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<br />City of Arden Hills <br />Planning Commission Meeting for November 9, 2016 <br /> <br />Page 13 of 18 <br />Watershed District will need to issue their permit before the City grading permit would <br />be issued. <br /> <br />The Fire Marshal has been provided a copy of the fire truck turning exhibit. The Fire <br />Marshal requests that the exhibit be revised to show the fire truck entering from <br />Lexington Avenue as well. <br /> <br />B. Ramsey County Review <br />Ramsey County requests that the applicant revise both access locations on the site. The <br />County requests that the County Road F access be moved to the west to line up with the <br />Gradient access to the north and that the Lexington Avenue access be moved to the south <br />to allow for a right turn lane into the site. The 100-foot long right turn lane with a 60 foot <br />taper would begin 50 feet south of the corner radius of the County Road F and Lexington <br />Avenue. <br /> <br />Staff has concerns about both requests. Staff is concerned about the change to the feel <br />and context of the site by moving the County Road F access to the west. This move will <br />result in the loss of about 8 additional significant trees and the filling of at least part of <br />the existing 10 foot deep gully. <br /> <br />Staff also has engineering and design concerns of moving the Lexington Avenue access. <br />The access would need to be moved about 100 feet south to meet the County’s request. <br />Doing so would construct the access at a location where the existing Lexington Avenue is <br />about 4 feet lower than the site. To construct the turn lane and reconstruct the trail to <br />ADA and engineering standards, the access drive would be constructed at a grade of <br />more than 12% slope. The City Engineer does not advise any commercial drive to be <br />constructed at a grade any steeper than a 5% grade. <br /> <br />Staff did not prepare conditions of approval to address the County’s concerns. The <br />applicant has been forwarded the County comments and asked to evaluate the impact of <br />addressing the County’s concerns. That evaluation may be provided at the Planning <br />Commission meeting. The Planning Commission should consider these comments when <br />making the required motions. <br /> <br />C. Rice Creek Watershed District <br />Rice Creek Watershed District will need to issue their permit before the City’s grading <br />permit will be issued. <br /> <br />Findings of Fact: <br /> <br />Staff offers the following fourteen (14) findings of fact for this proposal: <br /> <br />General Findings: <br />