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Highland Meadows East 2nd Addition page 6 Utilities: Sanitary sewer and water service will connect to existing facilities in 79th St. and follow the private drive into the site Individual units must have individual connections. The sanitary sewer and water utilities in the private drive should be City facilities, just as they would if it were a public street right of way. This is a condition of approval. All of Lot 19 is to be covered by a drainage and utility easement, which provides access to the utilities. The normal drainage and utility easement around a property boundary is accommodated by an easement covering all of Lot 1— except for a corner of Lot 2. An additional easement must be delineated there. Grading and Stormwater Management: Stormwater ponds will be created in the northern portion of the site and in the southwest area. Drainage and utility easements will cover the ponds and stormwater facilities. Easements also will be platted along all the external property lines. We expect that the Rice Creek Watershed District will issue its preliminary approval of the project on July 28. The project also will require the vacation of an existing ponding easement. The original Highland Meadows East plat included a drainage and utility easement in the northwest corner of the site. The 2m1 Addn. application includes a reconfiguration of the easement and pond. The "pond" existed for several years as a borrow pit for fill for Highland Meadows West areas. The development of the site will correct this The easement vacation will be addressed with the consideration of Ordinance 08 -04. Site Plan, Townhomes Buildings: New architectural drawings submitted June 30 include vinyl siding, vinyl shakes, and a significant amount of facing brick on the front of the building. The City's building material standards in the zoning ordinance state: Exterior Building Finish: The exterior of townhome dwelling units shall include a variation in building materials which are to be distributed throughout the building facades and coordinated into the architectural design of the structure to create an architecturally balanced appearance. In addition, townhome dwelling structures shall comply with the following requirements: a) A minimum of twenty -five (25) percent of the combined area of all building facades of a structure shall have an exterior finish of brick, stucco and /or natural or artificial stone. b) Except for brick, stucco, and /or natural or artificial stone, no single building facade shall have more than seventy -five (75) percent of one type of exterior finish. For the purpose of this section, the area of the building facade shall not include area devoted to windows, entrance doors, garage doors, or roof areas. The buildings meet the minimum brick requirement. The rear and side elevations look very much like a typical single family home, though larger. Because of the size, it would be appropriate to include vinyl shakes in the gable ends to break up the appearance of the large building walls. It is difficult to tell if this is included in the black and white drawings submitted.