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fire hydrants, etc. to facilitate easy and safe circulation within the school site. An 8 foot bituminous trail is shown throughout the site, connecting the principal building to the field activities spread throughout the west side of the site. The Fire Chief had concerns regarding access of emergency vehicles into these recreation areas. A recommendation is made to increase the trail to ten feet with a turn around at the west ball fields to allow accesses for emergency vehicles. Then the 8 feet trail would continue towards freeway and back easterly through or near wetland. A pedestrian trail is proposed from Elm Street onto the site. However, this trail runs short of providing continuous access to.the school building. Design consideration must be given to extend this trail to the principal building. Safe pedestrian trail should also be provided from the school to trail along Fourth Avenue. Parking. The submitted plan illustrates 566 off-street parking stalls. The Ordinance requires one space for each classroom plus one additional space for each 300 student capacity, plus one space for each employee plus one space for each four seats in auditorium. The proposed middle school will have an enrollment capacity of 1,800 students. The school is proposed to have 64 classrooms and 600 seats in the gymnasium. Total number of employees anticipated is 160. Based on the off-street requirements and the given school enrollment information the proposed parking required would be 364 and hence exceeds minimum requirement. According to State ADA requirements a 566 off-street parking would require 13 handicap accessible parking spaces of which two would have to be van accessible. The site plan identifies a total of 12 handicap spaces of which two are van accessible. One more needs to be provided and identified. The illustrated parking stalls meet the minimum size, design and setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, no parking should be allowed along the fire hydrants and this must be clearly be identified. All drive aisles are proposed to be 30 feet and meet Ordinance standards Bicycle Racks. Review of the submitted plan shows that bicycle rack facilities have not been provided. It is recommended that several bike racks be provided throughout the site to allow students safe lockage of bicycles within convenient distance from the building, tennis court area, and ballfield complex at a minimum. Signs. The institutional identification signs must comply with sign requirements of the planning district in terms of area, height, material, location, etc. Park and Trail. The Park and Recreation Board reviewed the site and facility plan for the proposed middle school. The site trail must show continuity with the cities master tail and 9