01/04/2022 Environmental Board Minutes

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Enivornmental Board January 4, 2022 Page 2 APPROVED MINUTES VI. ACTION ITEMS A. NorthPointe Garden Estates Mr. Nelson presented the staff report to the Environmental Board. The applicant, Lino Lakes 72, LLC, is final platting a 4.5 acre parcel for the purpose of constructing a 72 unit, 55+ age restricted independent senior housing building called NorthPointe Garden Estates. The proposed project consists of a 3-story, 72 unit building constructed over a one story, at-grade parking garage providing one parking space per unit, with an additional 73 open- air parking stalls. Several amenities will also be offered, including a community room, fitness center, mail and package lockers, woodshop, game room, and salon. There will be a variety of one and two bedroom floor plans available. The building is estimated to be open for occupancy by August 2023. The staff report included an analysis of the site’s characteristics including: land cover, rare, unique, or significant resources, soils, stormwater management and pollution protection, and alternative urban areawide review considerations. It also included a landscape plan consisting of tree preservation and mitigation standards, open area landscape standards, buffer and screening standards, outdoor lighting, and noise requirements. Staff recommended the NorthPointe 8th Addition and NorthPointe Garden Estates final plat and site and building plan review be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Board and City Council with the following recommendations: 1. Blanding’s turtle flyer and factsheet shall be distributed to all contractors working on the site. 2. MnDOT type 3N or 4N bio-netting or natural netting erosion control blanket should be used where blanket is necessary for stabilization to minimize wildlife impacts. 3. Surmountable curb sections should be added in the vicinity of the blue highlights below to allow for passage of wildlife (turtles). 4. A noise study will be required. 5. Trees to be preserved must have tree protection fence installed as described in the City Tree Protection Fence Detail. This should be added to the details sheet in the plans and referenced in the landscape specifications. 6. Two green ash (T1040 and T1041) should be added to the removals list. These trees will not require mitigation trees to be planted. 7. Plant quantities should be indicated on landscape plan sheets. 8. Open area landscape standards require an additional 50 large shrubs to be planted in open areas, preferably in the open space near pond 300, in the sodded area near the wetland buffer, or along the east perimeter.