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. Mr. Scott Harlicker September 15, 1999 Page Two . At the south end where Polk Street connects to the Oak Meadows Addition there is grading and slight filling of the wetland. The plan is at such a small scale that it is difficult to tell what the slope of this grading is. We would recommend that this grading not exceed a 3: 1 slope and that the grading provide a minimum 5-foot flat area immediately outside of the street for snow storage, pedestrians and other utility needs. . There is a private trail shown throughout Outlot A and Outlot B. Both of these outlots are proposed to have drainage and utility easements over the entire outlot. We first question whether or not a private trail can be built within a public drainage and utility easement. We wonder if there are any liability issues associated with this arrangement. The second concern with the trail shown on Outlot B is at two locations it crosses the existing wetland and at one of these locations there is a note on the plan that says "trail crossings of wetlands to be approved by the City". Obviously the City cannot approve a trail crossing of a wetland that would include any filling of the wetland. When this development was before the Technical Evaluation Panel regarding the wetland issues, there was no discussion of a wetland filling for trail purposes. These trail crossings of wetlands should be either further detailed to show that they are to be bridge structures or they should be eliminated from the plan. . . It appears that in Lot 1, Block 2 the correction of the 188-foot setback from the ordinary high water level may impact the house pad shown on this lot. The developer needs to assure City staff that a reasonable house pad can be built on this lot with the required front yard setbacks and the ordinary high water setback. . On the grading plan with a revision date of August 22, 1999 the plan shows an optional retaining wall at the north end of Polk Street where it meets the adjacent property. On the plan with a revision date of August 27, 1999, this retaining wall has been removed. It is unclear whether or not the option of a retaining wall is being explored in this area. If no retaining wall is built, the developer must provide written permission to grade on this abutting property before any mass grading begins. If a retaining wall is utilized in this area it appears that it would be substantially higher than 4-feet in some locations. It will need to be properly designed and a fence of some type located on the top for safety purposes. . The final grading plan submitted to the City for approval on this site should be submitted at 50 scale. The site should be broken into two pieces to keep the plan sheets a reasonable size. B. Wetland Issues . The joint notification regarding the wetland issues was mailed on September 1, 1999, therefore the 3D-day comment period will end on October 1, 1999. After that date, Steve Rohlf can bring the wetland issue to the City Council for action. . \\SPNWFS\vOL 1 \DA TA\PROJ\807ljQ\(d(Q[Q8'p~r~en Company CONSULTING ENGINEERS