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minutes of the orono planning commission MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 20, 1995 (#4 - #2085 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Continued) Stan Linnell, a DNR landscape architect, revieu-ed the site addition to Gavles and the Crystal Bay Service properties the D.,.. ^ residential properties, where the homes have been removed, with the optio p third property which abuts Lakeside Marina. The DNTl has been working w h the Counn on developing a right turn lane on County Road 51 to How to the back up on Co Rd 51 a counterclockwise flow has been developed m the ^'te^ /pother traffic lane has been established eastbound for a by-pass lane so as to not e > cars with trailers. Linnell continued to describe the access as having three concrete plank ramps with docks plus a remote dock. The remote dock would be used by those people idling or stopping for short periods This will enable those boats entenng or exiting the lake to do so without imerference. There will be SO car-trailer parking stalls stalls An access trail wiU also be constructed lo the lishing pier. This trail is near the roadway and will be built as a sidewalk adjacent to Tonkavva Road. It was noted that children would need to be closely watched in this and all ot the area. Linnell said the drainage for the parking lot splits it in the middle ^ “ Brassed swale thru two skimmers, to a catch basrn. and onto a culvert to Ctvsta IBay^ The other side wiU have a swale, two skimmers, with a possible sheet How, and then berm Linnell reported that there will be 4 handicap parking spots with two "car only". At least two docks and a pier will be handicap accessible There will be no curb or gutter along the lake side The access will be asphalt or bituminous The turn lane and islands wiU have concrete gutters and boulders to control the traffic. A sign near the entrance will direct car/trailer while still allowing cars to pull away from the launch ramp. Linnell said it was the DNR's intent to preseive the existing trees. One tree in tonded to be saved is a 28" oak. New native trees will be planted and existing evergreen U«fr^d 1C !s deciduous trees will be transplanted. A wUdflower and grass vegeimion buffer strip will be planted along the shoreline to provrde better hltration trom runofflrom the parkina lot. There will be some screening, but they did not want to block the view in from the rrad 165 shrubs and 37 new trees will be planted. Killien added that two parkina spaces were eliminated to save a hackbeny tree on the property. 1 • '