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<br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />September 22, 2004 <br /> <br />File: 813325J-0240 <br /> <br />Ms. Michele McPherson <br />Director of Planning <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: PRELIMINARY PLAT OF JACKSON BLOCK <br /> <br />Dear Ms. McPherson: <br /> <br />As requested, we have reviewed the preliminary plat for the Jackson Block in downtown. <br />The plat was prepared by John Oliver & Associates and dated September 27, 2004. Based <br />on our review and comments received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the <br />following comments: <br /> <br />1. The plat leaves an 80-foot right-of-way for Jackson Avenue. This should provide <br />sufficient right-of-way to expand the sidewalk area in front of the proposed building for <br />the Jackson Block to allow for easy pedestrian movements. <br /> <br />2. The plat should provide access control along the Trunk Highway 10 and Jackson <br />Avenue frontage. It is my understanding that both the existing accesses to Jackson <br />Avenue and Trunk Highway 10 will be closed with the building construction and that the <br />only access which will remain will be the one to the south onto Main Street. <br /> <br />3. There is a sanitary sewer line which runs north and south along the eastern side of the <br />proposed plat. I have been unable to determine at this point whether or not this line can <br />be abandoned. If it cannot be abandoned, an easement will need to be provided for <br />access to operate and maintain this existing sewer line. <br /> <br />4. There are number of small utility lines and facilities indicated on the preliminary plat <br />such as telephone lines, telephone boxes, and electrical boxes both in the center island of <br />the existing parking lot and in the southern area next to the gazebo. Before a final plat <br />can be approved which does not contain easements for these facilities, we should require <br />that there be documentation from the owners of these facilities that they can be <br />relocated outside the plat boundary. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fax: 7636351090 <br />S:\PLANNING\Case FiIes\2004\P 04-19 Jackson Block\Engmeer's memo 9-22-04.doc <br />www.cLelk-river.mn.us <br />