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'1/1'1 e Bethel - City SUP Submission October 29, 1999 Page 4 . Trash Receotacles. Several trash receptacles (barrels) will be located adjacent to the tennis courts, service building and softball/soccer fields and will be cleaned on a regular basis. Toilet Facilities. Portable satellite nnits will be provided on the north or east side of the service building. The nnits will be screened mthwallsmlegrnlly_c_o!!SlruCled with the bW!dillg Fencing. Chain link fencing (10' height) will be provided for the tennis courts. Softball and soccer perimeter fencing (6' height) will be provided around the perimeter of the fields for the purpose of generally protecting errant balls from going into existing wetlands or onto Old Highway 10. Fencing between the soccer field and Old Highway 10 will be provided at an increased height of 10' to further protect from errant balls entering onto the highway. Bleachers. Portable bleachers are proposed. These portable bleachers (generally 3 - 5 row by 21' length) will be provided for spectators at the softball field and tennis courts. Bleacher seating will be provided for approximately 250 spectators at the softball field and 100 spectators at the tennis courts. Landscaoing. The general intent of the landscape plan is to provide: Delineation of the en1Jance drive parking lot from the ba1lfields and tennis courts. Improved buffer between the tennis courts and McCracken property owners. . Provide visual interest, stabilization.and (re)naturalization of the project site. The landscape materials provided will have a one year wananty to cover the replacement of dead or dying material. Plant material has been selected based on not only its inunediacy to provide buffering and visual interest, but also based on the anticipated survivability and growth rate of those species. e Schedule. Bethel intends to use the athletic facility for collegiate-level tennis, softball and soccer events and practices. The facility will be used 7 days a week at a variety of levels of play and mnnber of participants. Obviously, when the college is not in session and during winter months, the use of the facility may decline. Also, because the ballfields and tennis courts will not be lighted, use of the facility will generally take place during day time hours. Site Access. The parldng lot affords 41 stalls plus 2 handicap spaces. Additionally, with the improvements to Old Highway 10, pedestrians will be able to access the site from the Bethel campus. To note, the City maintains a trail which runs from the ChathamlMcCracken neighborhood, west of the proposed tennis courts and exits onto Old Highway 10 via a wood bridge over the drainage ditch. The aligmnent of the City trail will need to be further reviewed based on the proposed construction. Variances No variances are requested at this time. Neil!hborhood Concerns On the evening of October 28, 1999 Bethel College officials met with residents of the immediate area to present the plan for the complex as well as listen to neighbors concerns. I would characterize the meeting as generally quite positive but included several neighbomood concerns. Bethel is in the process of reviewing the requested changes. These changes do not appear on the attached documentation as Bethel is still in the process of determining the feasibility of the requests. e The requests include: -Shifting the 2 northern most tennis courts east, centering over the other courts. -Lowering the proposed grade of the tennis comtsby 4' -6'. -Removing several parldng spaces and shifting all tennis courts SOllth by 10-15 feet. -Additional screening for the Sports Service facility. -Additional screening on the west side for the soccer and softball fields. We anticipate we will have a response to these requests within the next 45 days.