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2.0. PROPOSED PROJECT The 13-acre Bemal Baseball Fields are being processed independent of the Phase II Specific Plan and the remainder of the Bemal Community Park in accordance with the 2004 "Initiative to Save Our Cormmunity Park" and the resulting City Council funding of these developments. The Project includes the following open space and park improvements: A. Baseball complex area, including Fields 5, 6 and 7 (see PUD Development Plan, Sheet 7). Fields 5 and 6 include field lighting, backstops, dugouts, built-in terrace bleacher seating, pedestrian plaza/gardens within the field complex, irrigated tuff between fields, and lighted walkways. The Project also includes grading of seating terrace slopes surrounding home plate of Field 4 which is to be designed and built in a future phase. Field 7 is a multi-use field with a backstop cage, suitable for casual softball and baseball team warm-up activities. This field will not be lighted at the present time. The irrigation system for Field 7 will be designed to accommodate a possible infield shin in the future. All fields are sited between Bemal Avenue and Valley Avenue and west of the Union Pacific Raikoad tracks. The Project area is set back a minimum orS00 feet from the nearest homes. Field light poles are proposed to be approximately 60 and 70 feet high. Four light poles are proposed for the Little League field (Field 6) and six for the Pony League field (Field 5). Amplified sound from announcing areas will be directed toward the viewing terraces and infields only. The Project sound is proposed to consist of a temporary, tabletop system until permanent facilities can potentially be installed during a future phase of the Community Park. B. Other Project improvaments include a restroom facility of approximately 500 square feet in floor area; equipment storage of approximately 400 square feet; play area with play equipment assemblies for two age groups; an adult seating cluster; accessible and lighted walkways from parking areas to the restrooms, fields and play areas; and perimeter landscape and tree planting. The restrooms and equipment storage buildings may be one or two separate structures. Picnic tables and bench seating are proposed to be located on the plaza level between the fields, as well as along the major trails and walkways. C. Parking improvements include permanent paving and lighting east of Field 7 for 64 cars. In addition, graveled overflow parking for 48 cars will be provided. Please note that these 48 spaces are incorrectly shown on plans as not being included in the Project planning area. One screened dumpster enclosure is to be located within the paved parking area.