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8 <br /> <br />Open area landscaping standards required 1 large tree and 3 large shrubs per 2,000 sf. Per the <br />Landscape Plan, there is 432, 506 sf of open area requiring 216 overstory trees and 661 large <br />shrubs. Sheet L1 indicates 415 existing trees plus an additional 216 open area trees and 661 <br />shrubs which is compliant with the ordinance. Special attention has been made to create a <br />landscape buffer along the west side of the development abutting the residential properties <br />along Wood Duck Trail. <br /> <br />A 15 foot wide landscape buffer has been provided along CSAH 14 (Main Street) outside of the <br />existing 100 foot wide private utility easement and is contained in an outlot that will be owned <br />and maintained by a homeowner’s association (HOA). A 6 foot high privacy fence is proposed <br />along Lot 1, Block 7 that will provide screening along CSAH 14. Shrubs and plantings are <br />provided along the exterior side of the fence. <br /> <br />Landscaping shall be allowed in the drainage and utility easements covering the 15 foot wide <br />landscape buffer area in Outlot E and Outlot F. <br /> <br />Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) <br /> <br />As previously noted, in 2006 a mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was <br />prepared for the original Natures Refuge concept because the proposed 278 housing units <br />exceeded the 250 housing unit threshold. The EAW thoroughly analyzed potential impacts to <br />wetlands, rare plant and animal species, floodplain, water quality, noise, traffic and archeology. <br />It was determined the project did not have the potential for significant environmental effects <br />and the Council passed Resolution No. 07-06 making a Negative Declaration on the Need for <br />an EIS. <br /> <br />The scope and size of the current proposed Natures Refuge (61 housing units on 95 gross acres) <br />is much smaller than the original 2006 proposal (278 housing units on 232 gross acres). An <br />EAW is not required for the current proposed Natures Refuge because the 62 housing units do <br />not exceed the 250 housing unit threshold. <br /> <br />Traffic Study <br /> <br />The Traffic Study prepared by Spack Consulting on June 4, 2018 based was reviewed during <br />the PUD Development Stage Plan/Preliminary Plat process. The development is forecasted to <br />generate approximately 565 new trips per day with 45 new trips in the a.m. peak hour and 60 <br />trips in the p.m. peak hour. Per the traffic study, the existing LOS is C and the 2021 Build LOS <br />is C. The proposed development meets the subdivision ordinance requirements. <br /> <br />Wetlands <br /> <br />A WCA Notice of Decision for the wetland boundary delineation was approved by RCWD on <br />June 16, 2016. Seven (7) wetlands were delineated on site totaling 41.66 acres. ACD 32 is not <br />classified as a wetland. <br /> <br />A revised WCA Permit Application for wetland sequencing and mitigation was prepared by <br />Kjolhaug Environmental Services on April 5, 2019. The project area is located within in the <br />RCWD Lino Lakes Comprehensive Wetland Protection and Management Plan (CWPMP) area.