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Bridges Technology Park Phase II <br /> Planning Case 514-98 <br /> April 27, 1998 <br /> Page 3 <br /> The site plan shows six handicapped-accessible stalls, which is one less than what would be <br /> required if all 200 parking stalls were built. Because only 171 stalls are being built, the Americans <br /> With Disabilities (ADA) act requirements are met. <br /> Easement Vacation: <br /> By way of the platting of the North Star Industrial 2nd Addition, perimeter drainage and utility <br /> easements were dedicated to the City. The proposed building expansion and development will <br /> cross over the set of easements between Lots 2 and 3 of that plat. These easements will need to <br /> be vacated before any construction activity can begin. The ordinance accomplishing this vacation <br /> has been drafted by the City Attorney and will need to be acted on in conjunction with this <br /> development review. <br /> Other Issues: <br /> • Landscaping: The City Forester, Rick Wriskey, has reviewed the landscape plans and <br /> finds them to be acceptable. <br /> • Public Safety: The Fire Marshal for the City of Mounds View, Mark Bishop, has <br /> reviewed the plans as submitted by the applicant and finds the access and drive aisles to be <br /> in conformance with Fire Department requirements and standards. <br /> • Utilities: The building expansion will take all its utilities from the existing building. Water <br /> and sewer are accessed through the City of Blaine, as is sanitary sewer. <br /> • Easements: An easement document has been drafted which dedicates to the City a <br /> drainage and utility easement over that area within the delineated wetland plus a minimum <br /> five-foot buffer beyond the wetland. The document is attached although is not ready for <br /> execution as there is a minor correction to be made. <br /> Wetland Buffer Permit Discussion: <br /> The City reviews all development that occurs within wetlands and their buffers because of the <br /> important role that wetlands play in maintaining the ecosystem and the area hydrology, in that <br /> they are critical to the present and future health, safety and general welfare of the land, animals <br /> and people within the City. Any existing and potential development within the City and the Rice <br /> Creek Watershed pose increasing economic and ecologic demands, potentially despoiling, <br /> polluting or negatively altering wetlands and their contributory function and benefit to the City. <br /> According to Chapter 1010 of the Municipal Code relating to the Wetland Zoning District and the <br />