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2 <br />o Move one (1) parcel (PID # 05-31-22-13-0001) from Stage 1B (2025- <br />2030) to Stage 1A (2018-2025) <br />• Rezone property from R-X, Rural Executive to PUD, Planned Unit Development <br />• PUD Preliminary Plan/Preliminary Plat <br />• PUD Final Plan/Final Plat <br /> <br />This staff report is based on the following submittals: <br /> <br />• Narrative prepared by M/I Homes of Minneapolis/St. Paul received October 16, <br />2023 <br />• Concept Plans prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 13, 2023 <br />• Resource Inventory Exhibit prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 11, 2023 <br />• Wetland Buffer Exhibit prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 3, 2023 <br />• Yield Plan prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 13, 2023 <br />• Phasing Plan prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 3, 2023 <br />• Net Area Exhibit prepared by Carlson McCain dated October 13, 2023 <br />• Wetland Delineation Report prepared by Kjolhaug Environmental Services <br />Company, Inc. dated October 14, 2023 <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br /> <br />History <br /> <br />The concept of Natures Refuge was first presented to the City in 2006 as a conservation <br />subdivision. The original site was 232 gross acres (approximately 100 acres upland and <br />132 acres wetlands/conservation easements) and 278 single family units were proposed. <br />A mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was prepared because the <br />278 housing units exceeded the 250 housing unit Environmental Review Record (ERR) <br />threshold. It was determined the project did not have the potential for significant <br />environmental effects and the Council passed Resolution No. 07-06 making a Negative <br />Declaration on the Need for an EIS. <br /> <br />The original project did not materialize past the EAW process due to the decline in the <br />housing market and no preliminary plat was ever submitted. A smaller phase of Natures <br />Refuge was approved in January 2022 with 60 single family units on 95 gross acres. This <br />proposed second phase (Natures Refuge North) proposes 108 single family units on 60 <br />gross acres. <br /> <br /> # Lots Acres <br />Natures Refuge 60 95 <br />Natures Refuge North 108 60 <br />TOTAL 168 155 <br />