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15.2 acres of drainage area including part of Apollo Drive and the easterly part of this site. Future expansion of this pond will manage runoff from an additional 12.0 acres of drainage area from the northwest, including the westerly part of this site. The sizing of this pond was computed by the City's consultant SEH in 1998. This sizing anticipated that projects in the ultimate drainage area would be developed with up to 75% impervious area. In this project, the storm water pond will be enlarged to full design capacity, as sized by SEH. It will then be able to manage stormwater runoff of a total of 27.2 acres of drainage area, including the entire area of this site, under ultimate development conditions. This includes the five buildings, their associated parking lots, and the main access drive through the site. UTILITY DESIGN Watermain and sanitary sewer lines are being extended from Apollo Drive into the site and have been sized to conform to the City of Lino Lakes standards. Three fire hydrants will be dispersed throughout the site to provide proper fire protection for all of the proposed buildings. Small utilities (gas, electric, phone and cable) will be extended into the site via joint trenching and coordinated with the various small utility vendors. LANDSCAPING AND AESTHETICS Entry into the site will be facilitated by a large Pylon sign at the entrance, listing the businesses within. Upon tuming into the site, a user will be visually lead down the tree -lined main drive 41/ to the 4 -story hotel at the temiinus. Off to the left will be a restaurant overlooking the pond. while off to the right will be a cluster of 3 office/commerciaUretail /specialty_ school/service buildings. General site landscaping will include screening at property lines with plantings and fencing for security and privacy separation. Individual buildings and their respective parking areas will be landscaped on an individual basis with sprinkled planting beds. BUILDING DESIGN STANDARDS The design features of the individual buildings will include a select variety of design materials which will feature of a combination of natural earth tones with appropriate accent colors, together in a very distinct handsome architectural style that is in scale with the site and the surrounding land uses. An Apollo Landing Architectural Review Committee will be established and will be empowered with a review authority through restrictive covenants on the individi La1 properties to insure compliance with the proposed commercial neighborhood architectural design theme. All proposed buildings will be required to create a pedestrian friendly streetscape image. Limitations will be created for detached accessory structures. •