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<br />-) <br />Kraus Anderson, CuP <br />April 21, 1994 <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />------------------------------- <br /> <br />Dickenson's existing bus terminal located on Jackson Avenue will be <br />relocated to make room the Elk Park Center project. This same item was <br />presented to the Planning Commission by a different party last year, but was <br />denied by the City Council due to a lack of information and the option <br />agreement with the property owner had expired. There have been several <br />proposed changes to this site plan since the Planning Commission reviewed <br />this request last year. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />MULTIPLE PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS <br /> <br />The site plan shows that the operation of the bus terminal will take place <br />from two structures. A 60 feet by 115 feet office/service building and an 80 <br />feet by 200 feet bus garage. The applicant has indicated that all the school <br />busses will be stored overnight inside the bus garage. Smaller school bus <br />vans will be parked outside the garage under the 10 foot overhang. Multiple <br />principal buildings can be allowed through the conditional use permit <br />process. <br /> <br />LANDSCAPING <br /> <br />The proposed 5 acre site is heavily wooded with various sizes of Scotch Pine. <br />The eastern boundary of the bus terminal area is defined by several rows of <br />large mature Scotch Pine. These trees are indicated on the landscape plan <br />and will be preserved. Staff is requesting that many of the nicer, smaller <br />trees west of the mature trees be relocated to other areas of the site and <br />primarily along the City Trail immediately west of this site. <br />~ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Board has reviewed this proposal due to the close <br />proximity to the City hiking trail. The Park Board has recommended that <br />three staggered rows of transplanted Scotch Pines be placed along the <br />western property line along the City trail to screen the bus terminal. The <br />Park Board has indicated that one row of the Scotch Pines could be placed <br />within the trail right of way. Other trees could be planted in various <br />locations throughout this site. If this request is approved, staff would also <br />recommend that all disturbed areas be sodded and seeded as presented on <br />the landscape plan to minimize erosion. An updated landscape plan will be <br />distributed at Tuesday night's meeting. <br /> <br />PARKING AND DRIVES <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to overlay the entire parking area, drives, and <br />yard with a bituminous surface. The entry drive and employee parking area <br />to the fence gate is shown to be bound by concrete curb and gutter. Terry <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />kraus.planning <br />