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City of Mounds View Staff Report Planning Case No.477-97:D.W.Jones Property May 24, 1997 Page 4 Underground parking for senior citizen apartment building: There have been questions raised whether underground parking for the senior building will work with the water table. On May 13, 1997,the applicants performed a soil pit investigation to determine the elevation of the water table where the proposed senior building would be located. Accompanying the applicants was Wayne Jacobsen, a soil scientist with SEH. Two holes were dug and ground water was not encountered until a depth of 13 feet was reached. This translates into an elevation of approximately 897. From this investigation then,it appears that underground parking for the senior building could be possible, contingent on review by the City Engineer once a minimum building elevation for the garage had been established. 17 Site design. Design theme along Highway 10: Staff contacted Todd Rhoades,with Cermak and Rhoades,to do a design critique of the general concept plan and to make suggestions on site layout. Several different alternative layouts were suggested, using different combinations of uses on the site. These sketches have been further refined and will be presented at the May 27 City Council meeting. Staff would suggest the following design principles be incorporated into the PUD stipulations: • The corner at Silver Lake Road and Highway 10 shall be treated as a gateway to the Mounds View Village Center. A specific design plan for this area shall be submitted at the time of development plan review,which could include such improvements as a low wall with signage announcing the Mounds View Village Center, a rich palette of • landscaping with trees, shrubs and flowers, and special lighting and fencing which would also be used to establish a design theme along Highway 10. • Materials used in the corner development for the buildings,the pillars used to support the gas station canopy and for the sign supports shall be of high quality,masonry construction, with architectural detailing and a unifying color scheme carried throughout. • The sit-down restaurant be grouped with the two office buildings and a"parking court" be created between these uses and the gas station/convenience market on the corner. The service drive shall follow the perimeter of the parking court to ease the curves which must be navigated by service vehicles. • A walkway connection be created between the senior citizen housing project,the restaurant and the office buildings. Pedestrian circulation be considered in the design of the gas station/convenience market site. • Effort should be made to create a driveway connection between TJB Homes and the development to the north and to the south to provide motorists a way to get between uses without having to go out onto Highway 10. Appropriateness of the Uses: As discussed at the April 28, 1997 Council meeting,the proposal for a mixed use PUD is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. The Highway 10/Area 9 Redevelopment Report prepared by SRF Consulting and presented to the City Council on April 7, 1997 suggested that a PUD approach to development of this site would be the preferred option. The alternative suggested