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in a ten foot wide area, then a six foot high fence, then twenty - five feet of undisturbed vegetation. This should screen all pedestrian or vehicular activity from any view of neighboring residential property. The building is proposed to be eighteen feet high to the top of the block. The building is deeper than previously proposed, now 100 feet. The second modification to previous proposals is the addition of a freestanding building pad of 1,200 square feet in the north end of the parking lot. This building is set back 50 feet from the north property line and 40 feet from Rice Street. The location of this structure presents concerns from two perspectives, one circulation, and two design. Traffic will be forced to flow around this building between the northern curb cut access and the bulk of the primary parking supply. In addition, the east wall of the building is. just 18 feet from the parking bay next to the shopping center. This is not sufficient room for a drive aisle and backing space for the parking bay. We also have concern for traffic having to circulate around the building blindly pulling into drive aisles. Our second category of concern relates to design. The location of the freestanding building makes it the primary building visible to traffic from the north. We believe the overall plan is an improvement over the previous proposals from the standpoints of circulation, setbacks, and screening, with the exception of the proposal for a freestanding building. Residential Plat The proposed plat, called "Centre Place ", includes one primary change, that being the elimination of the return leg of the new street, resulting in an extended cul -de -sac length. The applicants are asking for a variance from the 500 foot maximum to allow approximately 840 feet. Variances are to be evaluated for hardship criteria which can include soil or topographic conditions. Soil conditions have been identified as contributing to the high cost of the street construction which contributed in delaying the previous project. In addition, none of the additional street was assessable. The design of the plat with a long cul -de -sac has both positive and negative effects. The through circulation was desirable from a traffic standpoint. However, the soils were a concern. Also, the street required elimination of one additional house. The plat is otherwise similar to the original concept. One issue which the City Engineer should examine is lot number 15 which has a marsh in much of the front portion of the property. There is adequate buildable area on the lot, but the elimination of the marsh area is scheduled to remain. One final issue will be designation of the remnant parcel behind the existing Center as an outlot. Page 21