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Bruggeman page 12 Parking: For the commercial building, 65 parking stalls are required (1 per 200 sf). The plan provides 65 with the potential for 16 more. The residential requirement is 2.25 off street spaces per unit. These are provided in the garages and driveways. Guest parking would be accommodated in the private drives and streets. Utilities: Public water and sanitary sewer exist in Birch St. and water will loop to Hodgson Rd. The City Engineer review is attached. Lighting: Information on lighting fixtures for the commercial site have been supplied. It is not clear which fixtures are proposed. Staff will revisit this with the developer to ensure that only fixtures with a 90 degree cutoff angle are allowed. Stormwater Management and Wetlands: Several wetlands exist on the site. Mitigation must be approved by the Rice Creek Watershed District. Stormwater ponding must include the capacity to accommodate the additional roadways, including improvements to Hodgson and Birch. The City Engineer review is attached. Park Dedication: The Park Board recommends cash park fees with credit given for the private park area. As noted in the attached memo from the Public Services Director, the Board recommends that "the proposed recreation area remain private with an undetermined percentage of credit given for development of the park area an trails to be determined by the City Council." According to the ordinance, park dedication would be calculated as follows: 152 units x $1665 = $253,080, less credit for the private park area The credit for the park area needs to be determined. The question has been raised over whether or not the central open area should be dedicated as public park area. The Park Board said it should be a private park, since it is not designed to accommodate public use. The P & Z recommended it be a public park. Staff concurs with the Park Board. Since the general public is not able to use the private area but the new residents could use the public parks, the City should not give 100% credit for the park area as if it were public parkland. The Park Board left this question unanswered. Mr. DeGardner's memo notes that the Hodgson and Birch trails should be constructed with the road improvements. This will occur, with the financial participation of the developer. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT The conditional use permit is for the commercial site only. Commercial daycare facilities are conditional uses in a Limited Business zoning district. There are standards that apply to every conditional use permit, and specific requirements for daycare facilities.