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13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 October 5, 2004 File: 823950J -0240 Mr. Scott Harlicker Senior Plarmer City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: JACKSON STREET VILLAS Dear Mr. Harlicker: As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the Jackson Street Villas project. As you are aware, this is the proposed townhouse development on the west side of Jackson Avenue just north of 6'h Street (Boys & Girls Club entrance). The information we reviewed consisted of a preliminary plat, preliminary grading plan, and preliminary utility plan all prepared by John Oliver & Associates with a revision date of October 5, 2004. Also submitted were revised storm drainage calculations, again prepared by John Oliver & Associates with a date of September 2004. Based upon our review and comments reviewed at the staff review meeting, we would provide the following comments: A. Preliminary Plat . The site is approximately 6.6 acres currently zoned C2. The proposal is to request a zone change to Plarmed Unit Development and build 76 townhouse units on the property. . There will be private roadways servicing the townhouse units. No units will have access directly onto J ackson Avenue. Access will be provided from 6m Street to the south which is the driveway into the Boys & Girls Oub and a private road at the north that lines up with 8m Street on the east side of J ackson Avenue. 6m Street currently is a narrow driveway type of roadway servicing the Boys & Girls Oub. It appears to be approximately 20 feet in width. We would recommend that the developers of Jackson Street Villas be required to reconstruct 6m Street from their access onto it to J ackson Avenue to the same standard as their internal streets. In other words, 28 feet wide face-of-curb to face-of-curb with concrete barrier-style curb and gutter along both sides, tying into Jackson Avenue. Phone: 763.635.1000 Fax: 763635.1090 www.cLelk-river.mn.us