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A preliminary landscape plan has been submitted and depicts minimal plantings. A final <br />landscape plan must be provided and approved prior to submitting a demolition/building <br />permit. The north andwest property lines must depict areas to be planted with trees and <br />shrubs as specified in the Zoning Code. <br />Parking <br />The proposed modifications to the parking areas will result inadecrease in parking spaces, <br />bringing the total number of spaces to 131. It is staff’s opinion that since the current proposal <br />slightly decreases the number of residential units that the proposed number of parking spaces <br />is acceptable and will provide sufficient parking. <br />University City Comprehensive Plan <br />It is staff’s opinion that the preliminary development plan is in conformance with the University <br />City Comprehensive Plan Update of 2005. The 2005 Update encourages new housing <br />development that is mixed-use support pedestrian oriented activities and recommends <br />flexibility in land use regulations to allow for mixed-use activities. Also in Chapter 3 of the <br />Comprehensive Plan Update of 2005, under Land Use and Redevelopment, as a general <br />policy it states, “The City will strongly support development(s) that promote desirable planning <br />concepts such as neighborhood-serving, mixed uses and transit-oriented development and <br />enhance the pedestrian character of the City.”Thus, the proposed development is in <br />conformance with the Proposed Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan Update of 2005. <br />Conclusion/Recommendation <br />Based on the preceding considerations, staff is of the opinion the requested Amended Final <br />Development Plan is reasonable in terms of use, density, massing, site coverage, setbacks <br />and parking. <br />5 <br /> <br />