Lawrence Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Office

Memo

To: Linda Finger, Planning Director

CC: Mike Keeney

From:  Planning Staff

Date: May 26, 2005

Re:     SP-09-74-05

Staff has been working with the applicant to resolve outstanding conditions related to this site plan. The applicant has agreed to work with staff to provide a revised landscape plan that provides screening of the proposed development from the abutting public streets and existing and future development in the area.

This will allow this item to stay on consent.

The conditions are revised as follows:

Staff Recommendation: Planning staff recommends approval of the site plan subject to the following conditions:

1. Provision of the following documents:

a. Execution of a site plan performance agreement.

b. Execution of an encroachment permit with Southern Star Gas.

c. Provision of an addressing scheme from Lake Pointe Drive for individual dwelling units.

d. Provision of a photometric plan for the off-street parking areas not immediately associated with specific dwelling units prior to release of the site plan for issuance of a building permit.

2. Dedication of an access easement within the interior of the development and show the deed book and page on the face of the site plan.

3. Approval of downstream sanitary sewer study by the City Utilities Department.

4. Submission and approval of public improvement plans as required for sanitary sewer, water, and storm sewer prior to issuance of building permits.

5. Approval of the drainage study by the City Public Works Department.

a. Provide drainage easements by separate instrument if applicable with public improvements plans for the proposed storm sewer. Provide a note with the deed book and page for drainage easements to serve this development as applicable (if required for drainage easements, per City staff approval).

b. Provision of a note on the face of the site plan that states: Per city code section 9-903(B), a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWP3) must be provided for this project. This project will not be released for building permits until an approved SWP3 has been obtained. Construction activity, including soil disturbance or removal of vegetation shall not commence until an approved SWP3 has been obtained

6. Provision of a revised landscape plan to include following changes: (Per staff approval)

a. Include mixture of plants, berms, and fencing around boundary of property along with English Box Hedge. preferably native or adaptable to create a layered, natural look of multiple heights and widths, include some evergreen and deciduous.

b. Recommend use of groupings of screening directly behind the buildings and smaller trees evergreen shrubs.

c. Provision of additional screening abutting the off-street parking areas across from the office building and between buildings 23 and 24 and north of building.

7. Provision of a revised site plan to include the dimension of office building and list square footage.

8. Provision of notes regarding the swimming pool to state:

a. Swimming pool construction shall comply with city code Chapter 19, Article 11 and

b. Show and note how will pool shall provide for accessible access.