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Memo to the Mayor and City Council/P 96-13 March 17, 1997 Page 2 Overview The prehminary plat involves an area of approximately 38 acres bounded by Proctor Road on the east, 193rd Avenue on the south, and the Lafayette Woods development on the north and west. There is one single family home on the subject property which is located in the northeast corner of the parcel. The proposed prehminary plat incorporates the existing home, as the developer believes the condition of the home will fit in with the proposed subdivision. There is one exception to the plat which is approximately 2-1/2 acres in area and is located along Proctor Road. This exception has an existing home on it and is not included within the plat. The property has similar natural characteristics as the south half of Lafayette Woods, immediately to the west. The majority of the property is open with no natural vegetation. However, the north 280 feet of the property is wooded with a mixture of oaks and other mature hardwoods. Along the southern portion adjacent to the wetland complex there is a mixture of poplar trees and red twig dogwoods, along with other vegetation commonly found along a wetland complex. Attached to this report is a letter from Tim Edgeton of the County Tree Board explaining that the northern portion of the property had an oak wilt infection site approximately at the intersection of Rush Street and 194th Avenue. Apparently this has been controlled in the past by the County Tree Board, however the area is considered high risk for additional oak wilt. Once again, similar to the Lafayette Woods development, the property has varying topography. The property has a natural rise from south to north of approximately 66 feet. There is also a wetland complex which traverses the lower half of the property in a northeast-southwest direction. This wetland area captures a majority of the existing drainage from the site which it detains, with the excess running off further to the south of 193rd to another wetland complex. Streets The proposed plat has taken into consideration extending streets from the Lafayette Woods development as well as aligning the main entrance off of Proctor with Highland Road to the east. These connections have been discussed along with the Lafayette Woods development when that was reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. The main road extending from Proctor through the development into Lafayette Woods would also include a sidewalk as originally approved with the Lafayette Woods s:\councilXp96-13x.doc