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Memo to Mayor and City Council/CU 00-24 <br />August 21, 2000 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />a. The steep slope along 217th Avenue should be removed to allow a gradual <br /> slope to the church parking facility. This will necessitate the removal of a <br /> number of trees along this slope. <br /> <br />bo <br /> <br />The drainage calculations have been received but were not reviewed. There <br />are a number of questions the engineer has in regard to the overall grading <br />plan and direction of flow for storm water from the hard surface areas. The <br />engineer is recommending that the plan be redefined to contain drainage on <br />the site of the church and not to rely on the county ditch system for storm <br />water conveyance. <br /> <br />c. The single proposed drainage pond is within the county right-of-way and <br /> needs to be relocated outside of the right-of-way. <br /> <br />d. The phasing of the proposed grading is unclear from the submittal. <br /> <br />Landscape Plan <br /> <br />For this proposal, the ordinance requires 53 total trees, 26 overstory, 13 <br />coniferous and 13 ornamental trees. The proposed plan indicates 12 trees, three <br />of which are overstory. The ordinance also allows credit for maintenance of <br />existing trees. A specific tree inventory was not submitted, however, so an <br />analysis of trees available for credit was not completed. The parking lot needs <br />additional landscaped islands in order to eliminate the mass of parking and <br />blacktop and to define the aisles more clearly (see attached amended landscape <br />plan). With the additional landscaped islands, staff feels that the new trees <br />required and the existing trees to be saved would meet the intent of the <br />ordinance. <br /> <br />Miscellaneous Site Details <br /> <br />Staff has the suggested the following improvements to the miscellaneous site <br />details to improve the overall functionality of the proposed plan: <br /> <br />The proposed five-foot sidewalk along the east side of the parking lot should <br />be widened to seven feet. Once cars overhang the five-foot sidewalk, the <br />sidewalk becomes very narrow for pedestrian movement. <br /> <br />b. A similar sidewalk should be constructed along the south side of the northerly <br /> parking lot for ease of pedestrian movement in an east-west direction. <br /> <br />Co <br /> <br />The dumpster is located in the far easterly edge of the north parking lot. It <br />appears that this location would be inconvenient for office users or those <br />using the multi-purpose room for elimination of trash and perhaps needs to be <br />relocated closer to the main structure. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\CCREPRTS\CU00-24.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />