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• • • The Preserve, page 6 We are still working with the developer on the specifics of some lot boundaries to ensure all the conservation areas are protected. This likely will involve adjusting lot lines and easement boundaries. Streets, Access: The comprehensive plan for the community includes this site as an area to be developed. Two roads — Kildeer Drive and Pheasant Run —are stubbed to it in previous developments. Municipal water and sewer are stubbed in both streets. The proposed project would extend both of these roads to serve the two separate areas of the site. Pheasant Run would be planned to extend into the land to the west when that develops, creating an access to Old Birch St. Goals and policies of the comprehensive plan include a street system that connects rather than isolates neighborhoods. This serves to create a better sense of community and provides multiple access routes for emergency services. As currently proposed, the project would add 13 new homes on Kildeer Drive and 18 new homes on Pheasant Run. This will not overburden the roadways. When and if Pheasant Run extends west to the adjacent property, traffic generated by new development will go both directions. The right of way width for the internal streets is 50 feet. This is less than the normal 60 feet. The pavement width also is reduced to 28 feet rather than the standard 36 (face of curb to face of curb). These are two more ways of increasing the open space in the project: narrowing the rights of way allows for more open space behind the lots. The narrower pavement reduces impervious surface. The PUD standards specifically allow the pavement to be reduced in this way. Parking will be allowed on one side of the street only to ensure access by emergency vehicles. The plans include a temporary cul de sac at the western end of the Pheasant Run extension: on the abutting property. The developer is discussing an easement with that property owner to allow this. If those discussions are not successful, the cul de sac can be constructed on Lot 2, Block 5. When the property to the west is developed, the street would be extended, the cul de sac removed and vacated, and Lot 2 could be sold and built on. This will have to be decided before approval of the preliminary plat. Utilities: City water and sanitary sewer service will connect to existing facilities to the north. One "arm" of the project will connect to Kildeer Drive facilities, the other arm will connect to those in Pheasant Run. A water loop will connect the two, though the specific location of this loop has yet to be finalized. One extremely important aspect of this project is that the City needs a new well. The plat includes that site as Outlot A. This well site adjoins the existing Birch Park, the site listed for the well in the City's comprehensive water system plan. Outlot A would be deeded to the City as part of this project. Grading and Stormwater Management: The design includes infiltration methods that will help filter water prior to running into ponds or wetlands.