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Grading and Drainage. Issues related to grading and drainage should be subject to comment • and recommendation by the City Engineer. • Utilities. Issues related to utilities should be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer including utility easement establishment. Parks and Trails: No park land dedication is required of the proposed development. Park dedication will be cash fees in lieu of land and should be paid in the amount in effect at the time of final plat. This development will be discussed at the forthcoming January 7, 2002 Park Board meeting. Currently, the cash dedication requirement is $1,665 per lot, which for eight lots is $13,320. Tree Preservation. The tree preservation plan has been combined with the grading, drainage and erosion control plan. While the plan identifies tree preservation limits on the site, no text regarding specific tree removal, trees to be retained or tree preservation efforts have been provided. Further, the plan does not provide a description of tree preservation or custom grading efforts that would be implemented for the creation of house pads. As a condition of PDO approval, a revised tree preservation plan should be submitted. Rice Creek Watershed District Review. The Rice Creek Watershed District issued a TWAFAA for the proposed development at their meeting on September 26th. The tabling with "authorization for administrative action" was approved subject to eight conditions (see attachment). OPTIONS FOR PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD ACTION: 1. Recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment, rezoning and preliminary plat based on the findings outlined in the January 9, 2002 planning report and subject to the conditions outlined by staff. 2. Recommend denial of the Comprehensive Plan amendment, rezoning and preliminary Plat based on the following findings: A. At approximately 2,500 feet in length, the proposed cul -de -sac significantly exceeds the maximum 500 foot length requirement of the ordinance. B. Minimal tree preservation will result from the proposed development. C. The minimum 150 foot setback requirements cannot be satisfied. D. The minimum 32 foot street width requirement has not been satisfied. E. The purpose of the PDO has not been fulfilled.