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7114, <br /> • i Howarc R. Green Company <br /> August 7, 2001 <br /> File: 814770J-0240 <br /> Ms. Michele McPherson <br /> Director of Planning <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> P.O. Box 490 <br /> Elk River, Minnesota 55330-0490 <br /> RE: KLIEVER LAKE HILLS ADDITION <br /> Dear Ms. McPherson: <br /> As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the Kliever Lake Hills <br /> Addition. The submittal package consisted of a preliminary plat, a preliminary grading <br /> plan, a preliminary site and utility plan, and a preliminary landscape plan. Based on our <br /> review and comments received at the staff review meeting, we would offer the following <br /> • <br /> comments: <br /> 1. The parcel is approximately 40 acres in size with the southwest corner <br /> encompassing a portion of Kliever's Marsh. The property is zoned R1e, requiring <br /> a minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet. The preliminary plat shows a total of <br /> 39 lots on the site, all at least 20,000 square feet in size. <br /> 2. The preliminary grading plan shows mass grading of virtually the entire site <br /> covered by lots. This plan indicates that there would be very few trees saved on <br /> this heavily wooded site. We believe that there may be a better layout including <br /> a slight modification to potential street alignments and grading modifications to <br /> allow the saving of more of the existing vegetation. We would suggest that the <br /> Planning Commission direct staff to work with the developer to come up with a <br /> grading plan which maintains the same number of lots but saves more trees on <br /> the entire site. <br /> 3. There are an existing house and garage on the site which fall into Lot 9, Block 5. <br /> 4. Outlot A in the southeast corner of the site is a one-acre parcel anticipated to be <br /> acquired by the Elk River Municipal Utilities for a future water tower location. <br /> • <br /> O:IPROJ1814770J102401Ltr-080701-McPherson.doc <br /> 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389 <br />