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Memo to Mayor & City Council/P 97-7 June 18, 2001 Page 2 time the property was zoned Highway Commercial. Outlot A, Oak Parc Plaza was further subdivided in 1994 when it was platted as Hillside Crossing South. Hillside Crossing South included platting Outlot A of Oak Parc Plaza into 2 commercial lots and one outlot. That outlot, Outlot A, Hillside Crossing South, is the subject property for Hillside Crossing South Two. Hillside Crossing South Two received preliminary plat approval on August 18, 1997. The Council at that time wanted additional time to assess potential impacts of future development of the site before granting final plat approval. On September 8, 1997 the Council granted final plat approval. The minutes from those meetings are included in the packet. The applicant, at that time Phoenix Enterprises, never recorded the final plat with the County and the final plat approval expired in 1998. Phoenix Enterprises and Best and Hempel are now requesting final plat approval. There is a natural ridge line that parallels the south boundary of the plat. When the property was platted as part of Oak Parc Plaza, a 30 foot wide drainage and utility easement was included along the southeast property line. The residents of Deerfield Third Addition asked that the ridge line be protected to act as a natural buffer between the residential and commercial uses. This easement was included to protect the ridgeline and the existing trees. When the property was platted as Hillside Crossing South, the southeast property line of Oak Parc Plaza was shifted between 70 to 80 feet further to the southeast and the drainage and utility easement, that was intended to protect the ridge line, was inadvertently vacated. The new property line follows the bottom of the ridge. Analysis Preliminary. Plat The applicant is proposing to plat a 6.94 acre lot into two commercial parcels. Lot 1 will be 3.9 acres and Lot 2 will be 3.04 acres. Lot one is a rectangular lot with about 560 feet of frontage on 193ra Avenue. Lot 2 is an L-shaped lot located south of Lot 1. Natural Characteristics The property includes hills and valleys and is mostly woods. There is a large wetland complex to the south and east. There are also two smaller upland wetlands located on the site. The applicant has been issued an exemption to fill the two upland wetlands per the Wetland Conservation Act. If the Council would like to preserve the existing natural buffer, some type of conservation/tree preservation easement should be considered. The existing setback requirements for the C3 District do not preserve the existing wooded ridgeline. The 40 foot building setback and 30 foot parking setback extend about half way to the top of the ridge. This would allow, and the attached concept plan shows, the top of the ridge being removed. Depending on how the site is graded, the trees on the lower part of the ridge and along the edge of the wetland could be preserved. Grading and tree removal can occur within the setbacks and within drainage and utility easements. S:\PLANNING\SCOTT~p97-7final.doc