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18 <br />3. Trail corridors should be a minimum 30-40 feet in width above the high water <br />level of ponds. <br /> <br />Tree Preservation and Landscaping <br /> <br />A Tree Preservation Plan and Landscape Plan in compliance with Section 1007.043 (17), <br />Required Screening, Landscaping and Buffer Yards shall be submitted. Additional <br />landscaping may be required as a condition of the PUD. <br /> <br />Staff Comments: <br /> <br />1. A berm and landscaping will be required along the perimeters shared with Main <br />Street, Sunset Avenue and Carl Street. <br />2. A noise study will be required with the PUD Preliminary Plan/Preliminary Plat. <br />3. Berm and/or any noise mitigation requirements shall be measured from rear <br />yard ground elevation near the house to top of berm or fence. <br /> <br />Environmental Review Record <br /> <br />An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) is required. The threshold <br />computation of 205 unattached units and 229 attached units is greater than one (1). <br /> <br />As discussed at the May 28, 2024 Work Session regarding a potential moratorium on <br />residential development, an Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR) and master <br />plan for the greater northwest quadrant of the City is being considered. This AUAR <br />would replace the need for an individual EAW. <br /> <br />Wetlands <br /> <br />Per the May 29, 2024 Environmental Board staff report: <br /> <br />There are wetlands indicated on the proposed project site. A wetland delineation will be <br />required. Any wetland impacts related to the project will be mitigated for per Rice Creek <br />Watershed District rules. <br /> <br />The large wetland complex east of this project does extend onto the proposed project <br />parcels and is part of the Wetland Management Corridor. A vegetated buffer with an <br />average width of 50 ft. and a minimum width of 25 ft. will be required per Rice Creek <br />Watershed District rules. <br /> <br />A 50-foot buffer should be included adjacent to the County ditch system. <br /> <br />Filling and mitigating for the private ditches running along the north and south perimeters <br />even with Robinson Drive should be considered. These ditches are likely low quality