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The following staff report is based on the following information: <br />• Civil plans prepared by Plowe Engineering dated March May 10, 2016 and <br />received by the City on May 10, 2016 <br />• Preliminary plat plans prepared by EG Rud & Sons dated May 9, 2016 and <br />received by the City on May 10, 2016 <br />• Stormwater Drainage Report prepared by Plowe Engineering, Inc. dated May 9, <br />2016 <br />• Report of Geotechnical Exploration prepared by ITCO Allied Engineering <br />Company dated March 7, 2016 <br />• Traffic Study prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc. dated May 12, 2016 <br />• Wetland Delineation prepared by Jacobson Environmental, PLLC dated April 18, <br />2016 <br />ANALYSIS <br />Existing Site Conditions <br />The 30 acre site is bordered by the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve on <br />the north, Rice Lake Elementary School and wetlands on the east, single family homes <br />and CSAH 34 (Birch Street) on the south and Spirit Hills and Shenandoah 3rd Addition <br />residential subdivisions to the west. The site consists of grasslands, woodlands and <br />wetlands and is in the Anoka sandplain. Elevations range from 880 feet (wetland area) to <br />900 feet. A stormwater management pond for CSAH 34, owned by Anoka County and <br />maintained by the City, is located on PID #29-31-22-32-0004 (473 Birch Street) and <br />drains east into an open ditch. Soil borings indicated sandy and silty materials. Soils are <br />classified as A hydrologic group and not hydric which signifies the soils are suitable for <br />infiltration. <br />Shenandoah 3rd Addition along Hokah Drive was platted in 1979 with 48 single family <br />lots. Hokah Drive existed as a long cul-de-sac until 2012 when Sioux Lane was extended <br />to the west. Hokah Drive was reconstructed in 2015. <br />Spirit Hills along Sioux Lane was platted in 2001 with 51 single family lots and the retail <br />center. <br />The City and County undertook an extensive reconstruction project of the intersection at <br />Ware Road and Birch Street and installed traffic signals to address traffic issues. The <br />intersection of Hodgson Road and Birch Street is also signalized. <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />St. Clair Estates is consistent with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan in <br />regards to resource management, land use, housing, transportation and utilities. <br />Resource Management System Plan <br />