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A Tree Preservation plan has been submitted and details how many trees and what type of tree is <br />going to be preserved. The tree save areas appear to be located within designated green space or <br />open space areas, which provides for a nice amenity to the development. <br /> <br />The Park and Recreation Commission reviewed the sketch plan at their April and May meetings. <br />The Park Commission is recommending parl~ dedication requirements be satisfied through a cash <br />payment of $330,876 and land dedication of .5 acres to be utilized for future public park <br />purposes. <br /> <br />The development is providing for an 8-foot bituminous trail along Nowthen Blvd, Alpine Drive, <br />and Sunfish Lake Blvd. The preliminary plat is also showing a 5-foot sidewalk along' all public <br />streets in accordance with City Code requirements. <br /> <br />The preliminary plat is meeting the 40% open space and 10% identifiable open space <br />requirement. Staff is recommending that in order for the .5 acre open space .node located at the <br />southeastern corner of the subject property to qualify as identifiable open space area, an approved <br />connection needs to be provided from the townhome units to the open space node. However, the <br />Park and Recreation Commission is recommending that the subject open space node be dedicated <br />as public park and developed in the future. Since the Park and Recreation Commission does not <br />intend to develop the .5 acre public park at the present time, staff is recommending the developer <br />provide a cash payment for the construction of a future connection from the proposed townhome <br />units to the future park. : <br /> <br />The Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the proposed preliminary plat at <br />their June 5, 2003 meeting. During the public hearing a few residents from the Fox Knoll <br />development, a residential develop.ment located south of Alpine Drive, stated their opposition to <br />the entire project area being zoned for R-2 Medium Density Residential and being developed <br />with townhomes. <br /> <br />During the Planning Commission review, some concern was raised regarding a pond located at <br />the northwest corner of Sodium Street 'and Alpine Drive. The Planning Commission directed the <br />developer to provide extensive landscaping around the pond in order to provide a buffer along <br />the southerly portion of the pond from the 8-foot bituminous trail located on the north side of <br />Alpine Drive. The developer submitted a landscaping plan that is providing for 14 plus <br />ornamental deciduous trees (crab apple species), 4 Red Pines, and 2 Black Ash trees, to be <br />located along the southerly edge of the pond. The developer has also reduced the slopes of the <br />pond along the western edge. The letter submitted from Hakanson Anderson dated June 6, 2003 <br />also states that the retaining wall on the east side of wetland, that is located immediately north of <br />'said pond, will contain a spilt rail fence and a row of 6' evergreens. Staff is recommending that <br />the developer be required to provide a steel rail fence along the southerly line of the pond and <br />along the eastern edge of the wetland. : <br /> <br />Concern was raised in regard to the wetland located at the northeast corner of Sodium Street and <br />Sunfish Lake Blvd. The applicant has submitted a letter stating they have revised the preliminary <br />plat to provide for a split rail fence and 6' high evergreens will be placed at the top of slope <br /> <br /> <br />