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Silver Lake Commons Amended Development Review Planning Case No. 487-97 September 8, 1997 Page 3 . Drainage and Ponding: The drainage plan has been reviewed and has been found acceptable by the City's engineer, Rocky Keehn. The original drainage plan utilized the city-owned property for ponding and conveyance of the drainage and run-off. Without this parcel, there is less of a drainage impact as the site would no longer have to accommodate drainage from Eastwood Road. The plans as currently proposed would utilize a two storm-water sewers to direct drainage to a low area behind the six- unit building. Water would then drain from this low area into the Highway 10 right of way. This development does not need to be reviewed by the Rice Creek Watershed District and a NURP pond is not required. The applicants will need to obtain a permit from MnDOT for the stormwater run-off and for any work that will be done within the right of way. A secondary issue with regards to drainage involves the property located at 7800 Eastwood Road. Because of the placement of buildings and parking areas in the traditional pathway for drainage on the from the neighboring property, the applicant will grade a swale on the adjoining property to the north to route the water from that lot to the proposed low area shown on the drainage plan. The property owner for 7800 Eastwood Road has agreed to grant an easement to the applicant to allow the grading work to be done on their lot. This easement document has been attached for review. Access and Parking: No changes with regard to access have been made to the site plan. Access to the site will be accomplished with a single entryway south of the existing Red Oak Apartments entryway. The • drive access will be in between the apartments and the townhome units. The existing driveway servicing Red Oak Apartments will be removed. The proposed driveway would be 28 feet wide as requested by the Fire Marshal. The number of parking spaces have been reduced to account for the six fewer dwelling units. Eight future parking stalls are shown on the plan adjacent to the main entryway along Highway 10. Since parking can be located within five feet of a property line in residential districts, this location--while not optimal--is acceptable. There are nine additional future parking stalls on the north side of the 17-unit Red Oak Apartment building. Figuring in the 17 future parking stalls, 75 surface parking stalls are possible, which meets the criteria of the City Code and Planning Commission Resolution 513-97. There would be 51 garage stalls for the 50 dwelling units. Altogether, 109 parking stalls would be provided with an additional 17 stalls set aside in proof-of- parking. Including the 17 future stalls, 126 stalls could be provided. Landscaping: The landscape plan submitted by the applicant had been reviewed and found acceptable by Rick Wriskey, the City Forester. The applicant has shown a desire to retain as many significant tress as possible on the vacant lots. Staff has included a condition that these trees be fenced during construction to protect fragile root systems and prevent heavy machinery from being place within the dripline of the trees. Additional plantings have been added along the property line between . the proposed development and the City-owned property.