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i r~~ a. One (1) project identification sign that is fifty (50) feet in height and six hundred (600) square feet in area, b. A Maximum of eight (8) Tenant/Directory Signs that are fifteen (15) feet in height and have three hundred (300) square feet of sign area each, c. For each `Major/Minor Tenant' three (3) signs (wall, window, etc) for each building, d. One (1) projecting sign for each `Minor Tenant', e. Directional signs at a maximum height of twelve (12) feet with a maximum size of one hundred (100) square feet for each sign Staff Comment: The applicant intends to provide. additional detail on this item at the May 7, 2008 Planning Board meeting. 12. Waiver Twelve (12) as outlined on page forty-two (42) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 3.3 Circulation and Parking - Parking Standards of the EDD Design Manual' The applicant is requesting that required parking for retail uses be modified from one (1} space for every two hundred (200) square feet to one (1) space for. every. three hundred (300) square feet. The rationale for the request is that is will reduce the overall .impervious surface area for the project and create more open space. Staff Comment: Staff supports the waiver request as submitted. C 13. Waiver Thirteen (13) as outlined on page forty-five (45) of the application reading as follows: `The applicant requests a waiver from Section 3.2 of the EDD Design Manual requiring that breaks in the MTC buffers be limited to one (1) and no more that twenty-five percent (25%) of the total buffer' The applicant is requesting that more `buffer breaks' be allowed along the Interstate to afford the development additional sight lines from the highway. The applicant is requesting the ability to create breaks within the required buffer of up to sixty percent (60%). The rationale for the request is that the breaks are necessary to accommodate proposed stormwater `quality devices' and that the areas will be re- landscaped to `create a more visually interesting landscape incorporating the open areas'. The applicant further requests that within the remaining forty percent (40%) protected buffer area that `hand clearing' of any existing vegetation be allowed provided that aminimum offifty-four (54) .trees per acre be maintained at all times. Staff Comment: The applicant intends to provide additional detail on this item at the May 7, 2008 Planning Board meeting. 14. Waiver Fourteen (14) as outlined on page forty-six (46) of the application reading as follows: r