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• • Planning & Zoning Board Keefe Minor Subdivision & Variance February 12, 2003 Easements Public drainage and utility easements are provided on the preliminary plat being 10 feet in width and adjoining all lot lines as required by City Ordinance. Additional drainage and utility easements will need to be dedicated to cover all existing wetlands on the site. Sewage Treatment Soil borings provided by the applicant indicate the ability of the newly created Lots 2 and 3, Block 1 to accommodate two standard mound systems on each lot. Park Dedication/Open Space The City's Park Board has not had an opportunity to review the request. However, the City's 1992 Park Plan and Development Guide identifies a proposed trail corridor from Cedar Street, through what is now the Clearwater Creek subdivision, and extending southerly to link up with Otter Lake Road. Provision of a trail corridor along the eastern half of the proposed subdivision would provide for the continuation of the trail system, existing within Clearwater Creek, and provide access to the Clearwater Creek neighborhood park for residents located to the south of the Clearwater Creek Development. Such access would allow the City to maximize its investment in the park by expanding it's service area to include a greater number of area residents. Additionally, as stated in the Park Plan, the continuation of this trail along existing wetlands, drainageways, and wooded areas, within an area designated as proposed Greenway, represents an excellent opportunity to use the linear trail corridor concept to its fullest potential. The PDO requirements include a provision that thirty -five (35 %) of the total project area shall be preserved as open space. Based on the size of the entire site (37.47 acres) approximately 13 acres of open space should be provided. The applicant has noted in the PDO narrative that the PDO is intended, in part, to provide for and preserve the wetlands and open space for the surrounding properties. Open Space may be provided for either by conveyance of property to the City or a non- profit corporation or by establishment of a restrictive covenant running with the land for the benefit of residents of the planned development. The public drainage and utility easements that are required around all wetlands on the site should adequately satisfy this requirement. Ghost Plat The applicant has provided a Ghost Plat identifying how Lots 2 and 3, Block 1, could be subdivided in the future with the extension of public utilities. The plat demonstrates the