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1991 WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT <br />The 1991 Wetlands Conservation Act significantly changed the rules <br />for development. This act's primary purpose is to regulate <br />development in a manner that results in no net loss in wetland <br />acreage. This requires urban development to design subdivisions <br />that: 1) avoid wetlands; 2) minimize impact if some intrusion on <br />the wetland is necessary; and 3) mitigate wetlands that are <br />impacted. Due to the extent of wetlands in Lino Lakes, the <br />Conservation Act has significantly impacted the supply of buildable <br />land, development densities, and development patterns in the City. <br />The City survey of nine subdivisions design in accordance with the <br />Wetland Conservation Act reveals that actual delineated wetlands <br />exceeded NWI wetlands by approximately 50 percent. The application <br />of this ratio of actual wetland significantly reduces the supply of <br />buildable land even further. <br />Plat <br />TABLE B <br />COMPARISON OF ACTUAL WETLAND <br />DELINEATIONS TO NWI MAPS <br />Ratio of Actual <br />Actual Wetlands Acres <br />Gross Wetland NWI Based to NWI Based <br />Area Acres Wetland Acres Wetland Acres <br />Country Lake <br />Estates 33 2.49 .89 2.80 <br />Oaks of Lino 9 4.81 2.45 1.96 <br />Fox Trace 25 3.28 1.02 3.22 <br />Pine Ridge II 10 .99 1.11 .89 <br />Pine Ridge III 10 .69 1.02 .68 <br />Trappers Crossing 72 14.86 3.06 4.86 <br />Quail Ridge 38 15.80 14.38 1.10 <br />Behm's Century <br />Farm 93 40.64 23.26 1.75 <br />Clearwater Creek <br />Phase I and II <br />120 39.40 34.70 1.14 <br />TOTAL 410 122.96 81.89 1.50 <br />4 <br />