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Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2002 Page 6 APPROVED MINUTES subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer and Rice Creek Watershed District. To date, the City has no information regarding the Watershed District review Greenways. The concept plan illustrates a series of interconnecting eight foot wide bituminous trails. While the inclusion of the trails in considered positive, it would seem appropriate to extend the east/west trail segm ent beneath the power easement to the west to connect to Sunset Road. The acceptability of the trailways in fulfilling the greenway directive of the Comprehensive Plan should be subject to comment and recommendation by the Park Board. Park Dedication. As shown on the Parks/Open Space Plan, a significant portion of the subject property is to be dedicated as public park land. Specifi cally, the concept plan provides 22.5 acres of gross public park la nd, 7.3 acres of which is contiguous upland. The integration of such park areas responds to a specific directive of the Comprehensive Plan of providing a greenway in the area. While the inclusion of such park land is considered positive, an assurance should be made that problems do not result from the combination of private and public park owne rship. Of specific concern is that the primary east/west trailway through the property be available to all park users (regardless of private and public ownership). As a condition of PDO approval, park relate d issues raised by the Park Board should be addressed. Tree Preservation. According to the app licant, a significant amount of existing tree massings in the southern portion of the site are to be preserved. While the existing conditions map identifies generalized tree massi ngs, a specific tree i nventory has not, to date, been submitted. Because the Subdivision Ordinance does not specifically mandate the submission of a tree inventory, the need for such invent ory should be subject to comment and recommendation by the Environmental Board and City Officials. Easements. The subdivision design is responsive to the 90’ electrical easement and 60’ gas easement that traverse the property. As shown on the submitted plan, a trail has been proposed within the electrical easement while airpark hanger s border the gas easement in the southeast corner of the property. As shown on the preliminary plat, drainage and utility easements have been proposed along all property lines and over wetland a nd ponding areas. The acceptability of such easements should be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer.