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Review Letter:. Sunfish Estates February 20, 1996 Page 2 o 3 I0. Tvan~portation Impacts: On November 20, 1995, the Ramsey City Council approved the establishment of a Transportation Impact Fee. If it is enacted by April 15, 1996, the plat will be subject to said fee at a ram not to exceed $500.00 per lot. len~veThcrc is one cul-de-sac in thc plat and it does not exceed thc 600 foot maximum stdction. Tree, Preservation and Planting Plan: The preliminary grading plan identifies significant oaks, The plan should also show the general limits of tree cover. The oaks identified on the street surfaces are assumed to be lost. Other significant trees to be preserved should denote the means of preservation and which trees are intended to remain. (It should be noted that the City's tree conservation policy references builders using tree save fences. If effeative tree conservation occurs for the front yard of lots, those lots can be exempted from' the establishment of one 2-inch diameter tree.) Thc area of the plat is of roiling topography with several small pocket wetlands. ake is located on the western boundary. A grading and drainage plan has been prepared by Derrick Passe, P.E., and is dated February 1, 1996. This plan has been reviowed and is generally acceptable. Except for less than a hundred feet of 146th Avenue, all paved surfaces within the plat are conveyed overland to a storm sewer in Sunfish Lake Drive. This storm sewer conveys flow from north to south and discharges to a sedimentation pond created on the southeast comer of Lot 14. It would be easier to facilitate future cleaning of this pond if it had better access than in a rear yard of a private residence. It is staffs recommendation that the storm pipe discharge to the existing wetland on Lots 16 and 17. Sediment cleaning could then be accomplished from Sunwood Drive. An overflow pipe from the south end of this wetland could discharge to Sunfish Lake. It should also be noted that 345 square feet of wetland is proposed to be filled to accommodate a house pad for Lot 17. A deminimus exemption from the Wetland Conservation Act is applicable, but must be requested from the Lower Rum Pdver Water Management Organization. Although this amount of area may be filled without replacement, it would be staffs recommendation that this wetland be enlarged to as great a degree as development will allow. Expansion opportunities appear to be available on the north, east and south sides of this wetland. Utilities: It is Staffs understanding that the site improvements will be installed as a private proj~t with no financial participation on the pan of the City. Sewer and water utilities are available to the site. The construction of Sunwood Drive will extend the watermains along the eastern boundary of the site.