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WILFRED F. AND MURIEL O. SPEAR, CASE 1646 Page 2 5. You will notice from examination of the topography of the property in question, that there is a drainage way that extends north -south through the easterly half of the two lots which front on Cleveland Avenue. There is a storm sewer that takes the drainage from this low area and runs it north to County Road B. This storm sewer outlet drains this low area that extends to the south and east in this immediate neighborhood. The location of this storm outlet is on the south line of the property in question, just below the "O" in the word Outlot A. In the event the storm outlet is plugged, the water would run northerly to a culvert under County Road B. It is important to maintain this surface runway so as to prevent the flooding of the area homes if the storm sewer outlet is plugged. Certain ice conditions can cause this to happen. 6. The recommended solution offered by the Engineering Department is to provide an easement over the easterly 90 feet of Lots 1 and 2 (those fronting on Cleveland Avenue). This easement could be reduced in width if a plan for the regrading of this area is prepared and approved by the City engineer. The obvious objective is to maintain surface flowage from the storm sewer outlet northerly to the culvert to prevent flooding of homes in the immediate area. 7. It would appear then that the preliminary plat proposal could be considered for approval with the conditions of providing a 6 foot pathway easement on the north side of the lots and the establishment of an easement for surface storm water on the easterly 90 feet of Lots 1 and 2. B. The preliminary plat proposal already includes dedication of the required right-of-way contiguous to Cleveland Avenue which equals 49.5 feet from the center line (section line) on Cleveland Avenue. Since both are major thoroughfares, County Road B and Cleveland Avenue driveways constructed to access future residences on the three lots proposed will be required to have turnaround facilities for vehicles on the property. This is in accordance with the recently adopted ordinance relating to the design of driveways which prevents motorized vehicles from backing into the public right-of-way of major thoroughfares.