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Main Street Village page 6 the designation of certain wetlands as "high priority ". These will have higher standards of protection. There are wetlands on the Main Street Village site, but none have been designated as high priority. Drainage and utility easements must be established that cover and extend beyond the wetlands, in accordance with City requirements. There will be an easement over the incidental wetlands in Outlot C because they will become stormwater ponds. There is no designated floodplain on the site as shown on the r'EMA map The plans show little space for snow storage after plowing. A snow storage area must be designated or snow must be completely removed from the site. This is more than only a operations and maintenance issue. Parking lot and roadway snow contains salt and other chemicals, and can affect water quality. For example, piling snow in the large wetland is not an acceptable practice. Snow management will be addressed in property association documents. This report discusses the AUAR requirements for stormwater management in a previous section. Roads, Access, Traffic, Circulation: A traffic study was prepared for the development. Upon the recommendation of the Anoka County Highway Department, the study analyzes the current proposal (phase one), full development of the site (phase 2), and year 2030. The study assumes the north access (existing bank road) will continue as a full access point with phase one of the development, but be converted to right- in/right -out with phase two. As to the southern access, it will be a full access intersection that will function properly with a stop sign with full development but will require a traffic signal by 2030. The intersection of Otter Lake Road and Main St. will function well until 2030 but will fail then. The AUAR's traffic analysis also recognized that this intersection will fail at that time. This is an important transportation planning issue that will require the attention of both County and City as well as the developer. It will require further improvements such as additional lanes on Main St. This is discussed further below under 6). The plan includes right of way dedicated for Otter Lake Road as well as a triangle for future needs at the Main St. intersection. In addition, right of way is to be dedicated to accommodate the future traffic signals at the southern access on Otter Lake Road. City staff estimated that an additional five feet of ROW was needed. However, Anoka County requires and additional ten feet. This will be a condition of approval. The site ultimately will have four access points: a right -in only slip ramp from Main St; the existing access on Otter Lake Road north of the bank; a new access on Otter Lake Road north of the water tower, and the service road along I -35E. Thong), the four access points have not changed, the internal circulation design changed significantly after the initial submittal, which required re- examination of how the site will function. The following issues stand out from the review: • • •