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I I. Chapter 441 O~ 1700, Subpart 7, which states: "In deciding whether a project has the potential for significant environmemal effects, the following factors shall be considered: ( I A. type, extent, and reversibility of environmental effects; B. cumulative potential effects ofrelated or anticipated future projects; I C. the extent to which the environmental effects are subject to mitigation by ongoing public regulatory authority; and D the extent to which the environmental effects can be anticipated and controlled as . a result of other environmental studies undertaken by public agencies or the project proposer, or ofEIS's previously prepared on similar projects ". . The City is required, within five (5) days of making its decision on the adequacy of the EA W, to notify all persons on the EA W distribution list, all persons who provided written comments during the 30 day public comment period, and to any other person upon written request (MN . Rule, Chapter 4410.1700, Subpart 5). Minnesota State Statute, Section 116D.04, Subdivision 10. states in relevant part, "Decisions on the need for an environmental assessment worksheet, the need for an environmental impact statement and the adequacy of an environmental impact I statement may be reviewed by a declaratory judgment action in the district court of the county wherein the proposed action, or any part thereof, would be undertaken. Judicial review under . this section shall be initiated within 30 days after the governmental unit makes the decision, and a bond may be required under section 562.02 unless at the time of hearing on the application for the bond the plaintiff has shown that the claim has sufficient possibility of success on the merits .. to sustain the burden required for the issuance of a temporary restraining order.". The City of Arden Hills received ten (10) comments on the EA W during the 30 day public I comment period. The City received: five (5) comments from public agencies, of which one (1) arrived after the close of the comment period; and eight (8) comments from the public, of which one (I) arrived before and one (l) arrived after the close of the comment period. The Staff is I providing the City Council 'Nith; the EA W, the public comments from the 30 day public comment period, the public comments received before and after the 30 day public comment period, and the responses to those public comments. The City Council has received under I separate cover the Staff memorandum on the Townhomes of Lake Valentine, dated September 6, 1995. I Findin!;:s of Fact ! Tvpe. extent. and reversibilitv of environmental effects . The development proposal is for a 16 unit attached single family residential project on a 6.51 acre site which is zoned R-l Single Family Residential. The development proposal complies with the City Zoning Ordinance, as it pertains to: compatibility, density, lot I coverage, floor area ratio, landscape lot area, building height, and required landscaping~ The Staff concludes that the development proposal, as modified by its recommendations is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and City Code. I .. I