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#05-3080 January 18,2005 Page 8 of 10 The City’s traffic consultant reviewed the prior office proposal for a 23,000 s.f. office building and 70 unit Orono Woods senior housing building in November of 2000. Based on standardized trip generation rates, a 70 unit building was expected to generate 120 trips in and 120 trips out per day on weekdays, less on weekends, where the medical office use as approved would be expected to generate 130-in/130-out weekdays and significantly less on weekends. Total trip generation would then have been 250-in/250- out on weekdays. The current pioposal does not specifically contemplate medical office use, and it does not contemplate any retail use. Absent a further review by tlie City’s traffic engineer, staff believes the proposed office use will not significatolly differ in traffic generation from the earlier reviewed uses. Lastly, the City Engineer has requested plans illustrating that medium to larger trucks will be able to navigate within the site. Pedestrian Access Sidewalks arc proposed to connect between the individual units and the parking lots, as well as a continuous service walk along the walkout side of the buildings, and handicap ramps at the southeast and northwest ends of the site. Staff finds that it would be appropriate to provide for pedestrian access connecting Orono Woods and the office complex sidewalk, as well as a connection to the existing sidewalks abutting Highway 12. It was detennined during the review of Orono Woods that walking trail connections to the northwest comer of the property had little value at this time because they would not connect to any existing or planned trail system. Landscaping The applicants have not provided a landscape plan at this time. Stall would recommend that a landscape plan be submitted prior to a Plamiing Commission recommendation to the City Council. The B - 6, Highway Commercial District regulations specify land.scaping requirements under Section 78-797 (8). 'Ihe minimum landscaping requirements depend on the project value. For example, a projected project value of one to two million dollars requires a minimum landscaping allowance of $20,000 plus 1% of the project value in exce.ss of one million. Additional regulations exist such as practicable preservation, minimum caliper requirements for trees, sod, underground sprinkler systems, interior parking lot landscaping, screening and buffering of residential areas, species variety and maintenance must be addressed and incorporated into a landscaping plan prior to City Council review. Site C'ovcrage/Open Space Calrulalions While the B - 6 standards do not currently establish minimum green space and/or building percentages, the City has consistently looked lor a minimum of 25% green space. Al.so, the site exceeds the 1.99 acre requirement for structural coverage regulations and therefore is not restrictcil on building coverage. Ihc pervious to impervious percentages break down as follows;