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- • Marketplace PDO Page 2 1110 franchise retail image for individual tenants and recognition of their national trade dress. These design guidelines are incorporated into the PDO ordinance. Wetland Fill /Mitigation • The Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) serves as the Local Government Unit (LGU) under the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA), which regulates the filling or draining of all non - public waters /wetlands. Three (3) wetlands were delineated on the site of which two would be impacted by the proposed development. The RCWD Board of Managers met on the 25th of July to review the applicant's Fill and Mitigation plan. The board approved action to "Table With Authorization for Administrative Approval" (TWAFAA). City staff has since met with the applicant and the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) to address concerns. The applicant is currently modifying the drainage plans to incorporate comments received at the meeting. Access /Circulation Access to the site is provided from Lake Drive (C.S.A.H. 23) by the easterly extension of Apollo Drive and a secondary access located at the northwest corner of the site. Each access is proposed to be a full movement, signalized intersection. The Apollo Drive access will require the purchase of an approximately 2 -acre parcel adjacent to the development site. Staff is currently working with the property owner to facilitate this transaction. The second access has been identified, by the developer, as integral to the success of the project. Following council action and subsequent meetings with Anoka County and the applicant, the present location of the access was identified. However, to facilitate traffic movements at this location, Anoka County is requiring the reconstruction of Lake Drive to its ultimate design (four lane with right and left turn lanes) between Apollo and 77th Avenue. The design would also include the extension of a center median across the 77th Avenue /Lake Drive intersection, which would limit movements at this location to right -in /right -out. The City's Engineer, TKDA, is currently preparing the feasibility study for the Apollo, Lake Drive, and secondary access improvements. The feasibility study will be presented to the council on August 27th. Approximately 200 feet of the secondary access is being proposed as a public road to allow access to the Schwan's property, located directly to the north. Parking Parking within the development is in conformance with city requirements. However, a proof of parking area, consisting of 36 spaces is depicted on the north side of Kohl's. The intent is to construct this parking area with the future 20,000 square foot Kohl's addition. Given that the proposed Kohl's parking already exceeds the City's parking • requirements and the proof of parking area encroaches into proposed green space area, staff is recommending that the 36 parking spaces be removed.