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Pl anni ng & Zo ni n g B o ar d No vem b er 10 , 20 0 4 Page 7 Staff stated the plans cu rrently show th e property at approxim ately 18% impervious surface coverage; the R-1 zoning dis t rict requi res that im pervious surface coverage no t exceed 65%. He stated that access to the site is via an entry/exit driveway directly fro m Lake Drive and approval for this access m u st be obtained from A noka County. He stated staff review of the access and circula t ion will d e p e nd grea tly on the comm ents from Anoka County; those comments have not yet be en received. He indi cated that a m i nimum of 57 parking spaces will need to b e m a intain ed and the app l icant is prop osing 59 parking spaces. The plans show a m i ni m a l amount of si dewalk running from the parking lot to the f r ont entry. An addition a l poin t of entry on th e r ear of the bu ilding do es not have a sidewalk and a condition has been added re quiring the provision of such a walkway. The applicant is proposing shoebox style lighting with downcast, in conform a nce to City standards. All signage w ould be subject to perm it and approval based on the City’s sign ordinanc e. The location of trash equ i pm ent is not shown on the subm itted plans and the applic ant will be require d to indicate how tras h will be s t ore d and scre en ed on site. The m echanical plans show multiple con f iguratio n s f o r the a i r co ndition i ng u n its on th e n o rth side of the b u ilding, m a king them visible to th e s t reet. A con d ition will b e includ ed that requires effective screening of these units. Staff explained that water and sanitary sewe r service are not imm e diately available an d the subm itte d plans dep i ct a well and septic syste m . Staf f and the Environ m ental Board have asked the applicant to exam ine the feasib ility of m oving the se p tic s y stem f r om the rear of the property to the front of the property to m a xim i ze the separation from the shoreline. T h e City Engineer has reviewed the utility p l an and the grad ing and drain a g e plan; s e vera l issues will need to be a ddre ssed by the applican t. In add itio n, the grad in g and drainage plan is subject to review and approval fr om the Rice Creek Watershed District. Staff advised the Environm ental Board revi ewed the project on October 27, 2004 and their recom m e ndations include seve ral lim itatio ns which will be incorporated into site plan rev i ew and will be conditioned or a dded to the develop m ent agreem ent when appropriate. Staff recomm ended continuing the p ublic he arin g f o r the pro j ect to allow the applican t to address the comments of the City Engineer, to a llow rec e ipt of comm ents f r om Anoka County with respect to access and circulation, an d to allow th e applicant to subm it a revised landscaping plan. Chair Rafferty reques t ed clarification of the comment by the E nvironm ental Board for “adequate screening of s horeland an d adjacen t residences.” Mr. Bengtso n stated he felt their intention was to re quire app lic ant to p r ovide som e sort of visual barrier from the building to the actual shore, to m i nim i ze the impact th at th e build ing would have on the visual experience on the lake. Chair Raf f e rty asked if a split ra il f e n ce could be utilized by the applicant. Staf f replie d the type of fence is left up to the de veloper, as long as it m eets all screening requirem e nts. APPR OVE D MINUTE S