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offices will dead end prior to the Rottlund parcel with a small turnout. Some of the existing walks for the office buildings will be tied into the Rottlund parcel. Similar to the prior office proposal, a 24 foot drive serves all of the structures along the South and West boundary. An 8 foot emergency access way over a 20 foot wide compacted base does provide a loop road for fire or police emergencies. Buildings have been reoriented per the previous suggestions by the City consultant which allow for existing utilities and grades to be preserved as much as possible. The revisions were reviewed with staff including the fire marshall on May 5th. All drives have standard surmountable (angled) curbs serving the homes. Snow storage is planned for the end of drives and along the property perimeter. No parking signs clarify where guests and residents are supposed to park vehicles. Eight designated stalls are provided for guests in addition to the possible short term guest parking which could occur along the outer perimeter of Maple Court. Views out of the homes are generally oriented towards as much open space as possible. Buffering the perimeter of the project with a mix of evergreen and street trees along with shrub beds breaks up views of adjacent buildings with blank facades. The plantings along the western boundary are intended to partially catch blowing snow and soil from the University Agriculture fields. 122 new trees are currently proposed; an average of 5 per home. Additionally, we plan to spade a number of the existing volunteer cottonwood and aspen trees to the northwest edge for screening and buffering purposes. Part of the "Courtyard" concept is the provision of a more private than typical outdoor patio area. Shrub plantings adjacent to the patio along with limited height fencing enhances the outdoor space. (See sheet 7 of 7.) The current detention basin between the office buildings and the Rottlund homes poses a design opportunity and/or a problem. Maintenance is currently minimal due to ownership concerns and a design idea not fully executed. Currently, walks and small "cheek" walls intended for pedestrian bridges are not complete. The concept of a basin holding water permanently will not be pursued by The Rottlund Company. The proposal currently includes a terrace wall of about 3 feet in height. These are visualized as possible gardening spaces for the residents or a more formalized planting edge for the office to look at. At such time as our buyers are determined (within three months), a survey of their landscaping desires will assist us in determining the final design for pockets shown above the retaining wall areas. The Rottlund Company prefers to design and install a solution that the homeowners prefer, rather than predetermine a space that their homeowners association would rather not maintain. Should the vacant office building be sold to a user in the near future which has a strong interest in detail landscaping, their input could also be taken into consideration. An underground irrigation system will keep the entire property effectively watered. The drainage is primarily surface sheet drained to catch basins along the perimeter of the access drives via curb and gutter. All storm water ultimately flows to the detention basin to the north for holding and discharge downstream. Engineering calculations are being created to verify the storm water generation. Plans have been submitted to the appropriate water utility for approval. Existing watermains and storm sewer lines are proposed to be modified at the southern end of the site due to proposed building locations. Pipe will be removed as necessary and disposed of. Existing fire hydrants occur at both the north and south end of the project site and are currently in place. An additional hydrant has been added roughly midpoint along the western boundary.