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Case File: CU 06-23 Page 4 Parking and Circulation The site will be accessed off of Orono Parkway directly across form the existing access into the City Hall/Public Safety campus. A pedestrian crossing is also being proposed in the same location. Staff will be looking into the possibility of making the intersection afour-way stop. The circulation within the site consists of a parking area broken up by a rain garden/landscaping, a pedestrian drop- off loop and also adrive-up book drop. The majority of the public parking is situated on the west side of the property to help keep it away from the neighboring residential properties. Staff parking will be located on the south side of the proposed building. The parking does meet the minimum ordinance requirements. Again parking was kept to the minimum amount required fox LEED's. The library can also utilize the parking at City Hall if needed and a pedestrian crossing is being proposed. There is adequate space on site for future parking for an addition and coffee shop/cafe. Landscaping The eastern and southern edges of the property are heavily planted with existing evergreen trees which will provide screening from the adjacent residential properties. The building has been located on the site to maintain as many of the existing trees as possible. The three existing trees that will be lost with site work are being replaced with 7 trees of a similar species. Additional trees are being included, such as 12 boulevard trees along the south side of Orono Parkway, 18 shade trees in areas to help shade the asphalt surfaces and several ornamental trees. Native plantings, several rain gardens and a butterfly garden axe also being proposed on site. The landscape plan meets the ordinance requirements. Standards for Issuance of a Conditional Use Permit (Section 30-654) The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: 7. Weill not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of otherproperty in the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience orgeneral welfare of the neighborhood or the city. 2. Weill be consistent avith the comprehensive plan. 3. 1-Vill not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. 4. lY>ill be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and services including streets, police and fire protection, drainage, refuse disposal, water and sewer systems, parks and schools; and will not, in particular, create traf~ic congestion or interference with tra~c on adjacent and neighboring public thoroughfares. 5. 1Vill not involve uses, activities, processes, materials, equipment and conditions of operation that will be detrimental to any persons orpropery because of excessive tra~c, noise, smoke, fumes, glare, odors, dust or vibrations. 6. lYlill not result in the destruction, loss or damage of a natural, scenic or historic feature of major importance. S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2006\CUP\CU OG-23 Elk River Library\CU OG-23_PC.doc