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Memo to Planning Commission/P 00-13 Page 4 September 26,2000 Access to the lots with frontage on the traffic circle will be limited to the streets • feeding the circle, they will not have access directly from the traffic circle. Open Space Outlots A, B and C are proposed as open space. Outlot C is the landscaped island in the center of the traffic circle. The open space, with the exception of Outlot C, is located in the front of the property between the lots and County Road 1 and is bisected by 209th Avenue. The open space is a mix of woods and fields. Outlot A, located north of 209th Avenue, is open fields. Outlot B, located south of 209th Avenue, is about 2/3 woods and 1/3 fields. Outlot A is 17.93 acres and will serve as the location for clustered septic system. The septic system covers about 3.3 acres leaving about 14.6 acres available for active use. This outlot is fairly flat with a small depression in the north corner adjacent to 211th Circle. Outlot B is 25.65 acres, about 2/3 woods and has a large wooded hill at the southern end. A trail is proposed to connect the top of the hill with Lander Street. The open field is fairly level and will include the drainage pond for the development. Outlot B abuts the gun club property so that it may be possible in to provide a connection between the two properties in the future, if and when it becomes city park or state preserve. A future play area is indicated to the rear of III Lot 4, Block 1 and south of 209th Avenue. No details of the play area have been provided. Grading and Drainage Grading and drainage issues are addressed in the City Engineer's memo. No drainage and utility easements are shown on the lots. Appropriate easements will have to be included on the plat. Landscaping The landscape plan exceeds what is typically required for residential subdivisions. The developer is proposing a heavily landscaped entrance from County Road 1. The landscaping along 209th includes maples, ashes and lindens, and a landscaped median. Landscaping along the other streets includes 2 or 3 trees planted at each property line. The center of the traffic circle is landscaped and includes a brick path and a gazebo. The islands in the cul de sacs are also landscaped. Maintenance of the median, traffic circle, the cul de sac islands and the other outlots will be the responsibility of the homeowners association and will be included in the homeowners association agreement. The developer has indicated that they will include prairie planting in the open • space as well as preserving the woods. A prairie restoration plan and S:\PLANNING\SCOTT\P0013R.DOC