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t~ ~ ~ council Consideration Building Permit July ~~, 1975 Request: Council authorization of Building Permit for construction of industrial building for trailer sales and leasing business Applicant: Dahlke Trailer Sales Location: 499 5th st. mv Size of Buildinq: 74.2 1 x 108.41; 21.51 high Exterior Treatment: Raked Concrete Panels Discussion: Larger aspects of the proposed site development have already been discussed in regard to the special use and variance requests. We will confine ourselves here to considering details of the site plan. The applicant has provided all required information on the land- scape and plot plan with the exception of specifying the ground cover that will be used in the landscaped areas. This should either be seeding or sodding with sodding preferred. This detail was not noticed at the Planning Commission meeting. The plans presented meet all code requirements with the exception of the concrete curbing and buffer strip which is the subject of the variance application. The landscaping presented has some very positive points in the amount of plant material being proposed and variety and placement of this planting material. There is a good balance between ornamental, shade and screening eve~green type trees which should produce a genem lly very pleasing effect. The principal issue relates to, however, how well the plantings will screen the site in question. C The evergreens when they grow to a full height, should provide ' 'a fairly effective screen in the areas where they are located. These evergreens are, however, interspersed with shade trees, ornamental trees which wKIl not have leaves during the winter months and in addition, once they grow their branches will be such as to leave gaps in the screening in the area closest to the ground. This is somewhat necessary in order to allow patrolling police cars to have a view into the lot. However, it certainly does reduce the effectiveness of the screening as far as the adjacent residential