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The City designated the subject site as a PUD area when the St. Paul Water Utility made land available for sale. The PUD zoning was chosen to facilitate the development of a high quality office and headquarters project. Planned Unit Development. The PUD was originally approved in 2001 with a number of conditions, several of which were not addressed. The applicant has now submitted supplemental information to satisfy the conditions of approval. Conditions of approval outline in the Planning Report dated June 13, 2001, and Council Resolution 2001 -7 -158 include: 1. The plans should be revised to designate at 57 "proof of parking" spaces, rather than the 28 now shown. Comment: A total of 68 parking stalls are now shown in the southeast corner of the Spruce Street site, adjacent to the pond. The number of stalls indicated on the revised plan satisfies the requirement for the site. 2. The City Engineer should comment on grading and curbing improvements along the pond, especially where future parking areas may drain directly to the pond. Comment: All revised plans are subject to review and approval of the City Engineer. 3. The applicant shall provide a bituminous access drive through the Rice Street site. Comment: A paved bituminous drive is proposed, extending from Rice Street, in the northwest corner of the site, and stopping at the edge of the site, where the Spruce Street site begins. The drive will then convert to milled asphalt, which will provide a connection to the parking areas of the Spruce Street site. The proposed access appears to provide adequate circulation throughout the site. 4. An access drive shall be provided between sites, surfaced will milled asphalt, connecting the Spruce Street and Rice Street parking areas and driveways to avoid dust problems, and manage any drainage concerns adjacent to the pond. Comment: The parking areas are to be connected with 6 -inch bituminous millings. Said material is expected to adequately accommodate the heavy equipments that will be driving across the area, and was approved by the City Council in July, 2001. 5. The landscape plan should detail the fence construction. Staff recommends a black- finish chain link, without slats. Comment: The fence portion adjacent to the existing shop building is a 6 foot chain link fence with black coating. An identical fence also runs along the southern perimeter f the site, adjacent to the railroad right -of -way. Fences throughout the remainder of the site are proposed to be of galvanized chain link design, six feet in height. No slats are proposed for either fence design. It was determined by staff that the galvanized finish was adequate due to the landscaped screening that was also included. 2