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Mayor & City Council/P01-04 <br />February 20, 2001 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br />storm water ponding area for the development. Also, in this easterly area is a <br />private ditch which allows water to flow from property to the north to County Road <br />No. 13 and into the regional drainage system. The City Engineer has provided <br />comments specifically regarding this ponding area in his memo. <br /> <br />Grading <br /> <br />The site will be graded extensively in order to provide buildable sites adequate to <br />support the proposed units. The City Engineer has noted a number of minor of <br />minor adjustments to the grading plan which the applicant has agreed to. There <br />are two retaining walls proposed (please refer to the attached grading plan). The <br />height of the proposed walls will be 8 feet. In his letter, the City Engineer has <br />suggested minor modifications relating to the retaining walls. Due to the height <br />of the walls, they should be engineered and fenced. <br /> <br />Landscape Plan <br /> <br />A landscape plan was provided by the applicant. The Subdivision Ordinance <br />requires two trees per lot. A number of conifers are being proposed adjacent to <br />the single family residential property line, as well as along County Road No. 13 to <br />provide screening for two of the proposed dwelling units. The applicant has <br />provided the required number of trees in accordance with the ordinance and they <br />do meet the minimum size requirements in the ordinance. <br /> <br />Park and Recreation Commission Recommendation <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed this request at its January 10, <br />2001 meeting. The Commission, at that time, recommended cash dedication in <br />lieu of land. During preliminary discussions of the entire development, the <br />Commission requested that a trail easement be granted over the gas line <br />easement to provide pedestrian connection to the north from Twin Lakes Road. <br />However, after further review, the Northern Natural Gas Company has indicated <br />that the trail must be a minimum of 12 feet from any high pressure gas main. <br />There is not adequate room to provide such a trail easement through the <br />development. Staff will be reviewing the Commission's options for providing safe <br />pedestrian movements from this development to the commercial developments <br />south and west, as well as to the park in Trott Brook Farms. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Meetinq of February 13, 200~ <br /> <br />At the Planning Commission meeting of February 13, 2001, no one spoke for or <br />against the proposal. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\MICHMC\CCREPRTS\P01-04.DOC <br /> <br /> <br />