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C:\Users\rachel.juba\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\O7PY7DSU\015672-000 LTR RJuba-Hugo Gardens Final Plat 081320.docx 178 E 9TH STREET | SUITE 200 | SAINT PAUL, MN | 55101 | 651.286.8450 | WSBENG.COM August 13, 2020 Ms. Rachel Juba Community Development Director City of Hugo 14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North Hugo, MN 55038 Re: Final Plat Review Hugo Gardens WSB Project No. 015057-000 Dear Ms. Juba: We have reviewed the Final Plat submittal for the Hugo Gardens development located west of Finale Avenue and south of 147th Street. In particular, we have reviewed the following plans related to this particular request: • Hugo Gardens Final Plat Plan Set submittal dated 8/10/20 by CivilSite Group • Preliminary Stormwater Management Plan dated 7/24/20 by CivilSite Group • Fire Truck Turn Exhibit dated 7/24/20 by CivilSite Group • Hugo Gardens Final Plat submittal dated 7/21/20 by CivilSite Group • Hugo Gardens Preliminary Plat submittal dated 7/21/20 by CivilSite Group • Responses to Engineering Comment Memo, Preliminary Plat Resolution, PUD Resolution dated 7/24/20 by CivilSite Group Based on the review of the above documents, we offer the following comments related to this application: Grading, Street, and Utility Plans 1. Access from the site will come from the extension of Finale Avenue along the Right of Way the City of Hugo had previously acquired. The new alignment of Finale Avenue shifts to the west of its current alignment between Upper 146th Street and 147th Street. Three access locations onto Finale Avenue are proposed. The old portion of Finale Avenue will have the road materials removed and replaced with topsoil. 2. The ROW the City received years ago for the future Finale Avenue alignment is being modified to accommodate state aid requirements and will require a portion of the ROW to be vacated, allowing more green space within the development. Similarly, the ROW the City received for the future 147th Street alignment has been requested to be modified to accommodate state aid standards with the applicant providing this additional ROW as part of their plat. 3. Coordination with utility companies will be required to determ ine what infrastructure exists along the existing portion of Finale Avenue and to plan according to have it relocated. 4. Finale Avenue will be required to be constructed by the developer with bump outs to accommodate parking on the east side of the roadway. 5. An additional access into the site is proposed to come from the entrance drive from Keystone Place. This additional access is helpful considering the alignment of the internal