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Plat and Easements 1.The city would encourage the developer to plat the area to the northeast of the st creek as a separate lot, as it appears there is some buildable land along 21 Avenue, near Commerce Drive. It does not appear that the proposed development makes use of this area in any way. The city has limited available industrial and commercial land, so seeing this area go to waste, would be unfortunate. 2.Additional drainage and utility easements may be required around stormwater ponds and/or floodplain mitigation areas. The Rice Creek Watershed District will have details on this. 3.Additional drainage and utility easement will be required to ensure that the water and sewer mains in the southwest corner of the site is accessible. A 20-foot wide easement centered on all mains should be shown on the plat. Where such an easement would intersect other existing or proposed easements, it may be cut off in lieu of those. 4.Additional drainage and utility easements may be needed to cover the public st watermain which will be installed with this development (along 21 Ave.), where the main is outside of the right-of-way or within 10 feet of the back side of the right-of-way. 5.In the far northeast corner of the plat, a 10’x10’ right triangle of right-of-way st should be added to the west side of the 21 Ave. right-of-way dedication to accommodate snow storage, utilities and other right-of-way needs behind the back of the curb. With the currently proposed right-of-way, the existing curb appears to be at or near the right-of-way in the southwest corner of the intersection. 6.The parcel which is recorded under the Torrens System will need to be converted to Abstract property and combined with the other parcels to form one lot. This is required so that the narrow, unbuildable parcel does not end up as a tax forfeited property. We understand that the length of time needed to accomplish this may make it impossible to record the plat necessary for development in a timeframe which enables the project to move forward. We are open to discussions on how to keep the project on track, but assure that this action is eventually completed. 7.Anoka County should be contacted to determine if there are additional right-of- th way needs or access restrictions along County Road 54 (20 Ave.). 8.The city attorney will be consulted as to whether or not existing easements which underly the proposed rights-of-way will need to be vacated. Vacation of easements requires a public hearing. Floodplain 1.Much of the development appears to be in Zone AE (100-yr flood plain), on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Our review of these documents assumes that all areas which are to be developed or graded will comply with the city’s Flood Plain Ordinances or will be removed from the Flood Plain via Letters of Map Amendment or Revision (LOMA or LOMR). 2.The driveway servicing the truck docks on the west side of the building appears to potentially impact the “Floodway”. If this is the case, it may need to be moved or modeling may be necessary to certify a no-rise outcome from the impact.