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Lino Lakes Main Street - AUAR 68 August 2025 criteria. Include a discussion of any methods used to assess the project’s effect on air quality and the results of that assessment. Identify pollution control equipment and other measures that will be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects from stationary source emissions. AUAR Guidance: This item is not applicable to an AUAR. Any stationary air emissions source large enough to merit environmental review requires individual review. Not applicable for an AUAR. b. Vehicle Emissions – Describe the effect of the project’s traffic generation on air emissions. Discuss the project’s vehicle-related emissions effect on air quality. Identify measures (e.g., traffic operational improvements, diesel idling minimization plan) that will be taken to minimize or mitigate vehicle-related emissions. AUAR Guidance: Although the MPCA no longer issues Indirect Source Permits, traffic- related air quality may still be an issue if the analysis in Item 20 indicates that development would cause or worsen traffic congestion. The general guidance from the EAW form should still be followed. Questions about the details of air quality analysis should be directed to MPCA staff. The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has developed a screening method designed to identify intersections that will not cause a carbon monoxide (CO) impact above state standards. MnDOT has demonstrated that even the 10 highest traffic volume intersections in the Twin Cities do not experience CO impacts.29 Therefore, intersections with traffic volumes lower than these 10 highest intersections will not cause a CO impact above state standards. MnDOT’s screening method demonstrates that intersections with total daily approaching traffic volumes below 82,300 vehicles per day will not have the potential for causing CO air pollution problems. None of the intersections in the AUAR study area exceed the criteria that would lead to a violation of the air quality standards. c. Dust and Odors – Describe sources, characteristics, duration, quantities, and intensity of dust and odors generated during project construction and operation. (Fugitive dust may be discussed under Item 17a). Discuss the effect of dust and odors in the vicinity of the project including nearby sensitive receptors and quality of life. Identify measures that will be taken to minimize or mitigate the effects of dust and odors. AUAR Guidance: Dust and odors need not be addressed in an AUAR, unless there is some unusual reason to do so. The RGU might want to discuss as part of the mitigation plan, however, any dust control ordinances in effect. The proposed development may generate temporary fugitive dust emissions during construction. The City of Lino Lakes regulates dust in accordance with MPCA standards.30 Dust will be generated during the construction process on the site. The contractors will be required to control dust generation by using watering trucks. The adjacent residential parcels will be the nearest receptors of the dust. Mitigation of the short-term dust and odor impacts will be managed through proper coordination and construction planning. In either scenario, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to generate objectionable odors. 29 Source: MnDOT CO Hot Spot Screening Method. https://www.dot.state.mn.us/project-development/subject- guidance/airquality/ process.html#:~:text=The%20Twin%20Cities%20area%20has,carbon%20monoxide%20(CO)%20violations 30 Source: Lino Lakes, Minn., Municipal Code § 1007.043 Page 98 of 679