Agenda - Economic Development Authority - 04/13/2017

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Site 42—Site Executive Summary March 29, 2017 Site Information: Site 42 is bordered to the south by a large commercial development anchored by Coborn's Superstore and U.S. Highway 10 which provides access to U.S. Highway 169. Located to the east of the property is Sunwood Drive NW.To the north of the property is 147th Ave NW, and to the west is Armstrong Boulevard NW. Armstrong Boulevard is an interchange accessing U.S. Highway 10 which was open in 2016.The property is also adjacent to the Northstar Commuter Rail which provides access to downtown Minneapolis approximately 30 minutes away.The Site has stubbed access off of Sunwood Drive NW. The property is 2.61 acres in size and is zoned as "The COR" and located in the "213" Sub-district.The COR-2b Sub-district is designated to provide a location for retail commercial that has building and/or site designs inconsistent with the COR-1 Sub-district, including larger scale retail and other auto- oriented commercial uses. Please see attached zoning ordinances for details. Building Permit Application and Commercial Site Review: The city's 2016 building permit and commercial construction requirements have been included for the site. Community Profile: The community demographics have been included with the report to allow for the potential development contacts to have a general understanding of the community. Environmental Review: A Phase I ESA was performed for this site in 2011. WSB has performed an updated Phase I ESA in conformance with the scope and limitations of ASTM Practice E1527-13 for Anoka County Parcels 28-32-25-23-0011 and 28-32-25-23-0013 located in Ramsey, Minnesota. Exceptions to, or deletions from, this practice are described in Section 2.3 of the report. This Phase I ESA has revealed no RECs, two HRECs, and no CRECs associated with the Property as described in Section 8.1, Section 8.2, and Section 8.3. Based on the results of this assessment, WSB provides the following recommendations: • No additional environmental investigation is warranted at this time.The closed adjacent leaks discovered west and southwest of the Property (HREC1 and HREC-2) are located cross-gradient and downgradient from the anticipated groundwater flow direction in the area (southerly towards the Mississippi River). Additionally only low level petroleum impacts were detected in the groundwater at the adjacent closed leak sites.Therefore, it is unlikely that the adjacent closed leaks have impacted the Property. • If future Property redevelopment activities encounter evidence of contamination or regulated materials, it is recommend that an environmental professional is contacted to ensure the regulated materials are handled/managed in accordance with state and federal regulations. Alta Survey: An ALTA Survey was completed and is available with this report. The survey does not indicate any concerns for the development of the property.