We have reviewed the proposed concept plans for Beehive Homes and have the following comments:

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1 12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway, P.O. Box 1180, Maple Grove, MN FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT Fire Operations Fire Prevention Fax Fax August 22, 2018 RE: Beehive Homes Site Plan Review West Fish Lake Road We have reviewed the proposed concept plans for Beehive Homes and have the following comments: 1. Water Supplies For Fire Protection: Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 150 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the code official. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R, the distance requirement shall be one fire hydrant within 150 feet of the fire department connection and all other fire hydrants in accordance with MSFC, appendix C. Comments: Requirement not met. Indicate location of fire department connection with respect to fire hydrant. See item #2 for number of required fire hydrants. 2. Number of Fire Hydrants: The minimum number of fire hydrants available to a building shall not be less than that listed in Appendix C, Table C105.1 unless the required fire flow can be obtained from fewer hydrants. This fire flow shall be demonstrated using flow-testing procedures as approved by the Fire Marshal. The number of fire hydrants available to a complex or subdivision shall not be less than that determined by spacing requirements listed in Table C105.1 when applied to fire apparatus access roads and perimeter public streets from which fire operations could be conducted. Comments: Appendix C requires three (3) hydrants for the building proposed in phase 1. Plans only show one (1) hydrant available. Number of hydrants do not meet the requirements. 3. Combination Water Service Lines: In buildings where a high water usage is likely or when the maximum size of domestic water on combination fire sprinkler / domestic water line in the building exceeds 1/4 size of the water supply line, an electric solenoid valve shall be installed on the domestic side of the service, including the lawn sprinkler system. This valve shall be normally powered open and shall close on loss of electric power or signal from the automatic fire sprinkler system water flow indicator. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, FPB-Policy 3. e.g. 6 combination service 1 ½ inch domestic maximum 8 combination service 2 inch domestic maximum Serving Today, Shaping Tomorrow AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

2 Beerhive Homes Page 2 of 3 Comments: Plans show 6 water main to the building. Building will require a fire sprinkler system. Please specify size of water lines for domestic water and fire sprinkler system. It is strongly recommended that a separate water line be brought into the building serving the fire sprinkler system. 4. Fire sprinkler water mains must be brought into a one-hour fire resistive room and must have exterior access, a drain, an emergency light pack, and a sidewalk to the public way. If the water main enters into a basement level the main may be extended to the first floor into a one-hour fire resistive room with the above requirements. If an undue hardship exists in meeting these requirements, a letter on company letterhead may be sent explaining the hard ship in detail and requesting one the following alternates shall be sent to the fire department to the attention of the deputy fire chief, fire prevention. A. A yard post indicator valve must be downstream from the domestic (at the point where the domestic and fire split, on the fire side) or provide a separate fire main. A gate valve shall be installed on the domestic side. B. A wall post indicator valve Yard post indicator valves and wall post indicator valves must meet requirements of NFPA 24. Yard post indicator valves shall be located not less than 40 feet from the building. Exception: When post indicator valves cannot be placed at this distance, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post indicator valves used, provided they are in locations by blank walls or located diagonally at a corner of the building were the possibility of injury by falling walls is unlikely and from which people are not likely to be driven away by smoke or heat. Installation shall be in accordance with NFPA 24. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, FPB-Policy 3. Comments: Requirement not shown on plan. Please respond. 5. Looped Water Service Lines: The combination domestic/fire line serving the fire protection system should be a looped line for increased reliability and improved hydraulics. Loop systems should be sectionalized by placing valves at branches and at strategic locations to minimize the extent of impairments. A minimum of two independent connection points should be made in case of a problem with one, domestic and fire protection will not be severed. NFPA 24, Section & A Comments: Requirement not met. Please respond. 6. Location of Fire Hydrants and General Requirements: A. Hydrants shall be located within a reasonable distance from driving surface; five feet minimum from curb (fire department access). If hydrant is located in a safety island and cannot be located back five (5) feet from the curb, the hydrant shall be centered in the safety island. It is the fire department's preference to locate a fire hydrant along the driveway entrance, unless only one fire hydrant is being installed and needs to be located closer to the fire department connection. NFPA 24, Section B. Hydrants and valves shall not be located closer than 40 feet from the building. NFPA 24, Section C. Double steamers shall be utilized on all hydrants. NFPA 24, Section D. Double steamers on fire hydrants shall be aligned so that steamers are facing the fire department access road. NFPA 14, Section E. If hydrants are located in front of parking spaces or roadways, a fire lane will be designated in front measuring 10 feet in each direction. MSFC, Section ; Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Policy FPB-1. Serving Today, Shaping Tomorrow AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

3 Beerhive Homes Page 3 of 3 F. Hydrants, gate valves, and valve boxes, etc., and installation of said, shall be in accordance with City of Maple Grove specifications. NFPA 24, Section G. Hydrants shall be protected if subject to mechanical damage MSFC, Section H. Pipe shall not be run under buildings. NFPA 24, Section I. Underground piping to be flushed and tested in accordance with NFPA 24. Contractor's Material & Test Certificate for Underground Piping is required. NFPA 24, Section J. Fire hydrants and other fire protection equipment must not be obstructed or the view of the equipment blocked. A minimum clearance of five (5) feet shall be provided and maintained around fire hydrants and other fire protection equipment. The full anticipated growth of the trees and shrubs must be considered when planting. A five (5) foot clearance must be provided when the landscaping reaches maturity. Any landscaping planted should be placed so it will meet the future clearance requirements at maturity. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, Section Comments: Understand these general requirements are applicable to the proposed building and will be reviewed for compliance. The proposed building will require additional fire hydrants so this is for informational purposes only. 7. Fire Apparatus Access Roads: Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building, or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility or any portion of the exterior wall of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building. The code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet where: A. The building is equipped throughout with an approved fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R. B. Fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed due to location on property, topography, waterways, non-negotiable grades, or other similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of fire protection is provided. Comments: Both proposed buildings do not meet the fire department access road requirements. 8. Fire Apparatus Access Roads Design: Fire apparatus roads shall be designed to a 20 foot width and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus (77,000 lbs) and shall be provided with a surface to provide allweather driving capabilities. Longitudinal grade shall not exceed 6 percent or lateral grade shall not exceed 2 percent. Both grades shall not be used together. Fire apparatus access roads shall be a minimum of 30 feet and a maximum of 80 feet from buildings and shall be positioned parallel to the side of the building. A 20-foot inside and a 40-foot outside turning radius shall be provided for fire apparatus access and approved turnarounds. Maple Grove City Ordinance, Chapter 18, Article III, Policy FPB-4. Comments: The fire department access road does not meet the grading requirements. Please feel free to contact me by (wspiering@maplegrovemn.gov), phone ( ), or we can meet in person if you have any questions or need any clarifications. Sincerely, Wayne Spiering Fire Inspector Serving Today, Shaping Tomorrow AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

4 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Eric Zweber Interim Community Development Director Kelly E. Matzke Arbor Committee Staff Liaison DATE: August 16, 2018 SUBJECT: Beehive Homes Landscape Plan The Beehive Homes Landscape Plan will be reviewed at the Arbor Committee meeting on Thursday, September 13, The landscape plan proposed is subject to review and comments from the Arbor Committee.

5 ~ - Cityof _ Maple Grove MEMORANDUM TO: Eric Zweber -Interim Community Development Director FROM: Kelly E. Matzke - Arbor Committee Staff Liaison DATE: September 14,2018 SUBJECT: Beehive Homes Landscape Plan The Beehive Homes Landscape Plan was reviewed by the Arbor Committee on September 13, The following comments were made by the committee: Maximum amount of trees of one genus allowed is seven, therefore, the amount of White Pine trees needs to be reduced by two to conform to city ordinance. Korean Fir is not considered an overstory tree. MNDOT specifications should be considered for tree planting. Recommend planting additional trees in the courtyard to provide shade for residents using the area.

6 MEMORANDUM TO: FROM: Hilbig Holdings, LLC Beehive Homes of Maple Grove Peter Vickerman, City Planner DATE: August 24, 2018 SUBJECT: Community Development Staff Comments Please find the Community Development Department s comments below. 1. Elevations for the garbage enclosure shall be provided. Note that the materials shall match the materials on the principle structure. 2. There are 9 white pines proposed however the max per genus is 7 (20%), please adjust accordingly. 3. Note that the stormwater management system is subject to the review and approval of the Elm Creek Watershed District. 4. Note that all building signage shall be approved via a separate sign permit and shall be subject to the underlying zoning rules regarding signage. 5. Any glare shall be eliminated if it is determined that light levels are not meeting code requirements at the property line.

7 CITY DEVELOPMENT COMMENTS & RESPONSES September 05, 2018 BeeHive Homes Development Responses to Comments Maple Grove, MN Wayne Spiering City of Maple Grove SUBMITTED BY: 1 P age

8 To: Mr. Wayne Spiering, Fire Inspector City of Maple Grove Date: September 05, 2018 Project: Re: BeeHive Homes Development Maple Grove, MN Response to City Fire Comments Dear Mr. Wayne Spiering, AMI Consulting Engineers, PA (AMI) thanks you for the preliminary comments regarding BeeHive Homes development project. Please see the attached responses to comments. Sincerely, Eli Rupnow, PE LEED AP Civil Engineer AMI Consulting Engineers, PA 3640 Talmage Circle, Suite 200 Vadnais Heights, MN ext. 40

9 August 22, 2018 RE: Beehive Homes Site Plan Review West Fish Lake Road We have reviewed the proposed concept plans for Beehive Homes and have the following comments: 1. Water Supplies For Fire Protection: Where a portion of the facility or building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction is more than 150 feet from a hydrant on a fire apparatus road, as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the facility or building, on site fire hydrants and mains shall be provided where required by the code official. For buildings equipped throughout with an approved fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R, the distance requirement shall be one fire hydrant within 150 feet of the fire department connection and all other fire hydrants in accordance with MSFC, appendix C. Comments: Requirement not met. Indicate location of fire department connection with respect to fire hydrant. See item #2 for number of required fire hydrants. Plan now shows three (3) fire hydrants for phase one. All sides of Building 1 are within 150 feet of hydrant and access roads. 2. Number of Fire Hydrants: The minimum number of fire hydrants available to a building shall not be less than that listed in Appendix C, Table C105.1 unless the required fire flow can be obtained from fewer hydrants. This fire flow shall be demonstrated using flow-testing procedures as approved by the Fire Marshal. The number of fire hydrants available to a complex or subdivision shall not be less than that determined by spacing requirements listed in Table C105.1 when applied to fire apparatus access roads and perimeter public streets from which fire operations could be conducted. Comments: Appendix C requires three (3) hydrants for the building proposed in phase 1. Plans only show one (1) hydrant available. Number of hydrants do not meet the requirements. See C4.0, Plans now show three (3) hydrants. 3. Combination Water Service Lines: In buildings where a high water usage is likely or when the maximum size of domestic water on combination fire sprinkler / domestic water line in the building exceeds 1/4 size of the water supply line, an electric solenoid valve shall be installed on the domestic side of the service, including the lawn sprinkler system. This valve shall be normally powered open and shall close on loss of electric power or signal from the automatic fire sprinkler system water flow indicator. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, FPB-Policy 3. e.g. 6 combination service 1 ½ inch domestic maximum 8 combination service 2 inch domestic maximum

10 Comments: Plans show 6 water main to the building. Building will require a fire sprinkler system. Please specify size of water lines for domestic water and fire sprinkler system. It is strongly recommended that a separate water line be brought into the building serving the fire sprinkler system. Plans show 6 water line installed up to 5 from the building. Size for domestic to be 1.5 diameter. 4. Fire sprinkler water mains must be brought into a one-hour fire resistive room and must have exterior access, a drain, an emergency light pack, and a sidewalk to the public way. If the water main enters into a basement level the main may be extended to the first floor into a one-hour fire resistive room with the above requirements. If an undue hardship exists in meeting these requirements, a letter on company letterhead may be sent explaining the hard ship in detail and requesting one the following alternates shall be sent to the fire department to the attention of the deputy fire chief, fire prevention. A. A yard post indicator valve must be downstream from the domestic (at the point where the domestic and fire split, on the fire side) or provide a separate fire main. A gate valve shall be installed on the domestic side. B. A wall post indicator valve Yard post indicator valves and wall post indicator valves must meet requirements of NFPA 24. Yard post indicator valves shall be located not less than 40 feet from the building. Exception: When post indicator valves cannot be placed at this distance, they shall be permitted to be located closer, or wall post indicator valves used, provided they are in locations by blank walls or located diagonally at a corner of the building were the possibility of injury by falling walls is unlikely and from which people are not likely to be driven away by smoke or heat. Installation shall be in accordance with NFPA 24. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, FPB-Policy 3. Comments: Requirement not shown on plan. Please respond. Fire resistive room is now outlined on the buildings, please see plans. Sidewalks lead away from both fireresistive rooms. See architectural for details on drains and emergency light pack. 5. Looped Water Service Lines: The combination domestic/fire line serving the fire protection system should be a looped line for increased reliability and improved hydraulics. Loop systems should be sectionalized by placing valves at branches and at strategic locations to minimize the extent of impairments. A minimum of two independent connection points should be made in case of a problem with one, domestic and fire protection will not be severed. NFPA 24, Section & A Comments: Requirement not met. Please respond. It has been agreed that a loop in the water for the site (or approved fire pump) will be added during phase II of construction but will not be required as part of phase I. 6. Location of Fire Hydrants and General Requirements: A. Hydrants shall be located within a reasonable distance from driving surface; five feet minimum from curb (fire department access). If hydrant is located in a safety island and cannot be located back five (5) feet from the curb, the hydrant shall be centered in the safety island. It is the fire department's preference to locate a fire hydrant along the driveway entrance, unless only one fire hydrant is being installed and needs to be located closer to the fire department connection. NFPA 24, Section B. Hydrants and valves shall not be located closer than 40 feet from the building. NFPA 24, Section C. Double steamers shall be utilized on all hydrants. NFPA 24, Section D. Double steamers on fire hydrants shall be aligned so that steamers are facing the fire department access road. NFPA 14, Section E. If hydrants are located in front of parking spaces or roadways, a fire lane will be designated in front measuring 10 feet in each direction. MSFC, Section ; Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Policy FPB-1.

11 F. Hydrants, gate valves, and valve boxes, etc., and installation of said, shall be in accordance with City of Maple Grove specifications. NFPA 24, Section G. Hydrants shall be protected if subject to mechanical damage MSFC, Section H. Pipe shall not be run under buildings. NFPA 24, Section I. Underground piping to be flushed and tested in accordance with NFPA 24. Contractor's Material & Test Certificate for Underground Piping is required. NFPA 24, Section J. Fire hydrants and other fire protection equipment must not be obstructed or the view of the equipment blocked. A minimum clearance of five (5) feet shall be provided and maintained around fire hydrants and other fire protection equipment. The full anticipated growth of the trees and shrubs must be considered when planting. A five (5) foot clearance must be provided when the landscaping reaches maturity. Any landscaping planted should be placed so it will meet the future clearance requirements at maturity. Maple Grove City Code, Chapter 18, Article III, Fire Prevention Code, Section Comments: Understand these general requirements are applicable to the proposed building and will be reviewed for compliance. The proposed building will require additional fire hydrants so this is for informational purposes only. The original proposed hydrant has been moved and two new hydrants have been added for phase Fire Apparatus Access Roads: Approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building, or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall extend to within 150 feet of all portions of the facility or any portion of the exterior wall of the first story of the building as measured by an approved route around the exterior of the building. The code official is authorized to increase the dimension of 150 feet where: A. The building is equipped throughout with an approved fire sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 or NFPA 13R. B. Fire apparatus access roads cannot be installed due to location on property, topography, waterways, non-negotiable grades, or other similar conditions, and an approved alternative means of fire protection is provided. Comments: Both proposed buildings do not meet the fire department access road requirements. The fire apparatus access road to the back of the site has been extended 100 and with back and forth conversation it is understood that the plans as designed are acceptable to the Fire Inspector. 8. Fire Apparatus Access Roads Design: Fire apparatus roads shall be designed to a 20 foot width and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus (77,000 lbs) and shall be provided with a surface to provide all-weather driving capabilities. Longitudinal grade shall not exceed 6 percent or lateral grade shall not exceed 2 percent. Both grades shall not be used together. Fire apparatus access roads shall be a minimum of 30 feet and a maximum of 80 feet from buildings and shall be positioned parallel to the side of the building. A 20-foot inside and a 40-foot outside turning radius shall be provided for fire apparatus access and approved turnarounds. Maple Grove City Ordinance, Chapter 18, Article III, Policy FPB-4. Comments: The fire department access road does not meet the grading requirements. Grades for the access road have been modified to meet Requirements to City Ordinance, Chapter 18, Article III, Policy FPB-4. Please see Sheet C3.0. Please feel free to contact me by (wspiering@maplegrovemn.gov), phone ( ), or we can meet in person if you have any questions or need any clarifications. Sincerely, Wayne Spiering Fire Inspector