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1 ■ W3-2889 Ravi* Real Estate Juoe 5.2003 Pace 8 The main parking area west of the NE and SE buildings will be two rows of 9*x20 ’ stalls, on either side of a 24 ’ center aisle, at an elevation approximately 8 ’ higher than the welding shop parking lot to the west. Applicants will be replacing the existing retaining walls on the adjacent site, since a handicap ramp is proposed to parallel the west side of the parking lot up to the West building. The West building wa!’- out elevation is intended to be at the same elevation as the base of the welding shop parking lot. This wilt require removal of the existing retaining walls, and obviously the cooperation of the adjacent property owner. North of the West building, additional parking is propos^, one row adjacent to the building, then a center ais1.‘ and a second row about 25’ from the north lot line. This parking would be at elevation 1020’ or ranging from 0-4’ below existing grade to the rear. This 0-4' elevation difference will help to screen headlights from the residential lots to the north. Applicants also propose substantia! new tree plantings at this location for screening. Certain areas within the site will require retaining walls. The most visible of these will be along the west side of the parking lot, and along the north side of the access driveway at the entrance to the site. Planning Commission has recommended that these walls be designed to allow vegetative screening, pertuqrs with vines, to soften their visual impacts as viewed from off-site. E. Sewer and Water Service The property has municipal sewer and water available, which was installed approximately 1 5 years ago. No sewer or water assessments will be due for the proposed office uses, as the property has previously been fully assessed. See the City Engineer’s additional conunents regarding utilities. The portions of utility/drainage easements that likely need to be vacated were granted as part of the site plan approval for the oftice building under prior approvals, and will conflict with the current site plan in certain areas. Those easements contain no utilities at this point, and staff recommends approval for their vacation subject to appropriate replacement easements being granted. F. Road & Pedestrian Access Exterior Site Access. Access to Lot 1 was established during the approval process for PUD No. 2, and consists of a shared right-in/right-out driveway access directly to Highway 12, and a shared driveway access eastward through the Orono Woods site to Brown Road. Future access potential to the west exists at the northwest comer of Lot 1 where it abuts Sugar Woods Outlot D. Oudot D was platted as a potential service road corridor behind the Orono Shopping Center and Service 800 buildings, with possible connections southward to 12/Brimhall, or west through the Otten Brothers property to Willow Drive. At this time the City has no plans to make use of Outlot D, but it remains available for future use. Development of a connection to Outlot D with this proposal will have significant impacts on screening, buffering and topography north of the building. k! : i