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P36 Oppidan Concept Plan page 10 4. An anchor tenant on 49/J is necessary to kick start further development/redevelopment of the 49/J intersection area. 5. A grocery store will provide needed tax base and jobs. 6. The developer has responded to neighborhood concerns in a reasonable manner. 7. EDAC encourages use of the economic development tool (TIF) that is temporarily available to the city to assist with the costs of municipal services and road improvements. This opportunity will no longer be available by July 2012. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD REVIEW The Environmental Board reviewed the concept plan on July 27. The Board's recommendations are attached. They include: • A more detailed landscape plan is needed, particularly in relationship to the west side berm. Developer should know that the berm will need to be irrigated. A five year maintenance and plant replacement plan should be approved by the city. • Any infiltration practices need to be evaluated in terms of impacts that may occur to adjacent residents • Use soil amendments /tilling to help fulfill the 0.5 inch impervious rainfall event requirements. • Use curbing on the site that is not a barrier to turtles. • Incorporate welcoming, inviting, architecture and landscape elements to create a pleasing (warmth and fuzziness) place to shop. • Incorporate LEED design into the site as much as possible /feasible. • A detailed Lighting Plan is needed. Lights must conform to minimum standards. COMMENTS FROM ADJACENT JURISDICTIONS A letter from the City of Shoreview is attached. The comments can be summarized as: • Sanitary sewer provided by Shoreview to a small number of properties in Lino Lakes but Shoreview will not support serving additional properties. • Improvements to Hodgson Road have not been programmed. • Access onto CR J must be discussed with Anoka and Ramsey Counties as well as Shoreview. • The existing traffic signals at the Hodgson/CR J intersection were not designed to accommodate traffic that the proposed development will generate. • A complete traffic study is needed. • Possible impacts on Shoreview residential areas include building mass differences, traffic generation, and activity /use of dissimilar adjoining land uses. • The redevelopment does, however, provide an opportunity to create a commercial center that serves nearby residential neighborhoods within walking or biking distance. • •