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Century Farm North • Page 7 of 11 • • Appropriately, an opportunity for future subdivision of the northerly extension has been provided via access to Stallion Road. Considering home placement and wetland infringements, street access to the southerly exception is not considered practical. Wetlands. Three designated wetlands are located within the central area of the property and comprise a significant portion of the site. Such wetlands are considered a site amenity and obviously influence the configuration of the development. As required by ordinance, a wetland mitigation plan has been submitted for review. Such plan should be subject to comment and recommendation by the City Engineer and Rice Creek Watershed District. To date, the City has no information regarding the Watershed District review Greenways. The concept plan illustrates a series of interconnecting eight foot wide bituminous trails. While the inclusion of the trails in considered positive, it would seem appropriate to extend the east/west trail segment beneath the power easement to the west to connect to Sunset Road. The acceptability of the trailways in fulfilling the greenway directive of the Comprehensive Plan should be subject to comment and recommendation by the Park Board. Park Dedication. As shown on the Parks /Open Space Plan, a significant portion of the subject property is to be dedicated as public park land. Specifically, the concept plan provides 22.5 acres of gross public park land, 7.3 acres of which is contiguous upland. The integration of such park areas responds to a specific directive of the Comprehensive Plan of providing a greenway in the area. While the inclusion of such park land is considered positive, an assurance should be made that problems do not result from the combination of private and public park ownership. Of specific concern is that the primary east/west trailway through the property be available to all park users (regardless of private and public ownership). As a condition of PDO approval, park related issues raised by the Park Board should be addressed. Tree Preservation. According to the applicant, a significant amount of existing tree massings in the southern portion of the site are to be preserved. While the existing conditions map identifies generalized tree massings, a specific tree inventory has not, to date, been submitted. Because the Subdivision Ordinance does not specifically mandate the submission of a tree inventory, the need for such inventory should be subject to comment and recommendation by the Environmental Board and determination City Officials. Easements. The subdivision design is responsive to the 90' electrical easement and 60' gas easement that traverse the property. As shown on the submitted plan, a trail has been proposed within the electrical easement while airpark hangers border the gas easement in the southeast corner of the property.