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Memo to Planning Commission/P 98-7 November 24, 1998 Page 2 • Plat Layout The plat is designed around a horseshoe shaped street. The proposed street will intersect with the Tyler Street at two places. Five lots will be located on the outside edge of the horseshoe and two lots are proposed for the interior. No lots will have access from Tyler Street. The lots meet the size and dimensional requirements of the Business Park zoning district. The Commission should consider the installation of sidewalks within the plat and a pedestrian connection to the proposed retail development adjacent to the north. As can be seen in the Elk River Industrial Park, many workers can be found walking on Industrial Boulevard during various times of the day. A sidewalk would allow for and possibly even encourage the same type of activity in this business park. Furthermore, a pedestrian connection to the retail development to the north would encourage people that work in the business park to walk to the restaurants and stores instead of driving. There are several utility easement that cross the proposed plat. These utility easements need to be shown to determine if they affect the development of individual lots. There are UPA easements on the north and south boundaries of the plat and possibly another utility easement on the western boundary. • Drainage utility easement are shown over the existing wetlands and around the lots lines. The easements should be adjusted so they include the wetland mitigation areas as well as the existing wetland, and exclude the wetland areas that are proposed to be filled. Wetlands and Ditches A branch of a county ditch crosses diagonally across the site from the northeast corner to the southwest corner. This ditch will be abandoned when Tyler Street and the associated storm sewer is constructed. There are two wetlands on the property, one is one the northern boundary of the plat and the other is on the western edge. The applicant is planning to fill a portion of the one on the northern edge to create a larger buildable area. The one on the western edge will not be filled. Wetland mitigation will be constructed along the edge of the western wetland. The applicant will have to delineate the wetland and work with the City on a wetland mitigation plan. Grading and Drainage The City Engineer is addressing grading and drainage issues in his memo. • s:\planning\scott\p98-7.doc