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Floor Area Ratio (Zoning Code Section 5-250) Proposed Not to exceed 1.0 (3,365 SF addition+7,590 SF existing= 10,955 SF total 0.2 building/66,070 SF of land area) The proposed F.A.R is well within the maximum allowed in the B-3 zoning district. Parking Setbacks Required Proposed (Zoning Code Section 11-020) Front 30' 30' Side (west boundary) 5' 5' Rear 25' 25' It's worth noting the property does not have direct access onto County Road D West. Rather, the applicant has shared access across the commercial uses adjacent and shared access to Old Highway 8 SW across the multi-family property to the northeast. All required parking setbacks are met. The Zoning Code Section 11-040(7) allows for exemptions to meeting the required parking setbacks when shared facilities are present. In this case, only the actual driveway providing access to the site crosses the property line. Required # of Parking Stalls Required Proposed (Zoning Code Section 11-030) (based on 90%of gross floor SF) 3,365 SF Addition 15 - Existing 7,590 SF Clinic 34 - Total= 10,955 49 48 Based on the above analysis, the proposed Site Plan provides one less parking stall than the minimum required under Zoning Code Section 11-030(3). The applicant is requesting approval of an "other use or unique circumstance" as allowed in Zoning Code Section 11-040(4). Zoning Code Section 11-030 only provides a parking ratio for clinic and office, but not specifically dental clinic. In this case it seems reasonable to consider an "other use or unique circumstance", as long as the applicant has provided sufficient evidence to support the amount of parking that is proposed. Based on the information supplied in the applicant's narrative, staff would support construction of 48 parking stalls, one less than the minimum required using the professional office building parking ratio of 1 stall/200 SF. Landscaping The Landscape Plan approved in January remains unchanged, other than relocation of two canopy trees and elimination of two shrubs near where the proposed addition will be located. Both the tree and shrub requirements of Section 8-010 are based on a ratio of total building square footage or site perimeter, whichever is greater. This site is large enough the site perimeter standard is applied to determine minimum landscaping requirements. Thus, with the introduction of additional building square footage, the landscaping requirements remain unchanged. Nonetheless, the applicant has provided a supplemental Landscaping Plan illustrating landscaping details near the proposed addition. The applicant is proposing 10 additional shrubs,