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1. ADMINISTRATION, INCLUDING AN OFFICE, RESTROOMS, EMPLOYEE WORKSPACE <br />AND LUNCHROOM. <br />2. MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT, STORAGE AND WORKSPACE. <br />3. PROPAGATION, INCLUDING GREENHOUSE, HEADHOUSE, LATHHOUSE, OUTDOOR <br />CONTAINER PLANT AREA AND AN OUTDOOR PLANT PROPAGATION AREA. <br />4. SPECIAL WORKSPACE FOR SAFE HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF PESTICIDES. <br />ACCESS TO SPECIAL POPULATION GROUPS <br />WITH EXISTING BUS SERVICE TO THE SITE FROM DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, THIS <br />SITE WILL BE READILY AVAILABLE TO ALL POPULATION GROUPS. PROPOSED <br />DEVELOPMEIJT IS DESIGNED TO ACCOtf90DATE THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATION <br />GROUPS (ESPECIALLY HANDICAPPED). ALL PATHWAYS WILL BE SURFACED TO <br />ACCOMMDDATE WHEELCHAIRS. GRADES OF THE PATHWAYS WILL BE SUCH THAT <br />WHEELCHAIRS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ABOUT 90% OF THE GARDEN. IN GENERA, <br />A.NY FACILITIES NEEDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE HANDICAPPED OR OTHER SPECIAL <br />PO'ULATI(*l GROUPS WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO THE OVERALL DESIGN, RATHER <br />THAt4 PROVIDING SPECIAL FACILITIES FOR SPECIAL GROUPS. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS <br />IS WHERE RAMPS ARE REQUIRED TO ALLOW tAlEELCHAIR ACCESS. THESE WILL BE <br />TIED INTO THE OVERA-•L CIRCULATION SYSTEM AND MADE ATTRACTIVE FOR ALL USERS. <br />MULTI -SEASON USE <br />PUBLIC USE OF A DISPLAY GARDEN IN THE MINNESOTA CLIMATE I5 SOMEWHAT LIMITED <br />TO THE WARM MONTHS OF THE YEAR. BECAUSE OF THIS, A STRONG EFFORT WILL BE MADE <br />TO EXT-ND THE USEAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE YEAR. THIS WILL BE DONE THROUGH <br />THE FOLLOWING EFFORTS: <br />1. USE OF PLANT MATERIALS WHICH HAVE ATTRACTIVE WINTER CHARACTERISTICS <br />SUCH AS COLORED BARK AND FRUITS. <br />2. USE OF THE GARDEN IN THE WINTER AS A BIRD WAICH1NG APFA. THIS CAN <br />BE ACCCIIPLISHED BY THE USE OF PLANT MATERIALS t-TRAC;iVE TO BIRDS <br />AS WELL AS SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING. <br />AS <br />I NTERPRET I \%E-EDUCATIONAL USE TFIROUG; LOUT 1 E YEAR. BY OFFERING <br />CLASSES AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS, THE VISITOR FACILITY WILL <br />EXTF"' THE USER SEASON TO THE ENTIRE YEAR. CLASSES AND PROGRAMS <br />IN GARDENIr1G, BIRD IDENTIFICATION .4ID FEEDING ARE EXAMPLES OF <br />WINTERTIIME USE. THE SANCTUARY GRMIDS WILL BE USED AS AN INTERPRETIVE <br />AREA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. <br />USER CAPACITY <br />ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF USE OF A PROPCSED FACILITY OF THIS TYPE WOULD BE <br />VERY DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE. A THEOFETIU1 DESIGN :APACITY CAN BE <br />ESTIMATED BASED UPON THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY ANT) AN ASSUMED DENSITY OF <br />USE: <br />10 <br />