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of the Zoning Code. The design of the building will be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission in June since the Delmar Loop-Parkview Gardens area is on the National Registry of Historic Places. The proposed building should be a benefit to the area and University City as a whole. Recommendation: The Community Development Staff find that the proposed development makes satisfactory provisions and arrangements concerning the approval criteria of site plan reviews as set forth in the Zoning Code. Therefore, the Community Development Staff recommend that the application be approved with the following conditions: 1. The building and property shall be developed, constructed and maintained in compliance with the plans submitted with the approved application. The height and mass shall be restricted to that shown on the approved site plan review application plans. 2. A detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to the Director of Community Development for approval, in conjunction with a review by the City Forester prior to issuance of a building permit. Landscaping shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the approved plan. Said landscaping shall be installed prior to the first residential occupancy permit being approved. It shall be the applicant=s responsibility to obtain those approvals in written form in a timely manner prior to issuance of the building permit. 3. All electric, lighting, telephone, and cable television distribution lines shall be installed underground, except those feeder lines necessary to serve the development. Mechanical equipment (besides air conditioning units) shall not be visible between the ground level and six (6) feet above ground level of any street adjoining the property or from adjacent properties. Screening may be achieved with a wall that is consistent with and/or complementary to the exterior material of the principal building or with dense landscaping. In no case shall ground-mounted building equipment be located between the front of the principal building and a public right-of-way. 4. Lighting of all exterior areas, including the parking areas, shall comply with the requirements of Section 34-93.7 of the Zoning Code, and shall be designed to be compatible with surrounding areas by shading to direct light downward and away from abutting uses. 5. Drainage and grading arrangements shall be approved by MSD and the City Public Works Department. It shall be the applicant=s responsibility to obtain those approvals in written form in a timely manner prior to issuance of the building permit.