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Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 97-10 Page 3 April 22, 1997 • requirement, the parking lot should be established 17' from the current property line. Future Water, Sewer and Other Infrastructure Currently, the city has an ordinance in place which prohibits development within commercial and industrial areas which lie within the urban service district until water and sewer is available for hookup. The subject parcel is within the urban service boundary and does not have city water and sewer available for hookup. The City Council has initiated an ordinance amendment which will modify the current ordinance by allowing additions to existing buildings, as well as constructing free-standing buildings on developed parcels. The current ordinance will still apply to those properties that are undeveloped within the urban service area, whereby not allowing any development until services are made available for hookup. Action taken on this proposed application will be conditioned upon that ordinance amendment being approved by the City Council. Future Road Improvements It is anticipated that 173rd Avenue will be upgraded at some point in the • future to accommodate the additional traffic demands in this area. It is also expected that there is possibility of a future frontage road extending both north and south of 173rd to serve future development of these areas. The exact location of this frontage road has not been identified; however, is a long range issue which should be given some consideration. In an application presented to the Planning Commission last month regarding the conversion of Bridgeman's restaurant, the issue of a frontage road was also discussed. As a condition of that application, it was recommended a "no build" area be established within 35' of the property line to preserve the opportunity for a future road alignment. If the proposed building by Precision Frame and Alignment is constructed, it is likely the frontage road alignment will have to move further to the east. The only exception to this would be if, at the time this area is redeveloped a building or buildings are removed to facilitate the construction of the frontage road. Landscaping The proposed landscaping plan identifies several proposed tree locations that would occur over the existing and possibly in the proposed drainfield areas. These trees should be kept clear and removed from the drainfield area. In addition, the proposed landscaping quantities and sizes will have to be • modified to meet the city's current landscaping requirements. As part of the f:\shrdoc\planning\pc\cu97-10.doc