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<br />PUBLIC WORKS <br />Wayne Sandberg, P.E., Director, County Engineer <br />Frank D. Ticknor, P.E., Deputy Director <br />August 11, 2023 <br />Sophia Jensen <br />City Planner <br />City of Lake Elmo <br />3880 Laverne Avenue <br />Lake Elmo, MN 55042 <br /> <br />Comments on Limerick Village Sketch Plan <br />Dear Sophia, <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the sketch plan for the Limerick Village located <br />along CSAH 15 (Manning Avenue). We are grateful for the City of Lake Elmo’s partnership in ensuring the <br />safety and mobility of our County transportation system. Our development review team has reviewed <br />the sketch plan proposal and offers the following comments. <br />CSAH 15 at this location is currently classified as an “A-Minor Expander” roadway. The Washington <br />County 2040 Comprehensive Plan contains access criteria for county roads related to spacing, sight lines, <br />and availability of local road connections. CSAH 15 requires preserving 180 feet of right-of-way for this <br />portion of CSAH 15. The site plan shows an existing dedication of 90 feet of right-of-way along the parcel <br />which is meets the needs identified in the Comprehensive Plan. <br />The development proposes accessing CSAH 15 at 5th Street N and 2nd Street N. These locations are in <br />conformance with the county’s access location guidelines. Access permits will be needed for <br />construction of new street connections within the county right-of-way. Both access points are potential <br />candidates for traffic signals or roundabouts, either in the future or potentially upon opening. <br />Construction of such intersection improvements would be subject to “Washington County Cost <br />Participation Policy #8001 for Cooperative Highway Improvement Projects”, which can be found here: <br />https://www.co.washington.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/54003/Cost-Policy, including city cost for any <br />necessary changes to city-owned approach roadways. We would recommend a brief meeting with city <br />staff to discuss various lane configuration scenarios and traffic signal cost-share agreements to ensure <br />that the City’s and County’s interests are reflected in the development street plan. <br />Washington County access spacing guidelines for minor arterial roads is ¼ of a mile. The proposed <br />development access and the existing access to Oak-Land Middle School are approximately ¼ of a mile <br />apart. The City should work with the developer and the property owner to the north to plan for future <br />access into the northern parcel from proposed 5th Street, as no additional access points to Manning <br />Avenue north of 5th Street would be allowed by the County.