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• • Fox Den Acres page 4 The 500' radio tower on the north is likely to stay. The proposed road stub to the north of the plat avoids the tower property. Land to the north of the stub does have on it several communication facilities such as satellite dishes and the like, but it would not require major physical effort to remove the existing facilities. It is possible that a road could extend to the north where pictured if these facilities were removed in the future. That area includes upland, though it is impossible to know how much without a delineation of that property. A "ghost plat" of the area shows it will be possible to fit in a road and some lots. (see attached) Fox Road is the only current access point for this site. An extension of Fox Rd. to a future outlet/connection to the north is included in the design. Wetland extends to the east and south of the project for more than 1000', so a road cannot go in those directions. There is no possible additional connection on the west because the existing homes of Reshanau Lake Estates South 4th Addn. Hindsight shows that Deerwood Lane should have been designed to provide a connection to the east at its southern end instead of curving west into a cul de sac. This is no longer an option, however. We will prohibit parking on the stretch of Fox Road between the existing Deerwood Lane and the new internal circular street in the plat. This will allow for clearer passage between the intersections. In the future, when land to the north develops, this new road can be connected. This would provide not only a second access for this site, but an additional access alternative for the neighborhoods that exist now. Traffic: The developer submitted a traffic study with the previous application for 64 lots. The original study did not recognize the completion of West Shadow Lake Drive through to 62nd. St. or the reconstruction of 62nd St. Staff made the developer's consultant aware of this, and an amended study takes into account the current and planned roadways. The result is that the Birch St. approach and intersection will continue to operate at a level of service C. Existing residents have voiced the concern that they do not want additional traffic on the roads. Utilities: City water and sanitary sewer service will connect to existing facilities in Fox Road. Both are adequate to serve the project. Grading and Stormwater Management: The redesign includes relocating smaller wetland areas of lesser quality and mitigating (recreating) them in areas that will increase the higher quality wetlands. The design also includes infiltration methods that will help filter water prior to running into ponds or wetlands. We did not have a completed grading plan for this report due to the recent redesign (October 5) that resulted from consultation among the developer, Rice Creek Watershed District, and the City staff.