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Minnesota DePartment of Transportation <br /> <br />Metropolitan Division <br />Waters Edge <br />1500 West County Road B2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />December 26, 2000 <br /> <br />Ms. Sylvia Frolik ., <br />City of Ramsey " .. ~ . <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard-Northwest ".- - <br />Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> <br />Subject: ' Homestead :- NIh/DOT Review File # S00-066 <br /> Southeast Quadrant of Trunk Highway (TH) 47 and 153~d Avenue Northwest <br /> Ramsey, Minnesota <br /> Control Section 0206 ' ..' .. <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Frolik: <br /> <br />Please be advised that the Minnesota Department of Transportation Grin/DOT) has reviewed the <br />:. bore referenced site plan. Before any further development, please address the following issues: <br /> <br />· The City should approve the plan subject to removing all existing access on TH 47 including <br /> the driveway that serve the existing home (i,e., farmstead property). Please direct questions <br /> concerning these issues to Lars Impola (763-797-3 !.26) of Mn/DOT's Traffic section. <br /> <br />· The proposed development will drain into Ponds 1 and 2 which are located within iVin/DOT <br /> right of way and therefore will require a drainage permit. The proposed development will need <br /> to maintain existing drainage rates, and quantities must be perpetuated for tO and 100-year <br /> storm events. The Mn/DOT drainage permit wilI need to include before/after hydraulic <br /> computations that' show exigting and proposed conditions. Please direct questions concerning <br /> these issues to Benjamin Timerson (763-797-3055) of Mn/DOT's Water Resources Section. <br /> Any impact to Mn/DOT right of way will .require a permit. Questions concerning permit <br /> applications including grading perm/ts should be directed to Keith Van Wagner (651-582- <br /> 1443) of Mn/DOT's Permits Section. <br /> <br /> Mn/DOT's policy is to assist local governments in promoting compatibility between land use <br /> and highways. Residential uses located adjacent to highways often results in complaints about <br /> traffic noise. Traffic noise from this highway could exceed noise standards established by the <br /> Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban <br /> Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation. ~vLn/DOT policy regarding <br /> development adjacent to existing highways prohibits the expenditure of highway funds for <br /> noise mitigation measures. The project developer should assess the noise situation and take the <br /> action deemed necessary to minimize the impacts of any highway noise. Please direct questions <br /> concerning Mn/DOT's noise policy to Jim I-Iansen (651-582-1392) of Mn/DOT's <br /> Transportation Planning section. <br /> <br />An equal opportunity employer <br /> <br />-247- <br /> <br /> <br />