20230927 Environmental Board Packet Combined

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2 The project will include transferring a portion of the parcel to the property to the south to accommodate the part of the house at 6097 Ash Street that extends onto 1415 Ash Street. The Christmas trees are planted on the portion of the site that has been in agricultural use. No impacts are proposed to the smaller delineated wetland near the proposed parking lot or to the more extensive wetland and lake area on the western portion of the site. Land Cover Pre-settlement land cover (Marschner) was lakes/open water, wet prairie, and oak openings and barrens. Current land cover (Minnesota Land Cover Classification System) on the site includes: hayfield; saturated altered/non-native dominated graminoid vegetation; saturated deciduous forest; oak forest dry subtype, cattail marsh seasonally flooded; aspen forest with saturated soils; and altered/non-native deciduous woodland. Rare, Unique, or Significant Resources Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii), a State Threatened speices, has been observed within a one-mile radius of the site. The MN DNR flyer and factsheet for this turtle must be provided to all contractors working on the site. Any sightings of this species should be reported to City staff so that the turtles can be safely relocated. Soils The Natural Resource Conservation Service Web Soil Survey notes the following soil types on the project site: Nessel fine sandy loam, hydrologic group B, moderately well drained. Loamy wetland, hydrologic group B/D, very poorly drained. Rifle mucky peat, hydrologic group A/D, very poorly drained. Hayden fine sandy loam, hydrologic group B, well drained. The building area is a mix of well-drained sandy soil and very poorly drained loamy soil. Stormwater Management There does not appear to be enough land disturbance or impervious surface created to require a stormwater management plan. Stormwater management will receive a full review by the City Engineer.