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11 Ground signs are only allowed along public road frontage i.e. CSAH 14 (Main Street) and Otter Lake Road. The ground sign in the northwest corner of the site shall be omitted. Impervious Surface Coverage The allowed impervious surface coverage in the GB, General Business District is 75%. The lot area of Lot 1 is 1.43 acres with 1.05 acres impervious which equals 75%. The proposed post- development impervious surface coverage is compliant. Traffic Study A formal traffic study is not required. The updated 2020 I-35E Corridor AUAR analyzed traffic impacts for commercial development along this entire corridor. The proposed retail building is consistent with AUAR Land Use Scenarios #1 and #2 for commercial development. Otter Lake Road and CSAH 14 (Main Street) are A Minor Reliever and A Minor Collector roads, respectively, and have structural capacity to handle the commercial traffic. Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) The site is within the 2005 I-35E Corridor AUAR environmental review boundary. The AUAR was updated in May 2020. The AUAR identifies this site as commercial in the land use scenarios. The Otter Crossing project is consistent with commercial development. No further environmental assessment is required. Wetlands A wetland delineation report was completed by Midwest Natural Resources on September 4, 2019. A WCA Notice of Decision was issued by RCWD on December 9, 2019. Two wetlands were delineated. Wetland A is 2.59 acres and Wetland B is 1.19 acres. This project as proposed will involve impacts to Wetland A, which include 3,600 sq. ft. (0.0826 acre) of fill to allow for grading and construction of Street A, and 1,670 sq. ft. (0.0383 acre) of excavation that will allow for construction of an outlet pipe to discharge water from the storm water pond to the southwestern portion of Wetland A. There are no proposed impacts to Wetland B. Wetland mitigation being proposed for permanently impacting Wetland A will involve the purchase of 7,200 sq. ft. of Type 2, CORP‐approved wetland banking credits from wetland bank #1522 which is located within the same Major Watershed (Mississippi Metro – 20) and Bank Service Area (7) as the subject property. The wetlands are not within the Wetland Management Corridor (WMC) so a WMC wetland buffer is not required. A drainage & utility easement is being dedicated over the stormwater pond and a portion of the wetland. Additional easements will be dedicated in conjunction with future development of the outlots.