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Project Consistency Narrative <br />4501 BUILDING <br />Page Four <br />b. Appropriate landscape transition to adjoining properties should be <br />provided. <br />Response: <br />The proposed development has landscape transitions at all adjoining <br />properties where appropriate. The transitions to neighboring properties and <br />the streets meet the design intent of code. <br />The details of the transitions are as follows; <br />The transitions provided at the streets are extensive and meet or exceed <br />ordinance requirements as well. At the eastern street a 50 foot planted <br />buffer is provided and at the western street an existing planted buffer <br />averaging 100 feet is in place. <br />The proposed design provides a landscape transition at the north lot line to <br />the neighboring industrial park. This transition along the eastern part of <br />that boundary consists of five feet of required planting that supplement the <br />existing :neighboring trees and additional landscaping in front of the <br />parking. At the western part of the boundary, 5 feet of planting is provided <br />next to the lot line north of the security fencing. Currently, north of this lot <br />line, no code required landscaping remains against the blank building <br />facade. <br />At the south lot line three different conditions occur. The first one occurs <br />at the pan handle east of the building in which the general parking area is <br />located along the entry drive. At this location the design proposes a <br />minimum of five feet of side yard landscaping behind the keystone wall in <br />front of the parking area and planting south of the keystone wall between <br />the wall land the walk. <br />The second and third conditions occur where the two existing buildings are <br />located on the neighboring lot to the south. The two existing buildings are <br />located about 25 feet south of the lot line. South of the 4501 Building lot <br />line is a landscape bed that averages 12 feet and ranges in width between <br />10 and 15 feet in which is planted mature trees. This area serves as a <br />landscape transition for both properties even though it is not located on the <br />lot. <br />The finish floor location of the two buildings to the south differs. The <br />westerly building is located above a 8 foot rockery 25 feet south of the lot <br />line. At the base of the rockery is 10 to 15 feet of planting. Increasing the <br />planting area along this area would not improve the transition between <br />properties. <br />24 <br />