1111 80TH ST SW BLDG SHELL 2016-01-01 MF Import

31. Landscaping must be provided per Section 35 of the Zoning Code. At a minimum this must include the following: a. A landscape strip a minimum of 20 feet wide must be provided in the front yard setback area along the 80th St. SW frontage, except for the driveway. Up to one-half the required landscaping may be provided on the public right- of-way if approved by the Public Works Department. This area shall be planted with Type III landscaping. A variance is proposed to allow the building to be located up to the property line and to allow up to 20 feet of the landscaping to be provided in the public right-of-way, due to the configuration of the right-of-way. If the variance is approved, up to 20 feet of the required landscaping may be provided in the public right-of-way, as shown on the site plan. If the variance is not approved, the building must be relocated, and the landscaping provided per the Zoning Code requirements. A lease must be obtained from Public Works for locating any required landscaping in the City right-of-way. b. A landscape strip a minimum of 10 feet wide must be provided along the north, east and west property lines. This area shall be planted with Type II landscaping. The sidewalk/pedestrian path proposed near the west property line must be outside of the required 10 foot landscaped area. Due to grade changes it is unlikely that the sidewalk can be meandered while providing the required 10 feet of landscaping. Compliance with this standard will require a modification to the proposed site plan. Note that the storm detention and water quality treatment facilities are proposed near the required perimeter landscaping. The landscaping plan must demonstrate that required landscaping can be provided outside of these areas or incorporated into the design of the facilities. It may be possible to provide shrubs that tolerate moisture along the upper portion of facility berms. Trees are generally not permitted on or directly adjacent to the berms. Rockeries, retaining walls, and curbing shall not be counted in meeting required landscaping widths. c. A minimum of 35 square feet of landscaping shall be provided in the interior of the parking lot for each parking stall. For the 144 parking stalls proposed, a minimum of 5,040 sf of landscaping is required. Landscaping must be provided per Section 35.080E of the Zoning Code. No landscape area may be less than 64 sf in area or 5 feet in width. Note that the curbs do not count as part of the landscape width. The proposed landscape areas must be widened to meet this standard. No parking stall may be less than 50 feet from a parking lot landscape area. Note that thE: only landscape areas that count as interior parking lot landscaping are those that serve to break up the appearance of the parking lots. Perimeter land,,w aping does no; count in meeting interior parkii ig lot land:,caping requiremerts. In addition, landscaping of the detention pond and water quality trey ,Vent facilities does not count as interior parking lot landscaping. Howevr:r landscaping between the street and the parking area 7