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practice courts across the gym. Three-level bleacher seating for up to 85 people would be located along a portion of western gymnasium wall. A 264-seat conference room would be located at the northern end ofthe building. Other rooms include a kitchen, several meeting rooms, youth room, nursery, storage rooms, and restrooms. Although not needed for the church's activities, the church is proposing to install three women's and three men's showers to allow the building to be used as an emergency shelter. Entry and regular (non-emergency) exiting from the building would generally occur on the east (parking lot) side ofthe building. Outside activities would be limited to a small fenced play area without play equipment on the east side of the building that would be used for the nursery during services and a patio area at the northwestern comer of the building that would be used as a break or refreshment area during events in the main conference room. There would be no outdoor basketball practice. The contemporary styled building contains architectural elements similar to the existing church building. A feature unique to the proposed building is the eastern and western gymnasium walls, which would tilt inward at the top and slightly undulate in and out and up and down. The parish center would utilize the same brown- and tan-colored split-face concrete block and stucco materials/colors of the existing sanctuary building. The existing sanctuary building has a standing-seam copper roof. Due to stormwater quality concerns, copper materials are no longer desired in new construction. Therefore, the applicants are proposing to utilize a brown-colored standing-seam metal material on the sloped roofs that is similar in color to the existing oxidized copper roof. The standing-seam material would also be utilized on the eastern and western gymnasium walls and northern conference room wall. A color/materials board will be available at the hearing. The parish center building would have maximum height of 34 feet at the top of the gymnasium walls. This height requires a variance from the required 30-foot maximum height. Existing Trees and Tree Removal A tree survey and analysis for this project site has been prepared by HortScience, Inc. The report describes the species, size, health, and location of the existing trees near the proposed parish center building and also recommends special precautions necessary for trees worth preserving. There are 12 existing trees over six inches in diameter near the proposed development, including two of which are defined as "Heritage Tree" by the Municipal Code (i.e., a tree which measures 35 feet or greater in height or which measures 55 inches or greater in circumference). The 10 non-heritage trees are located along the western end of the existing parking lot and were planted at the time the parking lot was installed. These healthy trees vary from six to seven inches in diameter and are Deodar cedar and London plane species. The arborist recommends that these trees be removed due to their location within the proposed area of development. A heritage-sized English walnut tree is located just north of the church's driveway offRheem Drive. The walnut tree is in poor health and the arborist recommends that PDR-561/PV-158 Planning Commission Page 7