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Valley Subdivision, Filing No. 7. Building area is proposed at 19%, with the combined total building and hard surface coverage at 70%, which is maximum coverage under the CDDSG. Wood continued his presentation (see attached Council Communication). Davidson called for the applicant's introduction. Walter J. Lautner, N 56 W 17000 Redgewood Drive, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, the site developer for Kohl's department stores, provided a brief history on Kohl's and their development strategy. He thanked Council for the opportunity to present this project. Steve Wilson, CLC Associates, 8480 E Orchard Road, Suite 2000, Englewood, Colorado, distributed computer simulated views of the proposed Kohl's store. He highlighted various aspects of the building, specifically building height, parking, lighting, and pedestrian/delivery access. Davidson called for public comments. John Dawson, 730 Copper Lane, #206, Louisville, Colorado, requested that Council direct the Planning Department to investigate all possibilities to reduce the impact of Kohl's to the residents across Dahlia Street. He suggested the applicant move the building to the west to reduce the visual impact and noise to the residential area or increase the grading to lower the building. Davidson called for Council questions and comments. Howard recommended the applicant provide a significant increase in landscaping, specifically to lessen the impact and noise to the residential area. He felt the sign's lettering size should be reduced. Levihn agreed with Howard regarding additional landscaping. Keany expressed concem for the lack of pedestrian connections between Kohl's, Sam's Club, and the post office and suggested the pedestrian crosswalks be delineated with scored, colored concrete or brick paving. Keany agreed with Howard that the sign's size be reduced. Sisk agreed with staff comments regarding the monolithic appearance of the building and suggested adding windows to create architectural interest. He expressed concem that the 30-foot no build zone might not allow sufficient operating space for the post office, if they decide to build here. Sisk agreed with Keany on pedestrian connections and requested that Kohl's trucks be subjected to the same parking requirements as Sam's Club. Mayer agreed with the public comments regarding the visual impact to the residential area. He agreed with Howard and Levihn regarding additional landscaping and suggested the applicant reduce the number of parking spaces to allow for more greenscape. 16