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Required # of Parking Stalls Zoning Code Section 11-030 (1) states that only 90% of the gross floor area shall be used in calculating the off-street parking requirement. Section 11-030 (3) requires off-street parking for office/showroom/warehouse uses at a ratio of 1 stall per 300 SF. Thus, the following amount of off-street parking stalls shall be required: 2,800 SF – 10% = 2,520 SF / 300 SF = 8 stalls The applicant proposes to stripe nine parking stalls within the existing bituminous parking lot, meeting the minimum requirement. Staff finds the site to be adequately parked. Landscaping Zoning Code Section 8-010 (2) (D) provides for landscaping improvements based on every 1,000 SF of expanded building floor area and/or parking lot expansions of 50 stalls or greater. The proposed Site Plan consists of 785 SF of net expanded building floor area (1,400 new SF – 615 existing SF). Thus, no new landscaping is required. The applicant has indicated intent to add landscaping to the property, including crabapple trees and honeysuckle shrubs. Also, with the removal of 5’ of bituminous surface along the north and south side yards, additional green space will be added to the site. Performance Standards Zoning Code Section 6-390 provides for 12 performance standards that all commercial and industrial district developments must comply with. Based on the applicant’s proposal, only the following exterior materials standards would apply: Section 6-390 (12) states “the exterior treatment on the street side of the structure shall be brick, stone, tilt-up slabs, architectural metal panels, decorative block, or the equivalent. The other sides of the structure shall not be raw block.” The applicant is proposing to install new exterior materials to all four sides of the existing and proposed structure. The listed materials per the applicant’s narrative includes James Hardi siding, stone wainscoting, stone columns, limestone caps details, a wide frieze board at the overhang, and a mixture of trim accents. Staff finds these materials to be in conformance with the requirement of Zoning Code Section 6-390 (12). Public Safety Comments Police and Fire reviewed the proposed plans and offered no comments. Public Works/Engineering Comments The City Engineer reviewed the proposed plans and has requested numerous technical revisions and additions to the plans, as outlined in the Interoffice Engineering Memo (attached). Incorporation of these recommendations is noted as a condition of approval. Staff recommends approval of the Site Plan as submitted.