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. • Loading Berths The Zoning Code requires schools to provide 1 loading berth 25 ft. in length for each building with 1,000 - 10,000 sq. ft. For buildings over 10,000 sq. ft. an additional loading berth 50 ft. in length is required. The requirement for the middle school is a 25 ft. loading berth and a 50 ft. loading berth. The proposed middle school plan appears to meet the intent of the Zoning Code ordinance. A service area at the rear of the bus loading area provides a 16’ wide paved lane to the boiler room and cafeteria area. This area will be adequate to allow trucks serving the cafeteria to maneuver in and out of the campus without interfering with the faculty parking area. Deliveries to the school should not generally occur when the bus parking area is in use. Smaller delivery vehicles will use the drop off area in front of the school building. Lighting The Zoning Code requires that parking areas are prohibited from having a direct source of light visible from the right-of-way or adjacent land. The school district has provided a lighting plan for the parking area that mdicates the location of light poles ?5' in height with .5 and 1. footcandle line measurements. The lighting plan is under review by the City's landscape architect. The athletic fields shall not be illuminated. At the City Council's work session, the Council suggested that the lighting standards be similar to the 12' light standards in the City Hall parking lot. Landscaping • • The Zoning Code requires conditional use permit applications to provide a landscaping plan with planting schedule. A landscaping plan has been provided and is under review by the City's consultant landscape arcliitect. His comments will be provided at the Planning Commission meeting, or earlier. TOPOGRAPHY There are numerous small wetlands on the site. The highest elevation is near the southwest comer of the site near Old Crystal Bay Road North. The lowest elevations on the site are in the wetlands. The elevations change from 1,034' near the soutliwest comer to 1,000' in the wetlands. The site w ill be graded to provide a building pad for the two story building. The street side of the building will allow students to enter from the parking lot to the upper level. The upper level floor elevation will be 1036' and the lower level floor elevation will be 1023'. The area for soccer, football and baseball fields will be graded. Several wetlands on the site will remain. The required wetland §247 1 Orono Middle School Conditional Use Permit March 15. 1999 page-^4