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FINDINGS OF FACT <br /> Cedar Hills <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey proposes to develop Cedar Hills which is a <br />single family residential development requiring the construction <br />of municipal utilities. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br />(EAW) has been prepared pursuant to 6 MCAR 3.038 the EAW and other <br />pertinent information have been reviewed in accordance with 6 MCAR <br />3.028D to determine whether the project has the potential for <br />significant environmental effects. The findings and conclusion of <br />that review are contained in this document. References are cited <br />in brackets at the end of each section. <br /> <br />TYPE, EXTENT AND REVERSIBILITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS <br /> <br />Project Size and Cost <br /> <br />The proposal project area is 54.6 acres and is located in the <br />southeast corner of the city of Ramsey. The development <br />includes 115 single family residential units and 12.4 acres <br />of park land. The estimated cost of the site development <br />including utilities and structures is estimated to be <br />$9,200,000 (EAW) . <br /> <br />B. Permits and Approvals <br /> <br />Permits and approvals required for the project are MPCA Sewer <br />Extension Permit, DNR appropriation of waters for dewatering <br />purposes, Minnesota Department of Health Plan Approval, ~CC <br />permit for sewer extensions, DNR permit for stor~ sewer outlet <br />to protected water, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit to <br />alter a wetland, plat approval by City of Ramsey and MUSA <br />boundary expansion by Metropolitan Council. (EAW) <br /> <br />C. Land Use and Local Plans and Ordinances <br /> <br />The proposed plat is not located in the 1990 Urban Area of the <br />city. Therefore, final approval will be subject to the <br />expansion of the MUSA-boundary by Metropolitan Council. The <br />project is consistent with the proposed land use, the City's <br />Comprehensive Plan and the City's subdivision ordinance. <br /> <br />D. Topography, Soils and Geology <br /> <br />The topography on the project is ro!lin~, ran~ing in elevation <br />from approxi~ate!y 855 to $$S feet above sea level· The soils <br />on the project site consist cz Hubbard c <br />!oa~y sand and Marsh. The ceo!oc~' ~n ~h_ area consi_t~ o~ !30 <br />feet cz_ clacia!~ drift, 30 feet ~_~ the ~c~.. ~_~"~=__n~-~= forty, etlon, <br />220 feet cf ~he Franconia Fc_--r~auion, 50 <br />G=_e_x__,e fc_~ur~at!cn underlain by th_ Eau C±alre, .... c <br /> _ =...o:.= Cc = and the <br />city's Comprehensive Water S~udy). <br /> <br /> <br />