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reserved for multi-family units. This is undesirable as it will place these accesses either too close to the intersection or to 142nd Avenue and Vanadium. It is Staffs suggestion that access into the multi-family portion of the plat be provided by extending 141 st and Xenon streets into Lot 33. This may result in eliminating Lots 1 and 2 and 31 and 32 of Block 2 and adding this area to the multi-family zone. Access to the commemiaI Lot 34 should also be considered. An increase in traffic volume on either of the County roads may result in a median preventing left turn ingress and egress. The plat has been designed with 142nd Avenue N.W. as a through street into Cedar HiLls 2nd Addition in accordance with Staffs recommendation. As a result of comments made at the rime of sketch plan review by the Planning and Zoning Commission, the northern tier of the plat has been redesigned with cul-de-sacs to lessen the density of urban lots that would back up to the 1 acre rural lots in Hunter's Hill. Ail of the cul-de-sacs in the plat are in compliance with the maximum length restriction of 600 feet. Park De..dication, The plat wilI be reviewed by the Park and Recreation Commission at their regular meeting in October. At the time of sketch plan review, it was the consensus of the Park Commission that the majority of park dedication for Sunfish Square will consist of a cash payment. .Landscape Plan: City Code now requires all subdivisions to submit a landscape plan. tn accordance with City Code and the policies established by the Park and Recreation Commission, the landscape should include a tree preservation plan and provide for the planting of one two-inch diameter tree on each lot. Additionally, the landscape plan should provide a landscaped berm to buffer single family lots 'from County Road #116 and County Road #57. pext¢~trian Tran~p0rtati0n Routes (Sidewalks): When the Park Commission reviewed the plat in June, they also made recommendations for sidewalk.~ along County Road #116, County Road #57, the north side of 142nd Avenue and the west side of Vanadium Street N.W. With the modifications to street layouts since sketch plan, the recommendation in Item ~ above for access to the multi-family zone from interior streets, and anticipated comments from the Anoka County Highway Department, it is expected the Park Commission will modify their recommendations somewhat when they review the preliminary plat at their regular meeting in October. The intent of these sidewalks is to provide safe pedestrian access to commercial and recreational destinations. The costs associated with providing these sidewalks are not eligible for park dedication because they are transpormtional issues and not a pan of the City's planned trail system. Wetlands: There are no wetlands affected by the proposed development. Drainage and Grading Plan: The street grades are acceptable. Care should be taken to ensure proposed grades match adjacent development in the existing subdivisions to the east and north. The grades presented do not extend sufficiently into these adjacent areas to make a determination. Where low, adjacent yards on the north exist, grading should be modified to minimize the area draining to these yards. I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I I I I I