5100 West 82nd Street - The Richdale Group

Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

When: Thursday October 18, 2007 5:30 - 7:00 PM (formal presentation between 5:30 and 6:00)

Where: City Council Chambers, Bloomington Civic Plaza 1800 W. Old Shakopee Road

Subject: Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) prepared for the proposed development (Richdale Group) at 5100 West 82nd Street

What: The Richdale Group and City staff will present an overview of the EAW for the proposed development at 5100 West 82nd Street. Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and express concerns or comments regarding the EAW

Background

The Richdale Group submitted a development application proposal to construct 418 "upscale" rental apartment units in two buildings with two associated parking ramps on a 9.6-acre site located at 5100 W. 82nd Street. The property currently contains a vacant office/warehouse/manufacturing building former used by Seagate. The development application includes requests for a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning to allow multiple family residential development, a preliminary development plan, and a preliminary and final plat.

The proposed number of residential dwelling units exceeds the threshold of 375 attached units, mandating an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW). The City Council must determine the adequacy of the EAW before taking final action to approve the associated development application. Such action cannot be taken until after the required 30-day review period during which several Regional, State, and Federal agencies and the general public may review and provide comments on the EAW.

On September 10, 2007 the City Council authorized submittal of the draft EAW to the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) for publication in the September 24, 2007 EQB Monitor. Written comments on the draft EAW will be accepted through Wednesday October 24, 2007 and can be addressed to:

Bob Sharlin, Senior Planner
City of Bloomington
1800 West Old Shakopee Road
Bloomington, MN 55431-3027
Phone: 952-563-8925, Fax: 952-563-8949
E-mail: bsharlin@ci.bloomington.mn.us

Environmental Assessment Worksheet materials

5100 West 82nd Street EAW (445KB, 28 pages PDF)

Appendix A - Exhibits

Exhibit 5-1 Project location (172KB)
Exhibit 6-1 Existing conditions (350KB)
Exhibit 6-2 Proposed site plan (426KB)
Exhibit 7-1 Nearby building heights (178KB)
Exhibit 9-1 Land Use guide plan (444KB)
Exhibit 17-1 Drainage area maps (444KB)
Exhibit 17-2 Water runoff routes (200KB)

Appendix B - MN DNR Natural Heritage Database Search (150KB, 3 pages)

Appendix C - Traffic Analysis (518KB, 15 pages)

Figure A-1 Existing A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (65KB)
Figure A-2 Existing P.M. peak hour traffic volumes (64KB)
Figure A-3 2012 No-build A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (115KB)
Figure A-4 2012 No-build A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (115KB)
Figure A-5 Project residents added trips - A.M. peak hour (115KB)
Figure A-6 Project residents added trips - A.M. peak hour (115KB)
Figure A-7 2012 Build A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (115KB)
Figure A-8 2012 Build A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (74KB)
Figure A-9 2030 Normandale Lake Area Study (NLAS) A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (76KB)
Figure A-10 2030 NLAS P.M. peak hour traffic volumes (76KB)
Figure A-11 2030 NLAS with project A.M. peak hour traffic volumes (164KB)
Figure A-12 2030 NLAS with project P.M. peak hour traffic volumes (170KB)

Appendix D - State Historic Preservation Office Correspondence (1.08MB, 2 pages)

Appendix E - Shadow Study (852KB, 4 pages)