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visitors, and Downtown employees to enjoy while they are in Downtown. There is no other unrestricted green space anywhere in Downtown Concord where this fountain can be placed, this is the only site. Having this at the southern entrance to Downtown will provide a pleasing gateway to our central business district. The dancing fountain would be on a timer to be operational when Historic Downtown Concord is most active, predominantly weekdays during regular business hours, weekends during daylight hours from April through October, and during special events. Trash cans similar to those that presently exist in Historic Downtown Concord will also be added to this site. There will be no permanent seating installed. There are no plans to provide public restrooms as part of the design of the park. When groups utilize the park for activities such as small concerts, art shows, etc. they may choose to bring in portable toilets, and the site will be prepped for this with concrete pads where the toilets may be placed. Restrooms are not being required. Existing street lighting will provide site lighting, with additional lights within the ceiling of the farmers' market pavilions for possible evening markets. A water spigot and a minimal number of electrical outlets will also be provided at the pavilions, however, they will be operational only during the use of the pavilions by an approved organization. All materials for the shelter and site will be chosen for longevity and ease of maintenance. The materials will be chosen after obtaining input from Cabarrus County staff. Regarding storm water retention, the site was originally a multi - parcel site with buildings that covered almost the entire site prior to demolition by the county for the jail. Under Concord stormwater rules, if a development creates more than 20,000 square feet of built upon area (that is area that is graveled, paved, sidewalk, or building) or grades one acre or more and increases built upon any, the developer is required to provide stormwater treatment and detention. However, where there has been impervious area, such as this site, there would need to be an increase in the impervious area by 20,000 or grade more than one acre before the rules applied. That increase is not likely to occur due to the fact these sites were essentially all covered in impervious materials previously. Based upon review of the existing and past aerial photos it is the opinion of Doug Miller, Project Engineer for the City of Concord's Stormwater Services Department, that this project will not likely encounter requirements for stormwater detention or treatment in the development of a park at this site, under current rules. Attached Documentation: Conceptual elevation, Conceptual site plan Access to Site for Vehicular Traffic There are currently two entrances to the site, one off Corban Avenue and the second off Union Street, South. The Corban Avenue drive is a designated fire lane. The Concord Fire Department has confirmed that this drive may be used for vehicular access to the site, however, it must be striped as a Fire lane and be designated as an area that must remain completely unobstructed by parked vehicles or other potential obstacles. As part of the development of this site, a NCDOT driveway permit will be required for the Corban Avenue entrance and a City of Concord driveway permit will be required for the Union Street, South entrance. The Concord Rotary Club will incorporate the costs of these two permits, budgeted at $50 for the City of Concord permit and $1.50 for the NCDOT permit, into the development costs of this project. Note: the ability to use the Union Street, South entrance as access to the Rotary Square site was questioned by Cabarrus County staff. The City of Concord staff has confirmed that the ]ail may use this entrance for emergency use only. The developer of the corner parcel may use the entrance for access to the corner site, with proper driveway permits from the City of Concord. Attachment number 1 G -5 Page 260