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14 <br /> <br /> Proposed designated bike route <br /> Trails <br /> Greenway system connectivity <br /> <br />An 8.5 foot wide trail is provided along the wetland corridor and greenway system. A 10 foot <br />wide trail corridor is provided along CSAH 14 (Main Street). Future trail extensions to the <br />north between the storm water ponds and wetland corridor would connect and further enhance <br />the greenway and park system. <br /> <br />Nature’s Refuge addresses the goals of the Resource Management System by creating a <br />residential conservation subdivision and multi-functional greenway corridor that integrates the <br />stormwater management system, wetland management and open space areas and trails into one <br />unified system. <br /> <br />Land Use Plan <br /> <br />Goal 1: Create a unified vision and future for the city, promote a well-planned community, <br />prevent fragmented development, address the impacts of development and redevelopment on <br />natural resources, aesthetics and view corridors, and provide balanced land use and <br />connectivity that ensures the integration of both sides of the regional park. <br /> <br />Policies established to obtain this goal include: <br /> <br />1. Provide clearly defined incentives to achieve significant and discernable public values <br />not achievable under conventional development standards. These public values include, <br />but are not limited to: <br />a. Preserving open space, providing park dedication and trails, and/or providing <br />stormwater management areas, in excess of minimum standards to implement <br />the Resource Management System Plan, as amended, and Rice Creek Watershed <br />District’s Lino Lakes Resource Management Plan, as amended <br />b. Restoring/enhancing ecological systems <br />c. Managing stormwater using natural filtration and other ecologically based <br />approaches <br />d. Providing life-cycle and affordable housing <br />e. Diversifying the tax base to lessen the tax burden on residential properties <br />f. Providing infrastructure that benefits community beyond the project site that <br />would otherwise not be financially feasible <br />2. Identify and define incentives offered to developers for achieving specific public values <br />not achievable under conventional development standards. These incentives may <br />include, but are not limited to: <br />a. Reduced street and right-of-way widths <br />b. Trunk utility and stormwater management fee credits <br />c. Staging plan flexibility <br />3. Encourage master planning to accomplish the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan <br />including, but not limited to, implementing the Resource Management System Plan, as <br />amended, implementing Rice Creek Watershed District’s Lino Lakes Resource <br />Management Plan, as amended, providing life-cycle housing, and diversifying the city’s <br />tax base.