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03/14/99 13:50 FAX 612 337 5601 DSU, INC. 1@003 possible grading encroachment into the 26 feet wetland buffer at,the Lot 1 crossing area. 9 in accordance with Section 11.60, Subd. ,2 of the Orono Subdivision Regulations, as a requirement of subdivision approval, the City Council may require that the subdivider plant shade trees on the property along the project roads or abutting roads. The requirement calls for planting one shade tree 12 inch caliper) per every forty feet of frontage and identifles that the trees planted shall be long-lived shade trees. 1. The entire southern part of the site is currently an open field with volunteer trees at the fence line along the existing roads. After development, the view from the adjacent streets will be of the rear yards and private spaces of the new homes. The visual appearance of the project as vl6wed from the public streets and adjacent properties would be improved by the addition of shade trees along the southern 650 feet of Willow Drive, the rear yard of Lot 4 along Brown Road S, and both sides of Carriage Lane. We recommend the City require the developer to plant deciduous shade trees at 50 feet spacing along the right-of-way of Carriage Lane and southern 650 feet of Willow Drive. We also recommend that the City require the developer to plant an evergreen or ornamental tree buffer in the rear yard of Lot 4, and groups of ornamentalloverstory trees around the proposed drainage basin in the southwest corner of the site. 2. Lot 2 functions as a flag lot and it will require approximately 150 feet of driveway between the side yards of Lots 3 and 6. The City should require the developer to provide an adequate landscape buffer along the sides of this drive. The plans shown an apparent encroachment of two existing buildings onto Lot 4. This encroachment should be verified and appropriately resolved with the adjacent land owner. The minimum septic field setback from existing wetlands and water bodies is 75 feet. Upon completion, the proposed drainage pond in the southwestern part of the site will act as a small pond or wetland and will drain to the southwest under Willow Drive. The septic field for Lot 6 is setback approximately 50 feet from the NWL elevation of this basin. .3-