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PUD Development Agreement. Drafted in 1981, the existing PUD development agreement between the City and SL. Jude Medical Inc. includes mention of "future" development phases. Generally, it provides a listing of required submissions and reserves the right to require more detailed and complete plans if needed. Processing of the Phase II development proposal under review should include an updating of the existing PUD agreement. The document will be drafted by the City Attorney and shall become the controlling regulation for the property as standard zoning provisions lie unapplicable. Traffic Generation. One of the primary concerns of the Phase II St. Jude proposal relates to the amount of additional traffic which will be generated and its impact upon adjacent streets. With Phase II more than doubling the site's total building area, significant increases in traffic generation may be expected. Such an increase raises question concerning capacity of adjacent roadways and proper traffic control devices. This issue shall be subject to further review by the City Engineer. Site Circulation. As shown on the submitted site plan, the subject property is accessed via County Road B -2 from the north and Viking Drive from the south. The access drives appear well placed and shall minimize vehicular congestion. It should be noted, however, that the site plan does illustrate an alternative access location via County Road B -2. The access point would lie west of the site's existing access and may prove to be more desirable from both a grading and location standpoint. If the alternative access point is to be implemented, the grading plan should be revised to depict required grade elevations. We would encourage this improvement as County Road B -2 is better capable of handling traffic than is Viking Drive, especially at the Rice Street intersection. The site plan also illustrates a proposed realignment of the site's loading drive as a means of reinforcing the site's principal drive lane. The realignment is viewed as a highly positive design modification and is encouraged as well. Signs. The submitted site plan does not indicate if any additional signage is to be provided as a result of the Phase II development. If additional signage is to be provided, a detailed signage plan should be submitted which indicates the location, size and type of all signs which are to occur upon the subject property. Lighting. The submitted site plan illustrates that light standards are to be provided along both the site's access drives. According to Section 903.020.I of the City Ordinance, all such lighting should be so arranged as to deflect light away from any adjoining residential zone or away from public streets. The 3 Page 79