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Orchard Hill Senior Housing Community - Site Plan Page 5 The applicant is not showing the location of any roof top or ground mounted mechanical equipment. All roof top and ground mechanical equipment must be screened from view of adjacent properties. Once the locations are determined, they shall be reviewed and approved by staff to ensure proper screening is provided. Staff will perform an inspection when equipment is installed to ensure compliance with City code. The trash enclosure is proposed to be interior to the building on the west side. Streets and Access The applicant is proposing an access from Finale Ave from 1401' Street to the senior housing facility. The proposed access location lines up across 146h Street. As part of the Lavalle Fields Preliminary Plat and PUD, Phase 1 include the reconstruction of Finale Avenue from 145a' Street to 1460' Street to provide adequate street conditions for the access into the senior housing facility. The construction plans will be reviewed and approved at the time of Final Plat for Lavalle Fields. This road will be designed and constructed by the developer. The applicant is showing a fire lane on the west and north side of the building. This area will include an 8 foot bituminous trails with 6 feet of gravel on each side. The fire lane will be designed to carry emergency vehicles if they need to use the area. It will need to be plowed for access during the winter. Trails There is a trail shown on the plan that connects the development to the trail along CSAH 8. The overall PUD for Lavalle Fields requires a public trail casement from CSAH 8 to connect to Lions Park. This building is Phase 1 of the PUD and the trail is proposed to be connected through Phase 2 to access Lions Park. The applicant shall dedicate a 10 foot trail easement to the City for the areas that will be used by the public to connect the CSAH 8 trail to Lions Park. Staff will continue to work with the applicant on the exact location of the trail easement. Building Architecture In 2005, the City Council adopted the Multi -Family Design Guidelines and applicant has done a good job meeting the intent of the design guidelines. The majority of the building will include cement board siding, with accents of stone along the bottom. There is a good color variation in the design. There will be a stone sill along the top of the stone as the material transitions to cement board siding. The windows and doors will include a champagne color frame around the edges. The architecture includes a pitched roof with asphalt shingles.