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<br />20 <br /> <br />required to follow the Rice Creek Watershed District floodplain mitigation requirements <br />and implement on-site floodplain mitigation. These requirements will aide in controlling <br />drainage on site to avoid impacts to the surrounding area. <br />• The current conditions of the site include the use of agriculture fertilizers, a <br />monoculture of sod grass, and a private and public drainage system. The proposed <br />development is expected to add open water features that currently do not exist on site <br />and to plant native vegetation throughout the site. The open water areas can provide fly <br />over habitat for migratory and local waterfowl and the native vegetation can provide <br />additional wildlife habitat that currently does not exist. Thus, there is not expected to be <br />a significant impact to wildlife species with this development. <br />• A Traffic Impact Study located in Appendix F of the report extensively modeled the <br />impact of the proposed development on the surrounding roadways and found that the <br />proposed development is expected to have limited impact on the study area traffic <br />operations with no significant side-street delay or queuing issues. Traffic impacts will be <br />further analyzed during the City rezoning and preliminary plat review process. Any <br />traffic mitigation identified in the review will be implemented with project construction. <br />This will include both vehicular and pedestrian improvements. <br />4.2.12 Scott Zbikowski – September 13, 2022 <br />Comment. Scott lives a half a block south of the proposed development and states that he has <br />three main concerns: <br />• The impact of the deletion or natural drainage/absorption into the soil since the proposed <br />development has a relatively low elevation with poor drainage. There is great concern <br />about the stress to drainage ditch ACD 10-22-32 since it was not designed for high density <br />housing. The square feet of housing, driveways, streets, and sidewalks greatly effects the <br />natural absorption of natural rainfall <br />• The additional traffic impact this development will have on the surrounding streets. There is <br />concern about the traffic volume onto Sunset Road and 4th Street from the development as <br />both roads are two lanes with no sidewalks. There is a concern about safety unless these <br />roads and those they connect to are improved prior to the development of the proposed <br />development. <br />• There is a safety concern that a Carl Street connection would impact the airpark by adding <br />traffic to this area. <br />Response: <br />• The public drainage system and most of the private drainage system on site will remain <br />the same. The proposed development is required to meet the stormwater runoff quality <br />and quantity requirements of the City of Lino Lakes, Rice Creek Watershed District, and <br />the MPCA National Pollutant Discharge and State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS). <br />Therefore, the stormwater basins on site will be designed to meet these requirements. <br />Additionally, since the site falls within the 100 year floodplain, the development is