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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 23, 2002 initial plans of using a well and septic system for the site, which would also necessitate provision of a tank system for fire suppression purposes. Associate Planner Gretz noted that access to the site is off Ash Street, a County road. As such, plans have been forwarded to the Anoka County Highway Department. The County has offered a number of comments, which have been incorporated into the conditions. Chief among the comments offered was a dedication of 100 feet of right-of-way and right -of -access along Ash Street. In addition, Anoka County had verbally indicated to City Engineer Studenski that a right turn lane should be striped onto the shoulder of Ash Street to facilitate access onto the site. In terms of parking requirements, based on building occupancy figures, Associate Planner Gretz advised that 90 parking stalls are required, with 99 stalls to be actually constructed. These stalls will be divided between two parking areas, with entry/exit onto Ash Street via a 24 foot wide driveway entrance. Associate Planner Gretz stated lighting for the site appears adeq te. s have been submitted which show shoebox style, no -spill lighting fixtures. The pplan shows candle readings within those set by City Ordinance. At the Planning and Zo g Beard meeting, residents to the west of the site expressed concerns over glare, but shoebox/n• i 'e lighting is designed to eliminate such problems for neighboring uses, as light is direct ward and is recessed, and so shielded. Residents also inquired about alternate manageme • the ting, requesting that it be turned off or dimmed when the church is not in use. Police argeneral, supportive of such practices, advising lighting to be on from dusk to dawn t• • e. However, they leave such issues to the discretion of the occupant/owners to a large 4dee. At a minimum, Lino Lakes' police officer Mike Rumpsa advises that several poles should ='n during the night and that the front and all entrances/exits of the building be lit. Associate Planner Gretz indicated dsc ng . rs or screening is of importance, since the site is surrounded by residential uses, an• dinance specifically directs "adequate screening from abutting residential uses" in s of ' ' a fence or green belt planting strip. At the Planning and Zoning Board meeting, r n s,i '• the west of the site had expressed a clear desire to have landscaping and/or berming in ace of the proposed fence. Such a change appears workable to both the applicant and staff, and the 1 dscape plan has been reworked to reflect such changes. Associate Planner Gretz noted the Environmental Board, in reviewing the submitted landscape plan, has recommended some alternate tree choices and sites. In addition, the Board has also recommended that a tree inventory and preservation plan be submitted for the site. These recommendations are summarized in a memo from Environmental Specialist Asleson, which has been provided for Council review. Associate Planner Gretz indicated that grading and drainage issues have been resolved to the satisfaction of City Engineer Studenski. In general, storm water runoff will flow east and north across the parking areas, and then into a series of two infiltration ponds located on the northeastern part of the site. In addition, there will be an infiltration pond abutting Ash Street to the south of the main 30