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Howard R, Green Company
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<br />June 17, 2004
<br />File: 8'17255J-0240
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<br />Ms. Michele McPherson
<br />Director of Planning
<br />City of Elk River
<br />13065 Orono Parkway
<br />Elk River, MN 55330
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<br />RE: TROUT BROOK ESTATES
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<br />Dear Ms. McPherson:
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<br />As requested, we have reviewed the information submitted for the proposed Trout Brook Estates
<br />Addition. The information was prepared by Pioneer Engineering and consisted of a 15-page set of
<br />preliminary plat, grading plan, and utility plan sheets. Also included were two pages of landscape
<br />plans and storm drainage calculations. Based on our review of the submitted information and
<br />comments received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the following comments:
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<br />General
<br />· This development is on approximately 115 acres lying immediately north of the
<br /> Trott Brook Farms development along CSAH 13. The site is known as the
<br /> Becker Property. It is proposed to be divided into 141 single-family lots. The
<br /> project is being proposed as a Plan Unit Development. As such, 112 of the lots
<br /> are proposed to be at a narrower width, between 65 to 75 feet.
<br />· This project has been to the Technical Evaluation Panel twice. It appears that
<br /> all of the changes suggested and/or required by the Technical Evaluation Panel
<br /> have now been incorporated into the submittal package.
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<br />Grading Plan
<br />· The following lots have proposed grades at the rear of the building pad, which
<br /> are less than one foot above the overland overflow elevation for the pond
<br /> adjacent to the lot: Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 1; Lots 2 and 3, Block 2; Lots 1, 3,
<br /> and 4, Block 3; Lots 4, 5, 6, and 8, Block 4; Lot 2, Block 6; Lots 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,
<br /> and 11, Block 19.
<br />· The following lots have proposed lowest floor elevations less than one foot
<br /> above the normal water level of the ponds they are adjacent to: Lot 1, Block 2;
<br /> Lot 1, 2, and 3, Block 4.
<br />· The following lots have proposed lowest floors less than one foot above the 100-
<br /> year HWL for the ponds they are adjacent to: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 2; Lot
<br /> 1, Block 3; Lot 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Block 4; Lots 12 and 13, Block 6; Lots 1, 2,
<br /> and 3, Block 9.
<br />· The following lots have driveways that appear to be greater than ten percent or
<br /> less than two percent: Lots 1 and 2, Block 4; Lot 1, Block 16; Lot 7, Block 19.
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