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<br /> <br />September 22, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br />VIA EMAIL <br /> <br /> <br />Sophia Jensen <br />City of Lake Elmo <br />3880 Laverne Avenue North <br />Lake Elmo, Minnesota 55042 <br />sjensen@lakeelmo.gov <br /> <br />RE: Limerick Village – Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br /> <br />Dear Sophia Jensen: <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet <br />(EAW) for the Limerick Village project (project) located in Washington County, Minnesota. The Project <br />consists of the Limerick Village proposing mixed-use development consisting of single-family homes, <br />townhomes, apartments and a senior living/assisted living center on a 79.4-acre agriculture site in the <br />City of Lake Elmo, Washington County, Minnesota. It is located adjacent to Manning Avenue North <br />(CSAH 15) and will include internal roads, a stormwater feature and connection to municipal utilities. <br />Regarding matters for which the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has regulatory <br />responsibility and other interests, the MPCA staff has the following comments for your consideration. <br /> <br />Wastewater <br />• Section 12.b.i.1) Wastewater, should include an estimate of the average daily wastewater flow <br />volume expected from the development. The number of housing units, flow per unit and total <br />flows should be listed. <br /> <br />Noise <br />• The Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) an any other land-use decision makers, should <br />consider language in Minn. R. 7030.0030 that reads “[…] Any municipality having authority to <br />regulate land use shall take all reasonable measures within its jurisdiction to prevent the <br />establishment of land use activities listed in noise are classification (NAC) 1, 2 or 3 in any <br />location where the standards established in part 7030.0040 will be violated immediately upon <br />establishment of the land use.” The Noise section of the EAW does not provide enough detail <br />regarding current and anticipated sound levels in the Project area to determine whether an <br />immediate violation of the state noise standards would occur if the Project were approved. <br />• The MPCA encourages Proposers to thoroughly evaluate potential noise impacts to new and <br />existing locations with residential land use activities. <br />• The Proposer identifies a bus service company, Holiday gas station and pallet supplier as nearby <br />receptors, but these could also be nearby noise sources for the new residential buildings <br />proposed in the Project. <br />• The Proposer should provide information on how the Project will comply with the noise <br />standards in Minn. R. 7030.0040.