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• Highland Meadows East 2 "d Addn. page 6 Area of Individual Driveways 13,569 Total Impervious Surface 60,701 Impervious Percentage of Site 40.16% Total Pervious Surface 90,449 Pervious Percentage of Site 59.84% Common Open Space (Lot 21) 92,900 Open Space Percentage of Site 61.46% Utilities: Sanitary sewer and water service will connect to existing facilities in 79th St. and follow the private drive into the site. Individual units must have individual connections. The City Engineer's report notes that utilities will be private. Upon reconsideration, the sanitary sewer and water utilities in the private drive should be City facilities, just as they would if it were a public street right of way. All of Lot 21 is to be covered by a drainage and utility easement, which provides access to the utilties. Grading and Stormwater Management: Stormwater ponds will be created in the northern portion of the site. Drainage and utility easements will cover the ponds and stormwater facilities. Easements also will be platted along all the external property lines. The project requires the approval of the Rice Creek Watershed District. That review is pending. The City has not received geotechnical information on existing groundwater levels and soils. This must be determined in order to compare lowest floor elevations and soil suitability for construction. This must be ascertained prior to City Council consideration of the application. The project also will require the vacation of an existing ponding easement. The original Highland Meadows East plat included a drainage and utility easement in the northwest corner of the site. The 2 "d Addn. application includes a reconfiguration of the easement and pond. The "pond" existed for several years as a borrow pit for fill for Highland Meadows West areas. The development of the site will correct this. The easement vacation is not a P & Z item. Rather, the City Council holds a public hearing on it. Site Plan, Townhomes Buildings: Architectural drawings inlcude vinyl siding with "optional shakes" and a note: "Exterior to be a combination of brick & vinyl siding at builders option." This is not acceptable. The City's building material standards in the zoning ordinance state: Exterior Building Finish: The exterior of townhome dwelling units shall include a variation in building materials which are to be distributed throughout the building facades and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an architecturally balanced appearance. In addition, townhome dwelling structures shall comply with the following requirements: