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Along with the construction of the homes and businesses, a network of streets and City utilities will be required to serve this development. The proposed street network layout can also be seen on the concept layout. The proposed street network connects the City's existing streets on US Highway 10, Armstrong Boulevard and.Alpine Drive. The connection of sanitary sewer to ser~e this area will need to be connected to existing sanitary sewer lines in the City. Itl the current proposed area of the Pine Shadows development, a proposal for a new 18 inch trunk sewer is already m)derway. Oace completed, connection from the Pulte Homes development to this trunk sewer will need to be made. This increase in flow and its effects on the treatment facility are discussed later. Like thc sanitary sewer, there is no existing water main close to the proposed area of the Pine Shadows development. All current water usage in the area is coming from private wells. The City of Ramsey has a proposal for expansion of water main closer to the proposed Pine Shadows development. Once completed, connection of this area to the City's water source could be accomplished. The City is also planning to route a water transmission.main throngh tile Pine Shadows development area to a nearby water treatment facility in the future. Impact of adding this development area to the City's water distribution system will be discussed further in this report. Thc surrounding land use is zoned residential and rural reserve on the north and northeaSt sides. To the southeaSt is the Town Center. On the west and northwest sides, the area is zoned for a Planned Unit Development (mixed use, residential/commercial, with an overall density cfa maximum of 4 units per net acre). US Highway 10 runs along tile south border of the project site, and to the south of the highway the land js zoned residential. Development of the site will involve modification of the original topography to accommodate the construction of roads, homes, utilities, and storm water management facilities. The main equipment for grading the project Will be bulldozers, scrapers, compactors, backhoes and other standard earth-moving equiPment. The sequence of' construction will follow standard practices for conventional land modification for residential subdivisions. The construction activities will begin with the installation of erosion control measures, followed by overall site grading · and road construction, construction of the storm water management systems, the installation of utility services such ms natural gas, cable, telephone lines and ending with the establishment Of a permanent vegetative cover. Construction of homes and apartments on the individual lots is proposed to begin lath in the 2005 or early in the 2006 construction season and continue as each lot is sold. Construction of the apartments will be the first with development expanding to the west. It is estimated that 2 to 3~years is required to complete all the constructi0n- associated with building homes. Additional land disturbances such as custom grading operations are expected as homes are constructed on the individual lots. Erosion and turf establishment controls for individual lot construction are required as part of the City of Ramsey building permit. Streets and cul-de-sacs will be constructed to City of Rarnse'y specifications. c. Project Purpose Thc purpose of this project is to provide residential housing to up to 768 families in Ramsey. Ramsey has an active real estate market and there is an increasing demand for housing. The primary beneficiaries are the developers, and thc people purchasing the lots. This project is not being carried out by a governmental unit. d. Are future stages of this development, including development on any outlets, planned or likely to happen? If yes, briefly describe future stages, relationship to present project, timeline and plans for environmental review. · No ~ Yes e. Is this project a subsequent stage of previous project? If yes, briefly describe the past development, timeline and any past environmental.review. · No ~ Yes