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8 It should be noted that current development east of I-35E and north of CSAH 14/Main Street in Otter Crossing and Main Street Shoppes is being served by Sanitary Sewer District 3 and the sanitary sewer main located in Otter Lake Road in order to help facilitate and expedite development. Future land development within Sanitary District 5 shall be evaluated for capacity and flow to either District 3 or District 5. The development will be municipally served by an 8” DIP watermain located along 24th Avenue and Rosemary Way. Tree Preservation and Mitigation Standards The Environmental Coordinator and Environment Board reviewed the tree preservation and landscaping requirements. The following comments are from the September 29, 2021 Environmental Board staff report. Sheet TP1, Tree Preservation Plan calls for removal of 46 trees, most of which are in the southern portion of lot 2. Twenty-six (26) removals are in Basic Use Areas, non- Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA). These will not require mitigation. There are 20 trees being removed that are not located in Basic Use Areas or Environmentally Sensitive Areas. These trees will require mitigation of 27 trees. Undesirable species do not have to be mitigated for. Removals of a 22” and 8” ash will not require mitigation trees to be planted. The total number of replacement trees required is 24. Open Areas Landscape Standards The purpose of these standards is to provide general site beautification and high aesthetic quality with a mix of plant materials in open areas. Open area landscape standards call for 1 large tree and 3 large shrubs per 2,000 sf. The following substitutions are allowable: 1 large tree = 1.5 medium or 2 small trees 1 large shrub = 1.5 medium or 3 small shrubs 31,252 sf of open space calls for 16 large trees and 47 large shrubs. The plan has 22 large tree or large tree equivalents near open space that would meet open space standards. The shrubs on site are associated with foundation and buffer and screen standards. The 13 large shrubs associated with the accent for the entrance sign should count towards open space standards. There will be 34 more shrubs required that should be planted in open space. Specifically, these shrubs should be placed around the stormwater basin, along the turf area on the building’s east perimeter, or the stormwater runoff area in the south of the building. Buffer and Screen Standards The purpose of this requirement is to separate and buffer different land use types, screen roads and parking, and screen utility and loading areas. Continuous, year-round planting screens require, at the minimum, a double row of plants with triangulated spacing.