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Memo to Planning Commission/CU 00-24 July 25,2000 Page 4 a. The steep slope along 217th Avenue should be removed to allow a gradual III slope to the church parking facility. This will necessitate the removal of a number of trees along this slope. b. The drainage calculations have been received but were not reviewed. There are a number of questions the engineer has in regard to the overall grading plan and direction of flow for storm water from the hard surface areas. The engineer is recommending that the plan be redefined to contain drainage on the site of the church and not to rely on the county ditch system for storm water conveyance. c. The single proposed drainage pond is within the county right-of-way and needs to be relocated outside of the right-of-way. d. The phasing of the proposed grading is unclear from the submittal. Landscape Plan For this proposal, the ordinance requires 53 total trees, 26 overstory, 13 coniferous and 13 ornamental trees. The proposed plan indicates 12 trees, three of which are overstory. The ordinance also allows credit for maintenance of existing trees. A specific tree inventory was not submitted, however, so an analysis of trees available for credit was not completed. The parking lot needs • additional landscaped islands in order to eliminate the mass of parking and blacktop and to define the aisles more clearly (see attached amended landscape plan). With the additional landscaped islands, staff feels that the new trees required and the existing trees to be saved would meet the intent of the ordinance. Miscellaneous Site Details Staff has the suggested the following improvements to the miscellaneous site details to improve the overall functionality of the proposed plan: a. The proposed five foot sidewalk along the east side of the parking lot should be widened to seven feet. Once cars overhang the five foot sidewalk, the sidewalk becomes very narrow for pedestrian movement. b. A similar sidewalk should be constructed along the south side of the northerly parking lot for ease of pedestrian movement in an east-west direction. c. The dumpster is located in the far easterly edge of the north parking lot. It appears that this location would be inconvenient for office users or those using the multi-purpose room for elimination of trash and perhaps needs to be relocated closer to the main structure. • S:\PLANN I NG\M I CHMC\PLREPRTS\C000-24.DOC