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Ms. Michele McPherson <br />June 17, 2004 <br />Page Three <br />• Where Becker Trail meets CSAH 13, it is offset from the current intersection of <br />Tyler Street on the north side of CSAH 13. The developers of this project will <br />need to realign the existing Tyler Street on the north side of Twin Lakes Road, <br />including acquiring an easement from the property owner at that location to <br />construct a 90-degree intersection. <br />D. Preliminary Plat <br />• The proposed rights-of-way for all of the streets in this development are shown <br />as 50 feet wide rather than the 60 feet required by City ordinance. An argument <br />can be made that this is a unique piece of property, given the amount of <br />wetlands contained within it, and that narrower rights-of-way are necessary to <br />allow for reasonable development of the property. However, 60 feet of rights-of- <br />way are necessary for construction of the City required street, sidewalks, snow <br />storage, City utilities and other smaller utilities. In order to allow a narrowing of <br />the rights-of-way to 50 feet, there will need to be an accommodation whereby <br />items such as sidewalks can be built in the ten-foot drainage and utility <br />easement provided along the frontage of each individual lot. <br />• Street B is proposed as an "eyebrow" cul-de-sac, which is not permitted by City <br />design standards. <br />• Many of the proposed storm drainage ponds are shown to be constructed in <br />outlots of the development. Will this development have a homeowners <br />association, which will be responsible for normal maintenance of these ponding <br />areas? 'If not, the lots will need to be reconfigured to incorporate the storm <br />drainage ponds within platted lots. If a homeowner's association will be <br />responsible for normal maintenance such as grass cutting and debris pickup, <br />then the ponding areas can be placed in the outlots. <br />E. Storm Drainage Calculations <br />• Generally, the storm drainage calculations appear to adequately address Elk <br />River design standards. However, many of the NWL and HWL elevations <br />shown in the calculations do not agree with those listed on the plans. These <br />numbers need to be checked and corrected where necessary. <br />• The drainage area map needs to be expanded to identify the offsite area to the <br />north crossing under CSAH 13. This area has been included in the calculations, <br />but not shown graphically on the map. <br />• Some of the normal water elevations and pond outlet devices shown in the <br />model are not the same. These details need to be reviewed and adjusted as <br />necessary. <br />If you have any questions regarding any of these comments, please call. <br />Sincerely, <br />Howard R. Green Company <br />~~G~1~J <br />Terry J. Maurer, P.E. <br />TJM:sw <br />S:\PIANNING\Case Files12004\P 04-08 Trout Brook Estates\6 16 04 TM Memo.doc <br />