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College properties, Case No* 2 491 page a The motel site plan shows a common driveway access with Ben j amin' s restaurant to the south,, and parking on the mote] site directly off this accesse This is a reasonable design but we are not certain whether the owners of the Benj amin f s site -have agreed to this arrangement. We need to be ' assured of a clear agreement with Benj amin f s before granting final p approval for the project. if such an agreement cannot be worked cut # the access and parking must happen entirely on the motel site, with at least a V parking setback. we believe this can be done and still provide the necessary parkinge The project will need a permit from the Rice Creek Watershed Di str ,ict . and from the City. The- proposed PUD reduces the amount of hard surface on site. Rice Creek engineers have indicated that since the site drains into a major drainage ditch it may be advisable to have the mater run off the site sooner gather than later, to avoid adding water to the ditch at the crest of a major rainfall event. We ponding is. provided on site in three detention p onds. We have reviewed the drainage plan with the project engineer and generally agree with the plan, but the latest grading plan we have seen appears to allow for very little holding capacity in the south pond, south of the -Independent Living buildings We will want to review the f ina l .plans in more detail. The Public Works Department had considered the idea of providing a path along the ditch to allow maintenance vehicles to more easily reach the ditch. This idea has since been 'dropped due to the cost and the disruption it would cause to the ditch edge* Parks & e ace The Parks Department had considered providing a public recreation trail alone the edge of the ditch connecting oasis pond to Little 'Johannae This plan has also been dropped as unworkable* Park dedication fees of $350 per housing unit will be required for the prof ect i Fie Marshgl Cons ' de atio The Fire Marshal has reviewed the plans and had only a few minor revisions to the placement of fire hydrants and connections. These will be verified by the public Works staff in the final plans. CgN LTJ IOW & RECQM DATIof The South campus project has been the subject of considerable discussion since it was first proposed many months a►go. The olle a has made a concerted effort to, communicate openly and g . Y..