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4 <br /> 1'14* Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Parks and Recreation Commission 7.5 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Discussion Items February 10,2016 Chris Leeseberg,Senior Planner <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> Modem Construction Park Land Proposal Steve Benoit,Recreation Manager <br /> Reviewed by <br /> Michael Hecker,Parks and Recreation Director <br /> Action Requested <br /> For discussion <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> Case Number P 16-02 <br /> Modem Construction is seeking feedback for their proposed development of the city owned property on <br /> Yale Court. The proposed plan uses the Yale Court property for a five story structure with 92 residential <br /> units on the top four floors and leasable commercial spaces on the first floor. <br /> The applicant also owns 11 acres along the river west of the Yale Court property. As part of the Yale <br /> Court land swap with the city,the applicant is proposing 4.5 acres be exchanged to the city for river <br /> frontage as well as parks and recreation purposes. <br /> Environmental <br /> The two properties (75-010-4100 and 75-011-2300) comprising the 11 acres contain Floodplain,Wetland, <br /> and Wild and Scenic River Shoreland districts regulations. In general,parking areas, tennis courts, driving <br /> ranges, archery ranges,picnic grounds,boat launching ramps,parks,wildlife and nature preserves,and <br /> single/multipurpose recreational trails are permitted if screened from the waterway as much as possible <br /> and properly secured for flood conditions. Conditional uses include structures accessory to the permitted <br /> uses, excavation/fill, docks and piers, and streets. <br /> Any structures (including pavilions and fences) must be adequately anchored in case of flood. The most <br /> difficult approval needed for this site is a road construction from 170th Ave NW down the bluff and over <br /> wetland to the lowland. In addition, excavation/fill alterations would be discouraged to avoid floodplain <br /> regulations. State agencies would be notified of any conditional uses. <br /> Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br /> Chapter 5 of the Master Park Plan does reference strategies for improving riverfront connectivity: <br /> • As opportunities arise, consider adding riverfront property to the city's park system with priority <br /> on properties or easements that allow for linear connections along the river. <br /> -OVINE . It <br /> NATURE <br />