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Along with the construction of the homes and businesses, a network of streets and City utilities will be required to <br /> serve this development. The proposed street network layout can also be seen on the concept Iayout. The proposed <br /> street network connects the City's existing streets on US Highway 10, Armstrong Boulevard and Alpine Drive. <br /> The connection of sanitary sewer to serve this area will need to be connected to existing sanitary sewer lines in the <br /> City,. In the current proposed area of the Pine Shadows development, a proposal tbr a new 18 inch trunk sewer is <br /> already underway. Once completed, connection from the Pulte Homes development to this trunk sewer will need to <br /> be made. This increase in flow and its effects on the treatment facility are discussed later. <br /> Like the sanitary sewer, there is no existing water main close to the proposed area of the Pine Shadows <br /> development. All current water usage in the area is coming fi'om private wells. The City of Ramsey has a proposal <br /> for expansion of water main closer to the proposed Pine Shadows development. Once completed, connection of this <br /> area to the City's water source could be accomplished. The City is also planning to route a water transmission main <br /> through the Pine Shadows development area to a nearby water treatment facility in the furore. Impact of adding this <br /> development area to the City's water distribution system will be discussed further in this report. <br /> The surrounding land use is zoned residential and rural reserve on'the north and northeast sides. To the so~ttheast is <br /> the Town Center. On the west and northwest sides, the area is zoned for a Planned Unit Development (mixed use, <br /> residential/commercial, with an overall density of a maximum of 4 units per net acre). US Highway 10 runs along <br /> the south border of the project site, and to the south of the highway the land is zoned residential. <br /> Development of the site will involve modification of the original topography to accommodate the construction of <br /> roads, homes, utilities, and storm water management facilities. The main equipment fbr grading the project will be <br /> bulldozers, scrapers, compactors, backhoes and other standard earth-moving equipment. The sequence of <br /> construction will follow standard practices l:br conventional land modification for residential subdivisions. The <br /> construction activities will begin with the installation of erosion control measures, followed by overall site grading <br /> and road construction, construction of the storm water management systems, the installation of utility services such <br /> as natural gas, cable, telephone lines and ending with the establishment cfa permanent vegetative cover. <br /> Construction of homes and apartments on the individual lots is proposed to begin late in the 2005 or early in the <br /> 2006 construction season and continue as each lot is sold. Construction of the apartments will be [he first with <br /> development expanding to the west. It is estimated that 2 to 3 years is required to complete all the construction <br /> associated with building homes. Additional land disturbances such as custom grading operations are expected as <br /> homes are constructed on the individual lots. Erosion and turf establishment controls for individual lot construction <br /> are required as part of the City of Ramsey building permit. <br /> Streets and cul-de-sacs will be constructed to City of Ramsey specifications. <br /> <br />c. Project Purpose <br /> The purpose of this project is to provide residential housing to up to 768 families in Ramsey. Ramsey kas an active <br /> real estate market and there is an increasing demand for housing. The primary beneficiaries are the developers and <br /> the people purchasing the lots. This project is not being carded out by a governmental unit. <br /> <br />d. Are future stages of this development, including development on any outlots, planned <br /> or likely to happen? If yes, briefly describe future stages, relationship to present <br /> project, timeline and plans for environmental review. <br /> · No <br /> I-] Yes <br /> <br />e. Is this project a subsequent stage of previous project? If yes, briefly describe the past <br /> development, timeline and any past environmental review. <br /> · No <br /> ~ Yes <br /> <br />92 <br /> <br /> <br />