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11 <br />conventional subdivisions and other requirements of the Lino Lakes Zoning and <br />Subdivision Chapters. <br /> <br />A conservation development is the same as a conservation subdivision. <br /> <br />The applicant submitted a yield plan utilizing a similar street layout and 80ft wide lots. <br />The plan generated 69 single family lots and a net density of 1.52 units per acre. This does <br />not meet the required low density residential range of 1.6 to 3.0 units per acre. Additional <br />lots would be required resulting in potentially greater wetland impacts. <br /> <br />Another yield plan could have been submitted showing the maximum number of R-2 <br />twins homes (approximately 135 units) that would be permitted using traditional zoning <br />requirements. <br /> <br />Attached is another example of a Traditional Development vs Conservation Development <br />of the original 2006 Natures Refuge Concept Plan. The Traditional Development has 300 <br />lots that extend into the wetlands, stormwater ponds, woodland areas, and open space and <br />provides limited protection or public access to these amenities. The Conservation <br />Development has 278 smaller lots that creates more protected accessible public open <br />space and establishes the greenway corridor. The trail system in the conservation <br />development is also incorporated into the greenway system vs. along the street creating a <br />more enjoyable, safer, and valued recreational experience. <br /> <br />The purpose of using the PUD zoning is to create a conservation development that <br />establishes the defined public values of preserving and enhancing the on-site natural <br />resources. The PUD also creates and enhances the greenway corridor and trails that are <br />accessible to the public. <br /> <br />Environmental Review Record <br /> <br />As previously noted, in 2006 a mandatory Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) <br />was prepared for the original Natures Refuge concept because the proposed 278 housing <br />units exceeded the 250 housing unit threshold. The EAW thoroughly analyzed potential <br />impacts to wetlands, rare plant and animal species, floodplain, water quality, noise, traffic <br />and archeology. 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 scope and size of the existing Natures Refuge and proposed Natures Refuge North <br />(168 housing units on 155 gross acres) is smaller than the original 2006 proposal (278 <br />housing units on 232 gross acres). A revised EAW is not required because the 168 <br />housing units do not exceed the 250 housing unit threshold. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />