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Memo to the Mayor and City Council I CD 99-13 April 19, 1999 Page 3 . LandscavinI! The Elk River City Ordinance requires (13) 2" BB deciduous overstory trees, (7) 6' BB conifer trees and (7) 1 Y:l"BB ornamental trees. Because of the UP A easement, locating all the required conifers proves difficult. The applicant proposes to move the conifers and deciduous overstory trees out of the UPA easement and donate them to the adjacent school, and replace them with crab apples. Staff is satisfied with the landscape plan with the donation of trees to the school. Parking The applicant shows adequate parking for the existing and proposed building and has shown handicap stalls in close proximity to the building entrances. Concrete curb and gutter is required around the parking lot to the property line. . All parking stalls will be required to be a minimum of 18 feet long with a drive lane of a minimum of 24 feet wide. The site/grading plan does not account for the planting bed adjacent the building wall. The parking lot will have to be adjusted away from the building. All parking will require a setback often feet from the property line. The dead end parking lots will need back up stalls to allow easy vehicular movement. The parking stalls, handicap stalls, and loading area will be need to be striped as required by the City ordinance. Pedestrian Access Sidewalks are proposed only in front of the entrances to the parking lot. The daycare is anticipated to generate mostly drop-off guests and the parking to be mostly utilized by staff. The preschool proposes an outdoor play area at the back of the building with access in the parking lot near the loading docks. A rear access is not possible due to the separation of the two businesses. Drainage and Utilities . The applicant will be providing a grading plan for review by the City Engineer (See attached Howard R. Green Memo). \ \elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen \ccmmo \cu9913 cc. doc