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Ms. Katie Larsen 10/03/2023 Page 2 Kavan Family Christmas Tree Farm - Engineering Review 6.Include details on the plans for the installation of grass reinforcement in the seasonal parking area. Either include note that soils are not to be disturbed (no exposed soils, excavation, or soil removal) during the installation of the reinforcement or include the seasonal parking area in the total disturbed area calculation. 7.Verify parking lot surface accommodates emergency and fire vehicles as required by the City Deputy Director of Public Safety-Fire Division 8.We have concerns that the Grassprotecta surface proposed in the seasonal parking area would become damaged and ineffective with basic snow plowing operations. Please provide previous applications of the Grassprotecta product where snow plowing has occurred successfully without damaging the material. •Stormwater Management Stormwater management for the Kavan Family Christmas Tree Farm proposes to have the driveway and building areas as the only impervious surfaces for the site. The remaining areas, including the parking area (Grassprotecta), are proposed to remain as pervious surfaces. Drainage for the lot will continue to flow from east to west across the site to Cedar Lake. •Water Supply Utilities are not proposed or shown for the site. Water is not available. Comments: 1.We recommend that the City Deputy Director of Public Safety-Fire Division review the proposed plan for fire protection and emergency access. •Sanitary Sewer Utilities are not proposed or shown for the site. Sanitary Sewer is not available. •Transportation A traffic study memo dated July 17, 2023 was prepared by S2 Traffic Solutions for review. Although the traffic study provided for the project does not fully evaluate the warrants for a right or left turn lane along Ash Street/CSAH 32 at the site entrance, we are not requiring further evaluation at this time as the City and Anoka County evaluated the need for additional improvements. Anoka County commented that portable changeable message signs (CMS) will need to be installed in both directions prior to the opening of the farm each year. The signs shall be active at all times while the farm is in operation and open to the public. Please note that no plantings or private signs will be permitted within the county right of way and care must be exercised when locating private signs, building, structures, plantings, berms, etc. outside of the county right of way, so as not to create any new sight obstructions for this section of CSAH 32. Comments: 1.Portable changeable message signs (CMS) should display a message as approved by Anoka County 2.Based on the survey, it appears that the driveway needs to be paved within the County right of way