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Planning & Zoning Board December 11, 2002 Page 7 APPROVED MINUTES Carl Street Vacation. To accommodate the developm ent proposal, the vacation of a portion of Carl Street will be necessary. Such vacation will require a separate public hearing to be held by the City Council. Issu es associated with th e street vacation should be subject to comment by the City Engineer. Traffic Generation. Issues related to traffic ge neration and the ability of the development proposal to accommodate such traffic should be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer. Utilities. A utility plan has been submitted for review by the City Engineer. As a condition of preliminary plat approval, the u tility related modifications and comments as set forth by the City Engineer shoul d be incorporated into the plans. Landscaping. As required by Ordinance, landscape plan has been submitted for review. The plan calls for a series of overstory tr ees along the public streets and a combination of understory and evergreen trees scattered throughout th e site. Evergreen trees have been specifically proposed in areas where screening is desired (i.e. between Century Trail and the airpark hangers). As a condition of PDO approval, the landscape plan should be subject to comment and recommendation by the Environmental Board. Grading and Drainage. A grading and drainage plan has been submitted for review by the City Engineer. As a condition of prelim inary plat approval, th e grading and drainage related modifications and comments as se t forth by the City Engineer should to be incorporated into the plans. The plan is also subject to review and a pproval from the Rice Creek Watershed District. Environmental Issues. The Environmental Board reviewed the request at their December 5, 2002 meeting. Their comments are attached to this report. Rice Creek Watershed District Review. The proposed development is subject to Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) approval. To date, comments from the District regarding the acceptability of th e project have not been received. As a condition of PDO approval, all conditions imposed by the Wa tershed District must be satisfied. Development Agreement. Prior to the commencement of any site work, the applicant will be required to enter into a developmen t agreement with the City and post all the necessary securities required by it. RECOMMENDATION While the proposed development concept and its arrangement of land uses and streets is considered generally acceptable, numerous outstanding issues remain, which should be addressed prior to the development proce ss moving forward. As a result, we cannot recommend approval until the fo llowing issues are addressed: