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Our passion is your safe way home! 1440 Bunker Lake Blvd. NW  Andover, MN 55304-4005 Office: 763-862-4200  Fax: 763-862-4201  www.anokacounty.us/highway Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer Douglas W. Fischer, PE County Engineer August 15, 2016 Mr. Michael Grochala Community Development Director City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182 Re: St. Clair Estates Dear Mr. Grochala: In addition to the comments we made on March 14, 2016 regarding the above referenced development, Anoka county would like to add these additional comments: This development as proposed (no new access to Birch Street) is consistent with the CSAH 34 (Birch Street) Corridor Study which was completed in April 2011. As this development proposes, access to Birch Street would be via Hokah Drive and/or Sioux Lane/Ware Road. Per the corridor plan, the ultimate access of Hokah Drive and Birch Street would be converted to a right-in, right-out condition primarily due to its very close proximity to the Ware Road signalized intersection. While we are not requiring this conversion immediately with this development, ultimately this access will need this modification as traffic volumes on Birch continue to increase or if we see a significant safety issue with the current full-access configuration. We are aware that there is some concern regarding additional traffic that this development will add to the adjacent residential streets/neighborhoods. While the addition of just 35 lots should still result in acceptable levels of traffic on these city streets, we do foresee another future outlet opportunity for this development. Again, referring back to the CSAH 34 (Birch Street) Corridor Study, the study has identified Totem Trail as a future ¾-Access location. While the study originally identified this to serve only the south side of Birch, this access could also be provided for the north side as well. If the cul-de-sac of Enid Trail was “flipped” such that it bends easterly, then a futu re connection could be made to provide access to Birch Street. (See attached “Future Street” extension sketch.) It should be noted that we are not requiring this future extension to be completed at this time as it would be difficult for the developer to implement on his own because it involves property other than his own and there would be significant environmental impacts that the developer could not cause as a non -public road authority.