4.c) MnDOT Letter - Scandia community Solar gardenNNesop
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan District
a° Waters Edge Building
1500 County Road B2 West
Roseville, MN 55113
October 5, 2015
Kiisfrna Handt
City Administrator
City of Scandia
14727 209"' St North
Scandia, MN 55073
SUBJECT: Scandia Community Solar Garden, CUP 15-002
NW quad of MN97 and 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.
Right of Wiry
There's no access control at this location and the north right of way line is 75' from the MN97
centerline. The existing fence may be encroaching into MnDOT's right of way. If the existing fence is
encroaching, it should be removed with the project (a permit will be needed for this work). Any new
fence should be placed outside of MnDOT's right of way.
For questions regarding these comments please contact Tiffany Kautz, Metro District Right -of -Way at
651/234-7584 or tiffany kautz state.mn.us.
Traffic:
• MnDOT requires the permanent site access should come from CR15A (Manning Tr) rather than from
MN97. This is primarily due to the lower volume on Manning Tr. (over 2,000 AADT) verses MN97
(close to 10,000 AADT).
• It is very important to MaDOT to not introduce any glare hazard to traffic on MN97. The plans
indicate there is a 150ft offset from MnDOT right of way on the south side of the property. Please
inform Kaare Festvog (contact information below) if the tree line going to remain after construction.
• It is unclear what is proposed for the reserved parcels in the southeast and southwest
corners. MnDOT will want to ensue that whatever is planned for those locations will not create a
hazard to traffic.
• For informational purposes, there have been Cooperative Agreement proposals in the past to convert
the current all -way -stop intersection at MN97 and Manning Tr. to a roundabout. It is not known
if/when this project will move forward but potential impacts should be kept in mind when developing
the property.
For questions regarding these comments please contact Kaare Festvog at 651-234-7814 or
kaarc.fextvog@state.mn.us
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.mn.tis/tecsup/titi!ity . Please include one I I 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 MaDOT'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. MDDOT can accept the plans via e-mail at
metrodevreviews.dotgstate.mn.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:
ft_p•//ftp2 dot state nm us/pub/incoming/MetroWatersEdge/Planning 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) 234-7784.
Sincerely,
Daren Scheffiug
Principal Planner
CC:
Bryce Fossand, Water Resources
Buck Craig, Permits
Tiffany Kautz, Right of way
Kaare Festvog, Traffic
Ryan Coddington, Area engineer
Nancy Jacobson, Design
Ann Pung-Terwedo, Washington County
Shari Buss, TKDA sherri.buss@tkda.com