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Site Plan Review: Totem Pole Park Rehabilitation Planning Commission Report; 4-18-23 Page 9 Setbacks:  The new parking lot will conform to the 5 foot minimum side yard setback from adjacent residential property. All other structures/improvements will be well beyond setback requirements. Building Materials:  Building materials for benches, fences, trails, and other improvements will be consistent with similar installations at other City Parks (i.e. Lions Park), and will conform to all engineering standards for public improvements. Landscaping:  Required landscaping is triggered whenever a site is adding new structure in excess of 15% of the gross floor area on a site. There is no such trigger with this plan set.  While the City always strives to avoid impacting existing trees, some trees will be lost to accommodate the new improvements, and others (i.e. Ash trees) must be removed to address disease concerns. The intent is that additional trees will be replanted over time to address required losses. On this front, the City intends to engage the surrounding community in the plantings (thereby creating local investment and ownership in the park and the trees that are located there). If possible, the Parks Department plans to work with a local school and/or local scout troops to do some of the plantings so the children of today can return to the site over the course of their lives and say “I helped plant that tree!”  All future plantings will be coordinated with the City Forester to meet all applicable City requirements. Building Height:  The proposed shelter will conform to the height maximum in the R-1 district (2.5 stories or 30’ in height, whichever is less). Lighting:  Eight lights will be erected to illuminate the parking lot. All will be down- directional lights, and the submitted photometric plan shows light levels at the property line will meet code requirements (less than 0.4 foot-candles at ground level).  One light pole with three light standards will be erected to illuminate the skating area during the winter months. While light level standards for illumination at all property lines will be met, staff has asked for addition clarification on how the light sources will be shielded from the view of surrounding properties. Final design particulars will need to meet all code requirements.  Any plans to add or change lighting on the site will be required to adhere to minimum code requirements.