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determined on an individual basis, as long as the applicant has provided information satisfactory to the City in determining whether the site contains adequate parking for its intended use. With the slightly longer (north/south) footprint, no parking stalls are impacted from the originally approved Site Plan. The applicant still intends to add 27 stalls to the property, bringing the parking stall total to 77. The applicant does not expect any parking demand changes from the original estimates of 10-15 trips per day. Staff finds the 77 stalls proposed remains adequate. Landscaping The landscaping requirements are based upon added building square footage and surface parking lot expansions of 50 stalls or greater. With the applicant proposing to demolish 10,951 SF, coupled with the most recent plans of constructing a 40,436 SF building, results a net increase of 29,485 SF. The parking stall additions do not rise to 50 stalls. Thus, Zoning Code Section 8-010 (2) (D) requires the following landscaping improvements: • 29 canopy trees with a 50/50 split of deciduous and evergreen, and not more than 30% (10 trees) of a single species. • 98 shrubs The larger footprint, but elimination of the mezzanine, results in a decrease in the landscaping requirements from previous proposal. However, the proposed Landscape Plan remain largely the same as was proposed with the mezzanine amendment. This plan includes: • 67 trees (with a 50/50 split of deciduous and evergreen & 30% max / species) • 220 shrubs The applicant’s submitted Landscape Plan for the Site Plan revision meets minimum requirements. Exterior Building Materials The General Performance Standards of Zoning Code Section 6-390 include an exterior building treatment standard in paragraph (12) that 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’s original plans indicated the proposed structure consist of decorative and pigmented masonry block, brick veneer, with limestone accents, tinted glazing with black metal trim and decorative metal panels. Based on the revised elevations submitted and attached, the exterior materials proposed are not changing. The actual appearance of the building, proposed exterior materials list, and the materials distribution is nearly identical to the previously submitted elevations. The proposed exterior materials are in conformance with the City’s Zoning Code standards of Section 6-390 (12). To conclude, no other site plan standards are impacted by the proposed amendment. Staff finds the proposed amendment is in compliance with applicable standards and previously imposed conditions.