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° Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan District
(F.� Waters Edge Building
°FPy 1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
April 5, 2016
IGristina Handt
City Administrator
City of Scandia
14727 209" St North
Scandia, MN 55073
SUBJECT: Scandia Community Solar Garden, S16-021
South Side of MN 97, east of Manning Trail North
Scandia, Washington County
Control Section: 8212
Dear Ms. Handt:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the plans for the proposed Community Solar Garden in Scandia.
Before any development can occur please address the following issues:
Access to MN 97:
The plans include a new driveway access onto MN 97 near the western portion of the site. Additionally,
there is an existing driveway access extending through the site. Only one access from MN 97 will be
allowed. For consistency with MoDOT's Access Management Manual and for improved sight distance,
all access to the site will need to be taken from the existing driveway.
Permit Required•
Any use of or work within or affecting MnDOT right of way requires a permit. Permit forms are available
from MnDOT's utility website at www.dot,state.inn.us/tecstip/titility . Please include one 11 x 17 plan set
and one full size plan set with each permit application. Please direct any questions regarding permit
requirements to Buck Craig (651-234-7911) of MnDOT's Metro Permits Section.
Review Submittal Options:
MnDOT's goal is to complete the review of plans within 30 days. Submittals sent in electronically can
usually be turned around faster. There are four submittal options. Please submit either:
1. One (1) electronic pdf version of the plans. MnDOT can accept the plans via e-mail at
metrodevreviews.dot@state.rmi.us provided that each separate e-mail is under 20 megabytes.
2. Three (3) sets of full size plans. Although submitting seven sets of full size plans will expedite the
review process. Plans can be sent to:
MnDOT — Metro District Planning Section
Development Reviews Coordinator
1500 West County Road B-2
Roseville, MN 55113
3. One (1) compact disc.
4. Plans can also be submitted to MnDOT's External FTP Site. Please send files to:
ftp://ftp2.dot.state.mn.us/pub/incoming/MetroWatersEdge/Plannin Internet Explorer doesn't work
using ftp so please use an FTP Client or your Windows Explorer (My Computer). Also, please send a
note to metrodevreviews.dot@state.mn.us indicating that the plans have been submitted on the FTP
site.
If you have any questions concerning this review, please contact me at (651) 234-7794.
Sincerely,
Tod Sherman
Planning Supervisor
CC:
Bryce Fossand, Water Resources
Buck Craig, Permits
Becky Parzyck, Right of way
Kaare Festvog, Traffic
Ryan Coddington, Area engineer
Nancy Jacobson, Design
Katrina Nygaard, Stantec
Shari Buss, Stantec
Russell Owen, Metropolitan Council