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Memo To Planning Commission/P 97-20 <br />January 27, 1998 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />Road Extension <br /> <br />As previously mentioned, the proposed road is planned to continue south <br />through the adjacent property and connecting to 171st Avenue. The exact <br />location where the proposed road should meet the adjacent property is an <br />issue which will need to be discussed further between the two property <br />owners. The property owner immediately to the south has indicated a need <br />to lower the grade of the roadway approximately four feet. This will allow <br />the street to match their property at an acceptable grade. Given the <br />topographic conditions of the property the road location as it matches the <br />adjacent property will be more critical than if the property had no grade and <br />the adjacent property could easily match into the road. <br /> <br />Right of Way~asements <br /> <br />The road right of way at the project's entrance should be adjusted to provide <br />a taper rather than 90 degree corners. This will ensure enough boulevard <br />area remains after the street is constructed. <br /> <br />The plat indicates 6 foot side yard and 12 foot front and rear easements. <br />These can be reduced to 5 feet and 10 feet, respectively. <br /> <br />An easement should be established on Outlot C along the County Ditch. The <br />easement dimension should be 50 feet from center of the ditch. <br /> <br />Trees <br /> <br />The property has large masses of existing trees spread out throughout the <br />plat. The primary mass of trees occurs along the ridge line and consists of a <br />mixture of hardwoods extending down to the edge of the wetland. There are <br />also some existing trees along County Road No. 33 which should be able to be <br />preserved with the exception of the street construction and connection to <br />County Road No. 33. Given the steep grades along the ridge line where a <br />majority of the development is to occur, the use of retaining walls should be <br />considered to minimize the amount of grading while at the same time <br />preserving as many trees as possible. <br /> <br />Wetlands <br /> <br />The City has begun the review process for the proposed wetland fill and <br />mitigation. Approximately 6,900 sq. ft. of wetland will need to be filled to <br />accomplish the road crossing. There will also be a mitigation plan which will <br />need to be approved and completed by the developers in exchange for filling <br />the 6,900 sq. ft. of wetland area. <br /> <br />\\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\pc\p97-20.doc <br /> <br /> <br />