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;= _;• <br /> "I-oward R. Green Company <br /> CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> February 19, 1999 <br /> File: 804410J-0240 <br /> Mr. Scott Harlicker <br /> Assistant City Planner <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> P.O. Box 490 <br /> Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> RE: HILLSIDE ESTATE 9th ADDITION <br /> Dear Mr. Harlicker. <br /> As requested, we have reviewed the information submitted for the Hillside Estates 9=.1 Addition. <br /> The three plan sheets consisted of a street and boulevard site grading <br /> • drainage plan, and preliminary utility plan. All three plans were prepared by Charles grading W. Plowe <br /> Consulting Engineer and were dated February 4, 1999. Based on our review, we would offer <br /> the following comments: <br /> A. GRADING PLAN <br /> • The developer indicated by submitting a street and boulevard-grading ran, that it <br /> would be his desire to only grade these areas an1/41 to leave the actual iot g-ading until <br /> the time of house construction to preserve trees on the lots. The dev.loper has <br /> indicated custom homes will be built in this area and it is difficult to anti:ipate the <br /> specific trees to be removed for each specific house. However, the overall-grading <br /> plan would indicate that nearly all of the lots would have grading through the house <br /> pad and some even beyond the house pad. This will not allow much opportunity, if <br /> any, to preserve trees from the street to the rear of the house pad. Because there is <br /> anticipated to be significant grading on many of the lots, we would recommend that <br /> the developer would be required to at least grade a small pad into each of he lots. It <br /> has been our experience that when the house pads require significant grading and <br /> the developer does not do this, it is very difficult to get the home builder :o do this <br /> work, Most homebuilders attempt to balance the dirt on the lot when constructing a <br /> home and do not want to export or import additional fill material. If the lots are not <br /> graded properly before the home construction, the builders typically want to adjust <br /> the development plan grades. This approach to home construction leads to many <br /> difficulties for the building department. <br /> • T.;ere are numerous homes along the northern tier of the development that :appear to <br /> • have garage elevations below the street grade. We would recommend that 311 of Mr. <br /> these lots be adjusted to raise the garage elevation above the street grade. <br /> O./PROJ,,410-021 H.FEB <br /> 1326 Enerov Park Drive. . '..I GC.nn _.._. . .. . <br /> b0/ d 6172E bb9 TS9 '0D Ndd�f9 bH BZ:IL BEET-BT-add <br />