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? . . widened the 24-foot drive aisles to 26-foot wide drive aisles for fire lanes. The wider drive aisles impact the north and south setbacks. She recommends the 25 foot setback along A1 Moen drive be maintained and the 1.6 foot encroachment be taken from the south 50 foot buffer. In terms of parking requirements the number of rooms and conference spaces were considered. Staff felt required hotel parking should be 148 spaces. The proposed parking is 206 striped and 20 landbank which is sufficient for the hotel but depending on the size of the future restaurant parking may need to be addressed. Poured in place curbing is provided except in one area in which they are seeking approval for landbank parking where there will be future expansion. The proposed dumpster area is positioned to handle both the hotel and restaurant. She recommends that the entire service/dumpster enclosure area to be stone with wood gates. One main access point is proposed from A1 Moen Drive with a secondary right-in, right-out curb cut onto Great Northern Boulevard. Sidewalks along A1 Moen Drive frontage are required but the applicant requests to install sidewalks to the proposed A1 Moen curb cut at this time and then continue the sidewalks the extent of the frontage at the time the remainder of the parcel is developed. Staff emphasized the use of landscaping to enhance curb appeal and properly buffer the adjacent apartment complex. Landscape irrigation is required and is indicated. Although fencing around storm water retention basins is proposed the details of the fencing is required, including height, material, color, style, etc. Details of the hotel patio were requested at staff ineetings, but haven't been provided. The photometric plan appears to meet lighting codes, including base and pole heights and distances from residential property. Only one security light is labeled on the south elevation and decorative ground mounted up lighting is shown on the north elevation but is not called out anywhere. All building and security lighting should be detailed on the plans and detailed cut sheets of all lighting fixtures submitted. The building consists of the ground floor of stone and Prodema (wood appearing) material with upper stories of EIFS and metal panel on upper stories at the northeast corner of the building. Cold cathode horizontal/band lighting is shown on the north elevation only. Actual material/color samples and more detailed product information are required. Both the east and west elevations show man doors which should match the stone color and be identified on the plans. Signage consists of two new ground signs, one at the .A1 Moen-Great Northern Blvd intersection and one at the Great Northern Blvd right in-right out drive. Based on the recently submitted sign package there will be 5 wall signs and the 2 ground signs. As the location is a corner lot and Al Moen Drive is a public street, 2 wall signs and 1 ground sign would be allowed per code. Mr. DiFranco said most of the engineering issues can be addressed during the design and review process which takes place prior to permits being issued. A tree preservation plan is needed. A wetland report is required for wetland delineation and the underground stormwater management system requires an access manhole at the end of each run. The retention ponds should be designed with sufficient depth, area, and aeration system to prevent stagnation. All wet retention ponds are to be enclosed by a fence for safety. Although fences are shown schematically on the drawings the location, type, height, color, and gate sizes are required to be listed and shown. Irrigation systems are required for both wet ponds currently only one is shown. The ponds should have a safety bench at the top minimum 25foot wide and only one pond is showing the bench. Both ponds are required to include drain pipes for maintenance. A stormwater pollution prevention plan and post construction BMP maintenance plan which includes annual inspections is required to be submitted 2