Agenda - Planning Commission - 06/05/2014

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Review File: COUNTRY CLUB HILLS. Major Plat Preliminary Plat Request Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code Review Page 3 of 5 between the two different residential densities. The applicant shall provide information regarding the conservation easement in terms of what entity would hold, maintain, and enforce the easement. City Staff has concerns about the capacity of the City holding said easement. Finally, the actual boundaries shall be reviewed to ensure that said easement does not conflict with the final approval of this Plat. Tree Preservation: The site has three large areas of existing trees. The landscape plan and existing tree plan indicate areas where trees are proposed to be removed and where trees will be preserved. An actual inventory has not been provided. A detailed inventory, prepared by an ISA Certified Arborist or a Society of American Foresters Certified Forester, must be submitted identifying all existing significant trees, species, DBH and condition. At least forty percent (40%) of the inches of existing significant tree DBH must be preserved on site. The tree preservation plan shall include the following: • All oak trees and evergreen trees that are four (4) inches or greater in Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) and all other deciduous trees that are eight (8) inches in greater DBH shall be identified on the tree inventory (cumulatively referred to as significant trees). • Inventory shall include species, DBH, tree condition, whether the tree will be preserved or remove, a tally of total significant tree DBH on site and how many DBH inches will be removed. • Inventory shall also ident location of tree save fencing, which shall be installed at least at the dripline of individual trees or groups of trees and shall be in place prior to any grading or removal work begins. Topsoil: Each individual lot will need to have four (4) inches of topsoil meeting the City's topsoil specification. A topsoil inspection is required prior to landscaping being installed and copies of the load tickets are required as well. Wetlands: As mentioned above, the site contains several areas of existing wetlands. The Applicant shall remove notes referencing wetland buffers off the plan sheets as this ordinance has been repealed. However, the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), enacted by the State Legislature, prohibits certain activities from occurring within a wetland, including draining, filling and excavating. In order to ensure compliance with the WCA standards, the delineated boundary of wetlands will need to be clearly marked (snow fencing or similar temporary markings would be acceptable) throughout the duration of construction, including the final landscape improvements on individual lots. This will be instrumental in preventing fill (topsoil and sod) from being placed within the delineated boundaries of a wetland. Upon completion and inspection of the landscaping (a standard inspection) the temporary markings can be removed. Streets and Roadway Connections: The site will have its main access from Variolite Street on the western boundary. The southern entry will feature entrance monuments on the north and south sides of 159th Avenue. The proposed development will have a street connection to the existing single family development to the north via Uranimite Street (Sweetbay Ridge). A southern connection is also planned in the southeast corner via 159th Avenue. All proposed streets appear to meet the 60 foot width right-of-way minimum. The current nronosed nlat does not indicate a connection to Tranrock Street.