#09 - Oak Land Middle School Minor Subdvision & CUP

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A great place to live, work and play…today and tomorrow Government Center | 14949 62nd Street North | P. O. Box 6 | Stillwater, MN 55082-0006 P: 651-430-6001 | F: 651-430-6017 | TTY: 651-430-6246 www.co.washington.mn.us Washington County is an equal opportunity organization and employer Participation Policy #8001 for Cooperative Highway Improvement Projects, which can be found here: https://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/54003/Cost-Policy. Utilities In their 8/02/2024 Conditional Use Permit Variance Submittal to the City, Wold Architects and Engineers states that the District is considering connections to public water and sewer utilities. As stated the property is currently served by onsite well and septic system and these systems. Prior to approval of the proposed expansion, the wastewater treatment needs must be addressed. If onsite subsurface sewage treatment is necessary, the current system must either be inspected and found to be compliant and adequate or properly abandoned and replaced with an approved new installation. Because onsite sewage treatment systems require natural soil for placement and have setbacks to structures, property lines, and other infrastructure both on and off the site, it is important that these utilities and needs be addressed early in the planning process to avoid having to reconfigure site plans and improvements later in the process. Permits, Requirements, and Submittals Required by the County • The necessity of an access permit will depend on the final plans for the school design/addition. The district and city should continue to work with the county on plan development. Washington County Ordinance 188 indicates the following: “Permit Required. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, no person may access, landscape, place a service utility, excavate/grade, or obstruct any County Road right of way without first registering and having obtained the appropriate right of way permit from the County to do so. Additionally, no person may substantially change the intensity of use of an existing access, in such a way that the County Engineer determines that such change in use will adversely affect the safety or operations of the County road, without first registering and having obtained the appropriate access permit from the County to do so. Multiple permits may be required, as determined by the Engineer, for a single activity”. • A Right-of-Way Permit will be required for any work within the county highway right-of-way as it relates to the expansion project. As the project progresses, a plan-set will be required with the application and include any grading, culvert installation, water and sewer services, parallel trail development, signage, landscaping and any other improvements within the county right-of-way. • All utility connections to county highway right-of-way for the development will also require separate Washington County Right-of-Way permits.