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Landscaping The applicant was not subject to the recently adopted landscaping standards in October of 2011 because the ordinance was not yet adopted. Nonetheless, the applicant was asked to meet the standards, which required the addition of one deciduous tree and eight shrubs. The revised Site Plan depicts proposed landscaping, which includes the addition of two new deciduous trees and 11 shrubs. This complies with the landscaping ordinance. Public Works/Engineering Comments Public Works has provided a memo, attached to this report. This requires the applicant to submit a grading plan to confirm the drainage of the surface parking area will function as proposed. The applicant is aware of this requirement and will submit the necessary materials to the City Engineer. Staff concludes the applicable Site Plan standards remain met under the proposed revised Site Plan. NONCONFORMING USE PERMIT ANALYSIS Specific details of the nonconformities on site and compliance with the Nonconforming Use Permit criteria of Zoning Code Section 8-460 are outlined in the Planning Report dated October 11, 2011 (attached as an exhibit to the Council Memo). The main improvements proposed that impact the extent of the nonconformities are: • Additional paved area to control dust • Additional curbing to control surface water runoff The applicant has proposed to drastically reduce the amount of proposed paved area from 10,847 SF to 704 SF. While this may seem significant with regard to its impact on dust, it likely will result in the same amount of improvement. This is because no vehicles will be required to access the paved parking through the unpaved storage yard, which is required now because the detached garage proposed for removal blocks direct access to parking stalls (cars have to go around — through the unpaved storage yard). Under the proposed revisions, all vehicles will access parking through the most westerly curb cut, which is fully paved to all parking areas. Additionally, the amount of curbing proposed actually increases slightly under the revised Site Plan. With submission of the grading plan required by Public Works/Engineering, the parking area will handle surface water run off in an appropriate manner and not detrimentally impact neighboring property. Staff concludes that the Nonconforming Use Permit criteria remain met under the revised Site Plan. It should also be noted that in accordance with the original approval (see condition 4 of Res. 11-100), the applicant will be required to report to City staff, and ultimately the Planning Commission, on whether additional dust control and odor mitigation efforts are practical. This will likely occur in February or March at the latest. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Recommend the City Council approve the revised Site Plan and Nonconforming Use Permit. 1 i4 6cU1 --, Janice Gundlach, City Planner