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traffic operations. Thus, no geometric or traffic control improvements are required from an operations perspective. Traffic impacts will be further analyzed during the City rezoning and preliminary plat review process. Any traffic mitigation identified in the review will be implemented with project construction. This will include both vehicular and pedestrian improvements. Operations analysis results identify a Level of Service (LOS) which indicates the quality of traffic flow through an intersection. Intersections are given a ranking from LOS A through LOS F. LOS A indicates the best traffic operation with vehicles experiencing minimal delays. LOS F indicates an intersection where demand exceeds capacity, or a breakdown of traffic flow. For through/stop intersections, a key measure of operational effectiveness is side -street LOS. The second component of the traffic operations analysis is a study of vehicular queuing, or the lineup of vehicles waiting to pass through an intersection. Based on the traffic analysis for the site, each study intersection currently operates at overall LOS B during the weekday a.m. and p.m. peak hours. In addition, no significant side -street delay or queuing issues were observed in the field or in traffic simulations. While roadway improvements are not required from a traffic operations or regional transportation system perspective, recommendations have been provided to improve the flow of traffic throughout the development and onto the main connecting streets. B. Cumulative Potential Effects Minnesota Rule 4410.1700, Subp. 7 (B) indicates that the second factor the City must consider is whether the proposed project has potentially significant cumulative effects. This includes "whether the cumulative potential effect is significant, whether the contribution from the project is significant when viewed in connection with other contributions to the cumulative potential effect; the degree to which the project complies with approved mitigation measures specifically designed to address the cumulative potential effect; and the efforts of the project proposer to minimize the contributions from the project." The City's findings are described below. The potential cumulative effects on public infrastructure would include impacts to the municipal water supply systems, sanitary sewer conveyance and treatment systems, stormwater management, and traffic and transportation. The City of Lino Lakes has planned for the growth and increased capacity to address these cumulative impacts as outlined in their 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Thus the cumulative effects on public infrastructure is not expected to be significant. Cumulative impacts on natural resources include the loss of agricultural land, loss of wetlands, floodplain alteration, and loss of habitat for wildlife that uses the existing sod farm. Surface 27