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Memo to the Planning Commission Page 2 January 28, 1997 • Planned Unit Development All of the proposed buildings within the Hillside Crossing Planned Unit Development are required to receive a conditional use permit for site plan review. This is a typical requirement in all of the planned unit developments that are being approved along the Highway 169 corridor. This review process is the opportunity for the Planning Commission and Council to review the proposed development plans to determine their conformance with the "master plan" approved for the Hillside Crossing project. Parking/Access The project is proposed to have two access point off of Evans Street. The first • access closest to the intersection of Evans and 193rd Avenue will be aligned with the first access into the Sax grocery store. The second access further north on Evans Street is located in an approximate location as identified on the concept plans for the Hillside Crossing Planned Unit Development. These two access points will provide easy circulation in and out of the facility for passenger vehicles, recreational vehicles and delivery trucks servicing the facility. The total number of possible passenger vehicle parking stalls on site is 69 • spaces. The submitted site plan has been prepared illustrating 8 car-trailer parking spaces in place of 24 passenger vehicle spaces. The Planning Commission may want to discuss if they have a preference on how the parking lot should be striped to accommodate car-trailer parking. The two options that may be considered is to actually designate car-trailer parking by striping, or, stripe the parking lot for passenger vehicles and allow the car- trailer parking to occur wherever it may be convenient at any given time. Landscaping The landscaping plan consists of a variety of materials consistent with the city's ordinances. The proposed landscaping along Highway 169 will need to be reviewed to determine if the mature height of the proposed trees will conflict with any overhead electric lines. If this is the case, the trees will need to be relocated. During staffs review of the plans it was felt that the proposed landscaping near the entrance of the facility should probably be removed because of the amount of pedestrian traffic in this area. Staff was concerned that the shrubbery proposed for this area would receive a lot a abuse from customers possibly cutting through the planting areas. All landscaped areas will be • s:\planning\pc\cu96-28.doc