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Howard R. Green Company October 17, 2001 File: 815790J-0240 Mr. Scott Harlicker Senior Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330-0490 RE: CASCADE INDUSTRIAL PARK Dear Mr. Harlicker: As requested, we have reviewed the submittal package for the Cascade Industrial Park. The package consisted of a 2-sheet set of plans dated October 11, 2001, containing a preliminary plat and preliminary grading plan. Storm drainage calculations were also submitted. All of these were prepared by John Oliver & Associates. Based on our review and comments received at the staff review meeting, along with comments from a meeting with the Developers, we would offer the following comments: • 1. The project consists of approximately 47 acres located just west of Jarvis Street NE, centered on approximately 161st Avenue. It is proposed to be divided into 18 lots, although the preliminary plat indicates 22. The lots range in size from the smallest of 1.5 acres to the largest of 3.37 acres along Jarvis Street. This is in an area of non-City sewer and water; therefore, each individual lot will be expected to provide its own on-site sewer system and well. It will be important, when the individual on-site sewer systems are designed for each site, that they be designed based on the ultimate use of the square footage of the proposed building and not under-sized due to the anticipated first tenant of the proposed building. 2. There are four lots located adjacent to Jarvis Street and the remaining lots are on a looped street system of 161st Avenue and Buchanan Street. There is one existing building located on Lot 4, Block 1, with a driveway directly onto Jarvis Street. The other three lots on Jarvis Street and the remaining lots on Buchanan Street and 161st Avenue should look for opportunities for shared driveways and cross-access agreements to minimize the number of driveways onto the public street. 3. The street right-of-way width for 161st Avenue is 66 feet and a portion of Buchanan is also 66 feet. This is larger than the ordinance requirement of 60 feet. I believe this is based on an old parcel of property that was left 66 feet wide back in the days when that was the anticipated right-of-way width. There is no problem foreseen with the slightly wider than normal right-of-way width. 4. Jarvis Street NW currently has a 66-foot wide right-of-way. The platting adjacent to Jarvis Street is providing the portion of the right-of-way for the property that is being platted. Jarvis Street falls within the City's long-term transportation plan, anticipating sometime in • the long-term future a road alignment from Fillmore Street through the Cargill property, attaching to Jarvis Street, and ultimately connecting to TH 10. This is, no doubt, a very long-term proposal; however, when that type of road is constructed, 66 feet of right-of-way Ltr 10-17-01 Harlicker.rev 1326 Energy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389