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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br /> <br />us~ <br /> <br />I <br />m\snmG EXGI\mlS <br /> <br />Formerly MSA <br />Consulting Engineers <br /> <br />Howard R. Green Company <br />CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> <br />October 23, 1998 <br />File: 800112J-0240 <br /> <br />Honorable Chairman and Planning Commission <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: ELK RIVER CROSSING REVIEW <br /> <br />Dear Planning Commission Members: <br /> <br />We have done an initial review of the submittal package for the Elk River Crossing commercial <br />development. As you are aware, this is the 70-acre Earl Hohlen property in the southeast <br />quadrant of TH 169 and Main Street. It would be staffs hope to follow the Trott Brook Farms <br />model in reviewing this project. In other words, we would hope to make a presentation on the <br />major issues we see with this development at Tuesday's Planning Commission meeting. After <br />the public hearing, we would hope for some discussion and direction from the Planning <br />Commission to the staff on how to proceed with these major issues. We would anticipate that <br />the Planning Commission would table action on this development to their next meeting. By that <br />time, staff and the developers can work to revise the submittal package and staff will have a <br />detailed list of conditions prepared for the Planning Commission to consider. <br /> <br />The submittal package consisted of an 8-page set of drawings, prepared by McCombs, Frank, <br />Roos and Associates, a draft Environmental Assessment Worksheet, a wetland report and <br />mitigation plan, prepared by McCombs, Frank, Roos, and Associates, and a Traffic Impact <br />Analysis, prepared by Benshoof and Associates, Inc. Based on our review, comments received <br />at the staff review meeting, and meetings with the developers, we would summarize the major <br />issues as follows: <br /> <br />A. PROJECT DENSITY <br /> <br />According to the Environmental Assessment Worksheet, the project is proposed to have <br />up to 404,200 square feet of commercial retail and office complex, located on 70.02 <br />acres. Of the 70+. acres contained within the site, 9.12 of these acres are wetland; <br />therefore the developable resulting acreage is 60.9. As a comparison, Elk Park Center, <br />where Target and Cub Foods reside, was a development on approximately 50 acres that <br />contain 374,000 square feet. It appears that Elk River Crossing has a density somewhat <br />less than that of Elk Park Center. <br /> <br />0:\PROJ\800112j\0240\112-2101.oct.doc <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive · St. Paul, MN 55108 · 612/644-4389 fax 612/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br />