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~~ci~C~1I'/~Jl~r rn Ci~~ <br />architects <br />august s, Zoos <br />Jeremy Bamhart <br />Planning Manager <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330. <br />RE: Zane Street Commons -Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit Review <br />Elk River, MN <br />Architect's Project No. 0754 <br />Dear Mr. Barnhart, <br />This is a point-by-point letter in response to Analysis and Landscaping in the site plan review committee <br />meeting staff comments letter mailed out July 30, 2008. <br />Easements <br />(1) As noted above, the site is encumbered by several easements. Existing overhead power lines are <br />prevalent throughout the site. As proposed, many easements will be vacated and created. These <br />easements are to the benefit of Great River Energy, and will need to be vacated by them. Great <br />River Energy, in its letter dated May 30, 2008, requires further review of the plans in relation to its <br />infrastructure. Any approval is conditioned on the vacation of easements from Great River Energy; <br />the commission may find it beneficial to table the request, pending resolution of the easement <br />question. <br />Item 1 -Barry Dorniden of Duffy Engineering has worked out the legal descriptions for all easements <br />on the site that need to be vacated or restrained. Dale Aukee, Sr. Field Representative of Land <br />Rights, has had his attorneys incorporate those legal descriptions into the Easement Document and <br />are now being recorded with the county. Final confirmation to follow. <br />I would like to mention that the city has also been requested to provide an easement to Zane Street <br />Commons to accommodate parking layouts for the site. <br />Access <br />(2) The main entrance will be from Zane Street, two accesses are proposed at this time. The northern <br />of the two drives will line up with. an access from Home Depot. A possible future drive to the north is <br />shown for additional circulation options. The southern of the two drives will be adjacent to a short <br />retaining wall, near a pond. <br />Item 2 -The southern drive is 6ocated next to a retaining wall The wall will be constructed with <br />modular block and submitted to the city engineers for review.. <br />mam Ctrs amencan in SUt uts of ard~itec'.s <br />mmnesota society amencan mstitotc ct arc"aects <br />