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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 99-12 November 23, 1999 Page 4 IIIeasement for the Park. As proposed, Outlot B will contain a clustered community septic system, storm drainage pond, community gardens, trails, and native prairie and will be off-limits to the public. Maintenance of the open space will be a responsibility of the homeowner's association and shall be addressed in the homeowner's association documents. The documents will require the City Attorney's review and approval prior to final plat. Landscaping/ Screening The Subdivision Ordinance requires one street tree and one yard tree per residential lot; two of each on corner lots (33 street and 33 yard trees). Due to the forested nature of the plat, staff has asked the developer to relocate the yard trees to the area behind Lots 1-6, Block 4 and adjacent to Lot 13 to screen the back sides of homes. These trees should be a mix of deciduous and evergreen to provide the maximum screening possible. The developer has located some trees behind Block 4, but has not shown all the required trees. Entrance Sign The developer proposes to create an entry monument and landscape similar to that at Windsor Woods located off of County Road 33. The Sign Ordinance allows one • development sign with a sign area of 16 sq. ft. and a maximum height of 8 ft. Prior to installation, a sign permit from the City is required. Grading and Drainage The grading and drainage plan shows the bulk of the drainage going to a NURP pond located in the community open space and some drainage to the City Park. The drainage into the park will require some tree removal and some excavation (See the attached Howard R. Green Memorandum). County Road Access The preliminary plat was sent to the Sherburne County Highway Engineer for comments (See attached letter). The main concern of the County Engineer was to remove the existing driveway and field entrance to the existing residence encircled by the plat. The developer has reconfigured the lot and has included it in the plat as Lot 1, Block 5, with a new driveway access off of 212th Avenue NW. Tree Preservation By locating the homes in the woodlands, considerable tree loss can be expected. However, the developer proposes to save 12.06 acres of woodland in the center of the plat as a focal point. Some damage to trees might occur in the central woodland due 0 to construction of the road and the redirecting of storm water there. The developer has minimized some tree loss by locating the storm pipes to the NURP pond \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\p99-12.doc