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• • • Agenda Item 5A Staff Originator: Marty Asleson Environmental Board Meeting Date: July 27, 2011 TOPIC: Concept Plan Review Oppidan Grocery Store Proposal Hodgson Road and County Road J Background: Generally the Environmental Board reviews a sketch plan prior to the Planning and Zoning Board. However, because of the concept plan submittal timing, the concept plan went to the P and Z first. Therefore I have included the staff report from the July 13, 2011 Planning and Zoning Board as attachment A to this report. Sketch Plans are submitted prior to formal plan submittal to solicit informal review and comment on the project's acceptability in relation to the City's Comprehensive Plan and Development regulations. In the case of the Environmental Board, it gives the board an informal opportunity to comment on general environmental issues. Basically, is the proposed construction appropriate for the site, looking at it in a preliminary sketch plan stage. As stated in the Planning and zoning Report of July 13, this sketch plan depicts a grocery store development near the 49/J intersection. The intention of the owner is to build a grocery store, attached liquor store, and multi tenant building on 8 acres of land. Should this concept plan go forward to a formal submittal, the development will occur under the rules of Planned Unit Development. ANALYSIS: Landscaping Jeff Smyser has given a summary of the Landscaping and Lighting on page 8 of his report. As he indicates, the developer is taking a berm approach to screening /buffering adjacent residential areas. Screening and noise control for adjacent residents to the west will be an important issue on this project.