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• Molin Concrete October 10, 2001 page 5 Traffic, Circulation: The proposed new building will not interfere with or impact traffic on surrounding roads. Internal circulation is governed by the manufacturing process and storage needs. A condition of the 1997 CUP approval is that the City is to prohibit on- street truck parking on Lilac Street. However, Lilac St. is a county road, and the City does not have legal authority to impose a parking ban on a county road. Therefore, compliance will be voluntary. Parking: There is no parking requirement listed in the ordinance for heavy manufacturing. An analysis in 1997 of previous action on the site included a parking needs calculation using as a basis the parking requirement for a light manufacturing facility. The standard for a light manufacturing facility is one parking space for each employee or one space for each 2000 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater. For the sake of consistency, it is useful to compare the new application with that 1997 analysis. The total square footage was 110,200 sf for existing and, at the time, future anticipated buildings. The analysis resulted in a requirement of 55 off - street parking spaces. A "future" manufacturing building of 35,000 sf on the old plan is the comparable to this new building, which is about 38,000 sf. The office building that was built is .6511 sf rather than the 4800 sf anticipated in 1997. There are 76 existing parking spaces now. If off - street parking causes a problem in the future, the City can re- examine the site to determine means of eliminating any safety concerns. Stormwater Management: The grading and drainage plan was reviewed by the Rice Creek Watershed District and received preliminary approval. The proposed plan includes enlarging and existing pond in the northwest corner of the site, creating a new pond in the interior of the site, and an infiltration area between the two. The drainage plan is subject to the review of the City Engineer. The western end of the berm will be removed as part of the construction of the these stormwater facilities. The berm then will be replaced. Wetlands: The proposed project will require filling of an existing wetland in the southeast corner of the site. Molin has received preliminary approval from the Rice Creek Watershed District for the wetland impacts. Additional wetland will be created in the northwest corner of the site by enlarging the pond there. These changes to the wetland and the new ponds will not have detrimental effects on wells in the area. Sign: Molin has not proposed new signage.