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DRAFT September Planning Minutes Page 3 09/07/94 . lighting, which will be used, consists of 100 watt bulbs in the courtyard and 400 watt bulbs in the parking area. There will be no-spillover effect created by the lights onto neighboring properties, In the area of landscaping, the applicant is proposing, at this point, to plant several shrubs and a six (6) foot high spruce in the center of the plaza, The site itself is heavily wooded, The applicant has shown several of the larger trees on the plans, There will be signs located on the north and east entrances of the church. The City Engineer has stated the church acts as a drainage conduit for area water run-off. The applicant is proposing an easement to the City for the drainage areas. Currently, the City doesn't have a drainage easement on the site, but the drain pipes are located there. In reviewing the North Heights Lutheran Church case file, it was the intention to continue this drainage pattern in the areas, Those same pipes are also recognized on their plans. The City Engineer doesn't see any problems with the applicant's plans as submitted. . The applicant is proposing two (2) accesses. The first proposed access is to the north from Highway 96, and the second is an access from Snelling Avenue. The City had previously anticipated this lot being developed and placed a curb cut on Snelling Avenue in the location proposed, There is some potential for cross-over traffic on Highway 96. Highway 96 is planned to be turned back to Ramsey County from MN DOT as of November 1, 1994. Mr. Fritsinger stated the applicant may have some additional information on the traffic access issue. Staff recommends that the issue be resolved with the applicant and Ramsey County prior to the issuance of a building permit, Mr. Fritsinger stated the first step in this case would be a lot consolidation. The new legal description has been confirmed with Ramsey County as being the following: The North 396 feet of the East 1/2 of the East 1/2 of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 21, T30N, R23W. Subject to the rights of State of Minnesota in that part thereof taken for right-of-way for Trunk Highway No. 96 and rights of the public in Snelling Avenue. According .