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22 <br />building to help reduce the building scale and add visual interest. The window details have not <br />been provided at this time. There is an opportunity to introduce depth and shadow on the upper <br />level facades rather than have windows flush with the opaque walls <br />The treatment of the parking garage elevations requires a little more attention in terms of <br />material choice and detail. The vertical concrete columns could be faced with the base brick <br />material to make the parking structure architecturally consistent with the main building. Since <br />there is no room to add any foundation landscaping without losing parking, some architectural <br />interest should be added to the north facade to improve the pedestrian experience. <br />3. Landscape and Site Treatment: Street improvements along Andover Park East include a <br />fifteen foot sidewalk with street trees. There are more than 40 existing trees that line the north <br />and south property lines. There is an opportunity to save more trees and preserve the perimeter <br />landscaping strip along the south property line by realigning the parking stalls to 60 degree <br />angled parking and designating them as compact parking stalls. This option would leave <br />approximately a 5'8" landscape perimeter along the south property line. Under this option the <br />proposal would exceed overall interior landscaping requirements, but would not meet the <br />requirement to have an island after every ten stalls. Additionally, the code states that a <br />maximum 30% of the stalls can be compact stalls and this realignment will increase that <br />percentage to more than 30 %. However under TMC 18.70.090, the Board of Architectural <br />Review may take into consideration the existing landscaping and modify the standards. <br />4. Miscellaneous Structures: Detailed specifications of the site furnishings such as benches and <br />planters have not been provided at this time. The maximum size of the signs shall be consistent <br />with the provisions of the Development Agreement. The individual channel letter design <br />compliments and fits well with the architecture of the building. Trash and recycling area is <br />proposed to be screened on the sides and from above, but no details of the screening materials <br />are provided at this time. Roof top mechanical equipment is proposed to be screened by a <br />metal screen panel that matches the materials of the proposed building. Details related to <br />utility meters, conduits and other above ground utility apparatus have not been provided at this <br />time. City's Police Department has recommended one or two additional light fixtures in the <br />northwest corner of the parking lot to avoid areas of extremely low lighting levels. <br />Page 18 of 19 <br />