MnDOT Southwest Village Townhomes P12-037Minnesota Department of Transportation Metropolitan District Waters Edge Building 1500 County Road B2 West Roseville, MN 55113
August 28, 2013
Sharmeen Al-Jaff
City of Chanhassen
7700 Market Boulevard
Chanhassen, MN 55317 SUBJECT: Southwest Village Townhomes, MnDOT Review # P12-037
NE Corner of MN 101 and CSAH 18 (Lyman Blvd.)
Chanhassen, Carver County
Control Section 1009 Dear Ms. Al-Jaff:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the site plan for the expansion of the Southwest Village
Townhomes. Before any further development, address the following issues: Water Resources: A MnDOT drainage permit is required to ensure that current drainage rates to MnDOT right of
way will not be increased. The drainage permit application, including the information below,
should be submitted to: Minnesota Department of Transportation
Metropolitan District - Permit Office
1500 W. County Road B-2
Roseville, MN 55113 The following information must be submitted with the drainage permit application:
1) A grading plan showing existing and proposed contours,
2) Drainage area maps for the proposed project showing existing and proposed drainage areas.
Any off-site areas that drain to the project area should also be included in the drainage area maps. The direction of flow for each drainage area must be indicated by arrows, 3) Drainage computations for pre and post construction conditions during the 2, 10, 50 and 100
year rain events, and
4) An electronic copy of any computer modeling used for the drainage computations.
Direct questions concerning drainage issues to Hailu Shekur, Metro Water Resources, at 651-234-7521 or hailu.shekur@state.mn.us.
Traffic: MnDOT has concerns that residential traffic from the proposed development will use the bus
access onto TH 212. “DO NOT ENTER” signs will be needed at the transit facility’s eastern
access to SW Village Dr. In addition, a “NO RIGHT TURN” sign will be needed for vehicles traveling north on SW Village Dr. Submit a signing to be review by MnDOT.
For questions about these comments or to submit the signing plan, contact David Sheen, Metro
Traffic, at 651-234-7824, or david.sheen@state.mn.us.
Right of Way: Map 200-62D covers the review area. Even though it is CR 101, it is within MnDOT Orders as is
Lyman Blvd. So it appears that the landscaping and entrance monument are encroaching onto
MnDOT right of way. Correct the plans to clearly indicate where MnDOT right of way is
located. Direct questions regarding permit requirements to Dale E. Matti, Metro Right of Way at 651-
234-7579 or dale.matti@state.mn.us.
Permits: 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 http://www.dot.state.mn.us/utility/. Submit plans
showing the construction of the access on US 61. Include one 11 x 17 plan set and one full size
plan set with each permit application.
Direct questions regarding permit requirements to Buck Craig, Metro Permits, at 651-234-7911 or buck.craig@state.mn.us.
Review Submittal Options:
MnDOT’s goal is to complete the review of plans within 30 days. Submittals sent electronically can usually be turned around faster. There are four submittal options:
1. One (1) electronic pdf version of the plans. MnDOT accept plans at
metrodevreviews.dot@state.mn.us provided that each 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. Send plans to:
MnDOT – Metro District Planning Section
Development Reviews Coordinator
1500 West County Road B-2 Roseville, MN 55113
3. One (1) compact disk.
4. Plans can also be submitted to MnDOT’s External FTP Site at:
ftp://ftp2.dot.state.mn.us/pub/incoming/MetroWatersEdge/Planning. Internet Explorer may not work using FTP so use an FTP Client or your Windows Explorer (My Computer). Notify
metrodevreviews.dot@state.mn.us indicating 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,
Molly McCartney
Sr. Transportation Planner
Copy sent via E-Mail: Buck Craig, Permits
Diane Langenbach, South Area Engineer
Nancy Jacobson, Design
Hailu Shakur, Water Resources
Dale Matti, Right-of-Way David Sheen, Traffic
Dave Torfin, Surveys
Russ Owen, Metropolitan Council