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t f VN-203, LP-81 Page #2 Site and Planting Plan" submitted by the applicant indicates that the site can be designed to allow for the required 35 parking spaces. The applicant has a unique circumstance because of the type of business and number of employees. The hardship would be the -construction of the excessive number of parking spaces. The applicant's proposal of sodding and landscaping would create a desirable appearance for the site rather than the large amount of the curbing and paving. However, the applicant's site plan indicates concrete curbing only on the radii of the two driveways and a long the western edge of the building. In a B-3 district concrete curbing is required to enclose the entire parking area. The applicant's reasons for not including the required curbing is so that the proposed parking area can later be developed to provide for 35 parking spaces. Some type of curbing or bumper stops should be required to protect the proposed landscape area. The building plans indicate that painted one-score concrete block will be used as an exterior wall treatment on the street sides of the building. It is staff's opinion that this type of block is a decorative block or equivalent as required by the zoning code. The site and landscape plans are incomplete in that grade and contour plans, drainage plans and the provision for refuse storage are not indicated. With the above exceptions and the variance request, the site plans as submitted meet all zoning code requirements. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that Council continue the public hearing on VN-203 until the Council has held the second reading and taken action on the Council Initiated Rezoning R-105 which relates to this property. Staff also recommends that no action be taken on the request for a building permit, LP-81 because of the pending rezoning of the property.