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Rosemary Apartments Site Plan and CUP Page 9 The developer will be responsible for the City's water and sewer trunk fees, as well as the water (WAC) and sewer (SAC) connection fees to be paid at the time of the building permit. The developer will also be responsible for the Met Council sewer connection fee. The Fire Department is requiring that another hydrant be installed on the west side of the parking lot. City staff will coordinate with the developer to finalize a location. Wetlands Wetlands that are present on the site have been delineated by the developer and the delineation has been approved by the City. The site plan includes some wetland filling, which will require a wetland replacement plan. The developer submitted a complete application related to their wetland replacement plan, and it is under review by the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP). The replacement plan proposes using credits from the Rosemary mitigation site. A no -loss application will be approved for impacts to incidental wetlands along the northern boundary of their proposed grading since these are incidental wetlands resulting from the mitigation area increasing site hydrology. It is anticipated that the application approval will be on the April 15, 2019, City Council agenda for consideration. The developer shall dedicate a drainage and utility easement to the City over the wetland. Park Dedication The developer is proposing to install a private small park play area for its residents on the property, southwest of the building. This does not satisfy the park dedication requirement. The City Code requires either park dedication of 17 percent of the buildable land area or cash -in - lieu of land (currently $2,400 per unit). Cash -in -lieu of land would be $108,000 at the current rates ($2400 x 45 units). The Parks Commission considered accepting cash -in -lieu of land at its March 20, 2019, meeting and recommended approval to the City Council. 5. CONCLUSION: The developer has done a good job with the overall site plan and the general design of the building. Staff will continue to work with the developer on the required revisions to the plans and architecture. Staff finds that the proposal meets all the requirements necessary for the City to approve a site plan and conditional use permit as outlined in the City Code, if the conditions are met in the attached resolution. 6. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the site plan and conditional use permit application subject to the conditions listed in the attached resolution.