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Zoning File #2294 October 17, 1997 Page 2 of 9 2. Subject to review by the Cit>’ Engineer and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, a stormwater pond should be established per the initially subnutted plan within Lot 1, Block 1. This will likely eliminate one lot from the plat, and may result in a revised proposal for vacation/rededication of Garden Lane. 3. The temporary cul-de-sac should be platted as a permanent cul-de-sac and relocated to the southeast of the drainageway at the head of the ravine. 4. 5. Applicant should provide the information requested in the City Engineer's review of the preliminary plan. Applicant should provide a new site plan that accommodates these revisions, and confirms that each lot contains one acre area exclusive of drainage easements necessary for the stormwater pond and ravine areas. Park Commission Recommendation The Park Commission reviewed the current 6-lot proposal at their October 6 meeting, and on a vote of 5-1 recommended that the City accept a cash contribution in lieu of dedication of land for parks. Discussion revolved around whether the proposed drainage easements over the ravine would adequately protect the City's interests. It was noted that the base of the ravine has been delineated as wetland, fhe majority of the Park Commission members indicated that it is unlikely the land to the northwest side of the ravine would be altered, and felt that the cash payment would be more valuable to the City than acquisition of the land itself Comments from City Landscape Architect Prior to the September 15 meeting, staff walked the northerly ravine site with Wallace L. Case, Landscape Architect/Planner with Dahlgren, Shardlow and Uban, the City's planning consultants. The primary issue for discussion was the stormwater basin then proposed within the upper reaches of th^rav^e. Mr. Case's comments are attached as Exhibit E. His comments compare the impact of the location of the stormwater pond as previously proposed, with the location now proposed under the revised plan. His recommendation was that the City' preserve as much of the existing w'oods and ravine as possible, using a sensitively designed and natural looking pond located in the area of Lot 1, Block 1 (the north end of the Sollner property). He also suggested that the cul-de-sac as previously aligned would have significant negative impact on the natural ravine system and aesthetics of the project. Note that both concerns have been addressed by applicant's revised 6-lot proposal currently under review.