Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/20/2001

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Site Plan Review: Lord of Life Apartment Building Page 2 of 3 August 3.1, 2001 -118- 142 1.1. 12. Sunwood Drive is anticipated in the future. Proof of an access easement needs to be provided to the Ci~ that will allow the aparnnent building residents to cross onto Lot 1, Block 1. The drive itself will be constructed in conjunction with the apartment building and Mil be located no closer than 20 feet from any ex, er/or lot line. Neighbors on Flourine St. have raised concerns regarding the potential tra~c volume and the possibility that the existing trees located along the common property, tine will be cur down to accommodam the new drive. Staff feels that every effort shall be made to keep the trees in their present location and to locate the new drive in a place of m/mmal impact to the surrounding land owners. The plan for the second building shows direct access to State Hwy. 47 and anticipates a future secondary, access to a new drive opening on to CSAH 5 located north of Dysprosium St. MnDOT has reviewed the sire plan and has indicated that the access onto State Hwy. 47 for the second apartment building will not be permitted. The developer should be prepared to address this issue at such time that they are ready to consn-uct the second building. Grading and Drainage: .The proposed apartment building under review is located within 50 feet of a protected wetland. The wetland has been delineated and the delineation report shall be submitted and reviewed by the Lower Rum River Water Management Organization. A permit is necessary from this organization and they will review stormwater and erosion control measures in addition to the wetland delineation report. The grading plan submitted does not indicate how runoff will be transmitted from the parking lot to the storm water detention pond. More detail needs to be provided for this plan before further comment can be made. REU Number: The City' hms enacted a quarterly drainage Utility charge that is applicable to the proposed development. Landscaping: The proposed [andscaping plan is deficient in several areas, namely the lack of detail and insufficient number of planting around the apartment building. 'Staff will set up meeting with the applicant in the near future to discuss how to create a landscaping plan that meets City standards. Screening: Adequate screening from the e,,dsting single-fm-nily lots shall be maintained al'ong the new access drive that feeds into the e~sring parking areas for the church. The landscaping plan should be modified to show the proposed screening. Off Street Parking, Design: Ail parking areas and drives located on the sites shall be paved and finished with B-6/12 concrete curbing. Off Street Parking,. Number~ The apartment building .W/Il have 48 underground parking stall for use by the tenants and will provide 33 off-street parking spaces in front of the aparnnent building for a total of 81 parking spaces. Under the MX Multiple Residential District, a tor. ai of 91 parking spaces would be needed for this development. The previous senior apartment development, Savannah Oaks, used a standard of 1.5 parking spaces per amt. Ifth/s standard is applied to the Lord of Life apartment building, a total of 72 parking spaces are needed. Staff is recommending that this standard be used again since very few of the residents have two cars and some have none.