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Mr. Scott Harlicker July 22, 1998 Page 2 rededicated on this plat to allow for the construction of the pedestrian pathway to follow pedestrian traffic from the pedestrian bridge to Dodge Street. ■ The pond at the south side of Perkins that was built with the original development of the plat will be part of Lot 1 for ownership purposes. Apparently there will be an agreement where all three lots will participate in the cost of maintaining the pond. Having Lot 1 owning the pond will ensure that the City does not end up owning the pond and be responsible for routine maintenance such as grass cutting and litter pick up. Currently, there is a drainage and utility easement over the pond area, however the proposed plat of the Elk River Retail Center no. 2 does not clearly show this easement. ■ The site plan for lots 1 and 2 shows parking needed for the proposed motel on Lot 1 being constructed on Lot 2, and the amount of parking on Lot 2 is well in excess of what the proposed building would require. We question as to whether or not it would be better to move the lot line between Lots 1 and 2 further to the south so that more of the parking that's needed for the motel actually falls on the lot that the motel is being constructed on. Typically, these types of developments will have cross parking and access agreements, so that traffic can traverse any of the lots and park where needed. • B. Preliminary Utility Plan ■ The site is surrounded on three sides by sanitary sewer and water mains, therefore there will be no sanitary sewer and water constructed to serve either of the two lots. The layout is indicating an additional hydrant to be installed in the southwest corner of the motel site. We will verify this location with fire chief, since he was unavailable the day of the staff review meeting. C. Preliminary Grading, Drainage, and Erosion Control Plan • The grading plan indicates the lowering of the berm along the east side of Lots 1 and 2 by approximately 2 feet. As you will recall, this berm was established there with the original plat as a means to screen the residential homes east of Dodge Street from the development. We believe that it is unacceptable to lower the height of this berm. If it is necessary to grade into the berm on the west side for the development of these two lots, perhaps a retaining wall could be utilized to maintain the overall height of the berm. • At the southwest corner of Lot 2, a portion of the storm drainage will not be picked up in the proposed catch basin, but rather will flow overland through the Perkins site. Either an agreement should be obtained from the owner of the Perkins site to allow this overland drainage or the grading plan should be changed to pick up all of the overland drainage from Lots 1 and 2 prior to flowing onto the Perkins site. • O:\PROJ\804400J\0240\400-2202.ju ly.doc