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Memo to the Planning Commission/P 00-18 December 12,2000 Page 4 • of existing residential lots. (See attached Exhibit C, Hillside Estates Park and Trail Plan). Development Signs No development signs have been indicated. Roads Since the November 28 public hearing, the developer has reconfigured Dodge Street so that it more closely resembles the original concept plans for the area. Dodge Street will extend north from its present location to a T intersection with a three way stop. This has been done in response to the comment heard during the public hearing. Dodge Street and 196th Lane will provide the only ingress and egress from the plat. 196th Lane is presently constructed to the east property line adjacent to Menards. There will be six new cul-de-sacs, in part due to the rolling terrain and wetlands. Snow storage easements will be required in each cul-de-sac as has been required in other developments. Sidewalks • Sidewalks will be constructed along the north side of 195th Ave, the east side of Dodge St. and on the north side of 196th Lane to provide a pedestrian circulation loop that connects the park to the commercial area along Highway 169. Parks and Trails No change to the park has been proposed, however the trail has been removed north of 196th Lane. The proposed Park, Outlot D, is 4.27 acres in size of which about half is wetland, utility easement or steep slope. A 60-feet wide powerline easement crosses the Park in a north-south direction and a watermain easement crosses the park in an east- west direction. A play structure, tennis court and basketball court are proposed amenities for the park. Staff has provided a landscape plan that identifies screening of the backyard of existing homes. Outlots B and C, the 240 feet wide Great River Energy power line corridor combined are 9.16 acres in size and will be used as a trail corridor linking the Hillside 5th Addition Park to the new Park to 195th Circle and 196th Lane. The trail will be a 10 foot bituminous trail with a gradient of 8%, which will require grading in the utility corridor. Outlot B is too steep for a bituminous trail, but may include a woodchip trail at a later date if the Park and Recreation Commission determines that the amount of foot traffic warrants one. Together, the park and traillutility corridor encompass 13.43 acres and have adequate road frontage and enough flat area for IIIthe proposed amenities. The attached Exhibit B, Hillside Park and Trail Plan, \\elkriver\sys\shrdoc\planning\stevewen\pcmmo\p00-18.doc