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r4;-;44. .ri Howarc R. Green Company September 18, 2002 File: 812620J-0240 Mr. Scott Harlicker Senior Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 RE: ELK RIVER STATION DEVELOPMENT Dear Mr. Harlicker: As requested, we have reviewed the revised submittal package for the Elk River Station development. As you are aware, this development has been discussed for many months; the revised submittal included a change in the development uses and in the Engineering firm providing design services. The submittal was dated September 12, 2002 and was prepared by Westwood Professional Services . for Centex Homes. It is my understanding that this most recent proposal for development of this property will only be presented to the Planning Commission to receive general comments. I understand that a request has been made that after presentation and a question and answer session, the proposal be tabled until the next Planning Commission meeting. With that in mind, I will keep my comments relatively general in nature: 1. In our meeting with the developers, we expressed concern about how the project will ultimately be developed and platted. As you are aware, this proposal deals with approximately 298 townhouse units on approximately 50 acres of the site. There is another portion of the site adjacent to Twin Lakes Road, which will be a mixture of apartments, senior housing, and commercial/office space. We recommended to the developer of the townhouses that the entire site be platted at this time with the property along Twin Lakes Road shown as an outlot. 2. Public roadways will service most of the development. The majority of the public roadways are shown as 28 feet in width face to face within 50-foot rights-of-way. At the staff review meeting, Cliff Anderson from the fire department expressed concern regarding the 28-foot wide roadways. It is the fire department's opinion that with parking on one side of the 28- foot wide roadway, there is insufficient room remaining to preserve a 20-foot wide emergency vehicle access. However, according to MnDOT design criteria for a low- volume road, which these roads would be considered, parking lane width is eight feet wide; thus the remaining width would allow for a 20-foot wide emergency vehicle access. 3. We have received drainage calculations from Westwood Professional Services and are • currently reviewing them. In our discussion with the developer's engineer, they have indicated that the design calculations will be for the townhome portion of the project only. Ltr-091802-Ha ticker doc 1326 tnergy Park Drive • St. Paul, MN 55108 • 651/644-4389 fax 651/644-9446 toll free 888/368-4389