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*this would allow more green space to be developed around the perimeter to offset the fact that there would have to be a certain • amount of pavement in the middle; *every effort would be made to retain the existing trees on the western and southern edges of the property next to the adjacent residential areas. Building Exteriors *brick exteriors are required 'by the Redevelopers Agreement but wood accents would be allowed to highlight the balcony or extended living room areas. Building Interiors *each building will have a' community - room for the use of the residents; *internal trash collection and compactor systems would prevent any trash outside the buildings; *unit sizes will vary from the 850 square foot one bedroom units to the 1 ;050 square foot two bedroom units. However, the building configurations will allow a few 1,400 square foot bedroom units as they did in the Summit Oaks project in Coon Rapids. Emergency Vehicle Access and Pedestrian Pathway to Shopping Areas • *these features are now shown on the site plans but the developers are willing to provide both of them and will be including plans for each in the Final Plan; *consideration would also be" given to providing walking_ paths around the site perimeters as long as they wouldn't interfere too much with the provision of a green buffer for the project. Drainage *would be accomplished through three ponding areas and an outdoor swimming pool would be constructed in the middle of the site; *the rainfall would be collected in the ponds and released into the City's sewer system only when it could handle the overflow; *engineering on this aspect had not been completed but as pointed out by the City Manager, over 50% of the site would be landscaped as compared to 100% pavement now; *the swimming pool elevations would naturally be higher than the ponds. 4 •