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reduced size of this basin, two additional infiltration basins have been located at the <br />southern end of the site. <br />2. The general development notes have been revised to list appropriate drainage <br />easements. <br />3. The grading plan will be subject to review by the City Engineer. <br />CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION <br />The original concept plan for the shopping center was very appealing in design and vision. <br />Through the processing of the PDO application, the applicant and staff worked hard in an <br />effort to respond to site issues and define the design parameters for a PDO. However, <br />changes in land use from the original concept plan, and the applicant's reluctance to <br />establish PDO design guidelines complicated the development application review. In this <br />respect, we recommend that the City deny the development application of both JADT and <br />McDonald's with the following findings: <br />PDO is denied finding: <br />1. The proposed PDO rezoning is inconsistent with the approved Comprehensive Plan <br />Town Center Planning District 1 recommendation. <br />2. The proposed PDO rezoning and development applicant are contrary with the <br />defined design objectives cited by the City in the concept plan approval. <br />3. The proposed Phase I land use raises land use compatibility issues related to: <br />a. Duplication of similar land uses at each quadrant of the CSAH 23 /Apollo <br />Drive interchange. <br />b. Removal of 97 percent of significant trees to accommodate the <br />Amoco /McDonald's development. <br />4. The PDO rezoning and site development are premature in light of anticipated <br />improvements to both CSAH 23 and the I -35 /CSAH 23 interchange which will <br />impact the site design and traffic circulation of the proposed PDO. <br />10 <br />