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Planning & Zoning Board August 14, 2002 Page 12 APPROVED MINUTES With respect to utilities, sta ff stated a utility plan has b een submitted for review by the City Engineer. Water and Sanitary sewer servi ce were provided to service the site as part of the Lake/Apollo Drive improvement proj ect. As a condition of preliminary plat approval, the utility related modifications and comments as set forth in the City Engineer’s memo should to be incorporated into the plans. Staff indicated a grading and drainage plan has been submitted for review by the City Engineer. As a condition of preliminary plat approval, the grading and drainage related modifications and comments as set forth in the City Engineer’s memo should to be incorporated into the plans. The plan is also subject to review and approval from the Rice Creek Watershed District. Staff stated as shown on the preliminary plat , drainage and utility easements have been proposed along all property lines and over wetland and ponding areas. The acceptability of such easements should be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer. As a condition of final plat approval, cross parking and access easements will need to be recorded with the property. Such easements should be subject to review and approval by the City Attorney. Staff stated the tree preservation plan ha s been superimposed upon the preliminary grading plan. According to the plan, 22 si gnificant trees exist upon the subject property. Of those significant trees, 16 are to be saved. All trees to be saved are to be flagged and protected by snow fence prior to construction. As part of the previous platting of the prope rty, park dedication was not received. As a result, the proposed subdivision will be subj ect to park dedicati on requirements. For commercial development, a park dedication requirement of $2,175 pe r acre is required. With the subdivision comprising 6.4 acres of upland area (exclusive of ponding), a park dedication of $13,920 will be required prio r to the recording of the subdivision. Staff indicated the Environmental Board re viewed the request at their July 31, 2002 meeting and recommended approval. Their co mments are attached to this report. The CEPTED review was completed on June 21, 2002. The primary issues, as addressed on the attached report, regard traffic flow through the development. The development has been redesigned to address these issues. The proposed development is subject to Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) approval for both a Land Development Pe rmit and a Wetland Alteration Permit. The RCWD has not taken fina l action on the request. With respect to site and building plan review , the applicant is seeking site and building plan approval to allow the c onstruction of a 14,172 square foot retail commercial center upon proposed Lot 4. At such time when speci fic development projects exist for the remaining lots in the subdivision (Lots 1-3), they will likewise be su bject to a site and