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~~NNESp~9 a° Z~ a r F ~OF TP~y Minnesota Department of Transportation Office Memorandum Metro Division -Waters Edge Transportation Planning 1500 West County Road B2 Roseville, MN 55113 November 9, 2007 TO: Sheila Cartney, Senior Planner -City of Elk River FROM: William Goff Transportation Planner Phone: 651-234-7797 Fax: 651-234-7786 SUBJECT: Better Yards and Garden CUP - 9840 US Highway 10, Elk River, Minnesota Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Better Yards and Garden Conditional Use Permit ("CUP"). Mn/DOT received the plans on November 5, 2007. The Site Plan Review Committee Agenda Statement stated that the Mn/DOT response letter was needed by November 6, 2007. Mn/DOT's formal review process takes approximately 30 days. Since Mn/DOT did not have the time necessary to conduct an adequate formal review, the following are preliminary comments. These comments do not reflect an official review by Mn/DOT departments. As plans are refined, we would like the opportunity to review the updated information. In reviewing the enclosed site'plan, the details are very vague and unclear as to where on the site the display and sales area will be. Amore detailed, engineered site plan is recommended to determine any and all affects on Mn/DOTnght-of--way for the proposed change in use. The western access appears to provide reasonable access to and from the nursery/landscaping business. Therefore, to improve safety for motorists, Mn/DOT will require the closure of the easterly access to US Highway 10 with the addition on of the outdoor trailer sales lot. As previously stated, these preliminary comments do not constitute a formal review. Our formal review process requires submittal of three copies of plats and two copies of site plans to: Development Review Coordinator, Mn/DOT Metro Planning, 1500 W. County Road B-2, Roseville, MN, 55113. The review process takes approximately thirty days.