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Comprehensive Stormwater Management Plan Northeast Lino Lakes Drainage Improvement Project WSB Project No. 2929-79 Page 3 No property damage or increased maintenance costs resulting from an increase in the amount of erosion, bank failure, or accelerated sedimentation; No decrease in water quality resulting from an increase in phosphorus and sediment loads; and No permanent loss of the use of flood storage volume during the flood peak within the Anoka Chain of Lakes. 1.3 Water Resources Design Criteria A number of documents, studies, and guidelines are already in place to guide the development within the CSMP study area. It is expected that portions of the study area may be developed by the Cities of Lino Lakes and Hugo, Anoka County, Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), and yet to be determined private developers. The following sections outline the supporting planning, studies and regulations, leading to the development of this CSMP, as well as regulatory agencies’ roles during development. 1.3.1 Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan The City of Lino Lakes’ 2030 Comprehensive Plan (Lino Lakes 2010) has defined the Land Use Plan (Figure 4, Appendix A) which was prepared in conjunction with the Resource Management System Plan (Figure 5, Appendix A), the City’s Parks, Natural Open Space/Greenways and Trail System Plan (Figure 6, Appendix A), and the City’s Local Surface Water Management Plan to manage and protect community resources. As part of this process, the Land Use Plan was analyzed to determine impacts to the natural environment and identify appropriate mitigation measures, which are identified in the Resource Management System Plan. This process ensures that adequate infrastructure is in place to accommodate the community’s growth and that natural resources are protected. The ultimate purpose of this Land Use Plan is to implement the community vision developed by the Citizen Vision Committee, and to manage future growth in an efficient manner while protecting Lino Lakes’ valuable natural resource and community assets. The land use plan is in the process of being updated for the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan. While it is not expected to change significantly, the Northeast Drainage area is expected to play a prominent role in the Local Surface Water Management Plan and the prioritization of future infrastructure funding. 1.3.2 Northeast Lino Lakes Alternative Urban Area wide Review The I-35E Corridor Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) was a proactive, citizen driven environmental review process that comprehensively assessed the environmental impacts of development in a 4,600-acre growth area in the City (Figure 7, Appendix A) and was completed in 2005. The overarching goal of the whole project was to balance development with natural resource conservation. The result of the AUAR process was a Mitigation Plan that documents the actions the City will take to mitigate environmental impacts. The foundation of the Mitigation Plan is the Conservation Design Framework (CDF). The goals of the CDF are to: 1) Conserve the most ecologically significant natural resources within the AUAR area 2) Protect ecologically sensitive natural resources from adjacent land uses by through buffering 3) Connect ecologically significant resources via multifunctional greenway corridors - corridors for wildlife, trails, and surface water management features The AUAR defined Stormwater Management Areas to address stormwater issues by implementing an integrated system of bio-swales, wet prairie, and wetlands aligned in series to effectively reduce post- development runoff rates and volume, as well as to enhance water quality. 1.3.3 Resource Management Plan In partnership with RCWD, the City of Lino Lakes developed a Resource Management Plan (RMP) to provide a watershed-based approach to wetland management and evaluation of the Clean Water Act Section 404 permit applications. As part of the RMP, a Wetland Preservation Corridor was identified, linking high priority wetlands to enhance multiple wetland functions and reducing habitat fragmentation; it has been incorporated within this CSMP study.