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.11- 1. Altemate B-' ACOelS to TH 10/169 is provided at Jarvia st, 153rd Av alleS PIllDa St. Major seOJDetrio 1IIIprovementa are l'equ1red at the' 1la1t.onport We1Sht Station (at 1531'd Av). Th1a alternatin lithe le..~ta'fOred by Council Transportation atatt, pr1lll1l'11Y beoauN ot OOIIIplexlt1e. at ''tbe'va1sbt .tation. In addltion, the lnterseotion 1111 enlY vlth1Jl ene-halt alle ot the Jarvls St. 1Jlteraectlon to 'tht'veat, C1"Ht1n& potentlal'problema. :':'.~ ;". I.... ,. 't.. ," ...:.~': :.:l:"~ \~.'. . 2. Altemate B-2 __... .' ;', ,,., . . ~.', ',.:"': '; ~. ~ .~' 1 : . Acceee to TH 10/169 le provided at Jarvla St alleS l'IlIDa St. Thlll altemative does not conta1Jl any lDajor nesatlve oencerne'1Jl addlt10n to those that were ldentified III cODlllOn to all altem"tives;': "~ , <' '-::'Ti.. .t. ,,,; 3. utemate B-3 . . . . . .: ...... ! Access to TH 10/169 115 provided at Jarvle St alleS Bowere Dr. Thlll altemate ia preferred by Counc11 T!'l!-DSportation staft, -'prilDar 11y tor one resson - 1Jlteraectlon Ipac1nS. ''f1:Ie Jarvis St 1nteraection,is located sl1ght1.Y more than one lIIile to the west, whUe :ArlDstrcnS Bl-(CIl 83) 1Jltereecta one 1D1le to the east. As an aid 'to CODt,1Du1nl traftio'cS1aperaion, access to 1611th Av to the northeastabould'alao'1ie '1Jl01l1decS':1n thll alternate as it ia under alternate B-2. . .:...: ;:'; l"':' ~ . , J ..:c;o:.......:.,. ." i I \ Metropolitan Deve10Plllent'Piouewoi'k' :.... - - , . ' .: ~,:.. ;, ;:-', r'... .:',..' '; . ~ ~ The draft EIS discusses rural area dena1ty as the Counc11 had asked. Bowever, the Councl1's CQDIDents on rUral ar.il'density lIade on the aoop1JlS EAW rema1n applicable to the draft EIS: -, ' -' ' .... - "' ...;...'.... .' r ( i '!'be overall dens1ty ot the proposed project 111 about one unit per five acres, llalllSey has a policy tor calcu1at1ns residentla1 denslty tor developments that occur 1n phases over tilDe. - From the' city'S pe!"lIPective, thlll polloy allows the Northfcrk development to be tound consistent with its 1O-Scre rural area density standard. The clty'S poliCY essentially 1nvo1ves a density transfer ooncept whereby undeveloped land jn the' rural ares 111 used jn calculating overall densities 1n the rural area.' In thls 1nstance, sjnce Ralllsey had 7,659 undeveloped areas 1n its rural area as ot March 1985, it had 1D0re than enough "spare" rural land to transf'er dens1ty to thie development. HOwever, this pollCY 111 not in keep1n& witJi the spirit ot "it!!er Council development framework policy or hcus1ng policy.' Both supPOi-i'1;he idea that higher density development in the rural ares be restricted to rural centers. Two and one-half acre lot sizes with'less than ~ 10~cr-e ov~ralldens1tY 111 cCllsidered "Urban." ; \ '!he revised Metropolitan Deve10pIDentand' InveatiDent rr__k ClW"rently out for public hear1!lg notes that" the Councu will '1)alculaterura1 area density OIl a 110- acre basis, that ls, nO' 1D0re tlwi tour unlts'-'pIll"-lIkcre parcel. Thls 18 to prevent possible urban density -o3i1sterjn& of .."1a!'8e :1I1lDber of homes on small or III1n1mulll lot sizes. .':..... '. . ~:-.: . :, .~. . ( \ ...~. . s;; ~ .~ _; - - :--~. :::::f'- -,'. Surface Water . .;. ~ . ~:. .. .... ":.\ t.,,< :". . ~. !. ;. -'.t. '.- .... ,. , '!'he water quallty analysis on Lake'Itasca (pages "111-77) has been carried to a great length, without data. However, water qIJaUty'1Jl'SJoh a eha110w water \ l -68-