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Sketch Plan Submittal January 12, 2026 Frenchman Village Page 4 of 6 ARCHITECTURE Included in the sketch plan submittal package are building elevations for the single-family homes proposed in the central portion of the site. These new homes will have a wide variety of elevations, mix of colors, and product types, to enhance the value of the site and set the theme for this new neighborhood. The far western end of the site will feature back-to-back townhomes west of the Oneka Parkway Commercial Node that will soften the transition to the existing residential development to the west and invite walkability to the new Commercial areas. The eastern village site will combine a brownstone variety townhome opposite the main Commercial Center, abutting and visible from Highway 61, at the SE corner of Frenchman Road. A fully integrated Trail System will permeate the site and provide walkable access to all of the commercial buildings and a new 4-acre Park area near the southeastern portion of Frenchman Village. We are very excited to offer the variety of homes, amenities, and commercial conveniences as part of a new Downtown Hugo neighborhood at Frenchman Village. SITE ANOMOLIES 24” SEWER FORCE MAIN A Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) force main extends across the single-family area from an existing sanitary sewer lift station at the SE corner of Frenchman Road and Oneka Parkway. The force main extends south along Oneka Parkway, thence southeast through the center of the single-family area to a discharge point at the north terminus of Fenway Avenue. The current alignment of this force main makes it impossible to attain density requirements in the single-family area and overall development site. The applicant is proposing to relocate the force main around the west and south side of the single-family area. The proposed relocation will be made at extreme expense, but it is necessary to make the development viable. The applicant has met with MCES staff and has been given a green light for the proposed forcemain relocation pending review, permitting and contractual obligations. FEMA FLOOD ZONE Significant portions of the development currently lie within a 100-year FEMA floodplain. The applicant is presently working with FEMA to refine the existing 100-year floodplain elevation and subsequent floodway/ floodplain locations. As part of the proposed PUD application the applicant will propose a site grading plan that will cut and fill as necessary to raise the building sites out of the flood plain while providing compensatory flood storage for lost flood plain. This will require a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) to be approved by FEMA as the project proceeds.