may be some adjustments in some of the critical areas, particularly as they relate to the periphery planting on the steep sloe. You will notice that landscaping is provided only in every other island in the main parking area on the site. Every other island would thus be striped, and not constructed with a curb. The Planning Commission and Council may wish to consider the appropriateness of this arrangement. The parking aisles _may well work better is all of the islands are curbed as is the normal case in shopping center developments today. The architect indicates that this was proposed to save money and to make plowing easier.