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• • • Circle -Lex VFW page 4 Landscaping, Screening: As shown on the landscape plan, a variety of trees, shrubs and ornamental plantings are proposed on site. A new six -foot, cedar privacy fence is proposed, to continue the segment of existing fence, which will extend along the residential property lines on the east. This provides screening for those lots. Plantings labeled "vide" are not listed in the plant list. These must be identified. The height of plantings near the driveway must not interfere with sight lines. The City native seed schedule should be used in infiltration and ponding areas. Utilities: The VFW site currently is not within the MUSA, but the City has plenty of commercial MUSA reserve to accommodate the needed 2.24 acres needed. Water and sanitary sewer service are available to serve the site in Lake Drive. The existing VFW building has a well and onsite septic system. Both are in locations that will be completely or partially covered by the new building. If the existing building is to continue operating during construction of the new building, there must be a way to supply water and dispose of wastewater. The new plans show temporary connections to city utilities as well as the permanent connections. As a condition of plan approval, utility related modifications and comments as set forth in the City Engineer's memo should to be incorporated into the final plans. Stormwater management: The new plan proposes ponding along the northern and eastern borders of the site. (Ponds proposed within the Lake Drive right of way on earlier plans have been eliminated.) The City Engineer review is attached. Drainage and utility easements must be created over all ponds. The applicant will be required to enter into a ponding maintenance agreement with the city. As a condition of plan approval, the grading and drainage related modifications and comments as set forth in the City Engineer's memo should be incorporated into the plans. The residential properties on the east have wells. State law requires that there must be at least 50' separation between a well and a stormwater pond. The applicant must demonstrate this requirement is met. Access, Circulation, Parking: Right Of Way Lake Drive is CSAH 23, a principal arterial roadway. Ultimately, Anoka County will need 60 feet of right of way on each side of the centerline for Lake Drive, for a total width of 120 feet. There is some discrepancy over the current width of the Lake Drive right of way. The half - section shows the right of way as 100' along the entire frontage of the site. The submitted survey, however, shows a jog in the property /right of way line: the total ROW is 100 feet along the northern part of the property, but only 90' along the southern part.