12-09-2024 Council Meeting Agenda Packet

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Recommendations and requirements provided by the DNR within the NHIS review letter will be implemented into the project. This includes preparing a Blanding's Turtle Avoidance Plan, which will be submitted to the NHIS team for review and approval, avoiding initial disturbance to wetland area between April 15-July 15, and avoiding tree removal between June 1-August 15. Additional consultation will be held with the USFWS regarding the Rusty Patch Bumble Bee. 15. Historic properties: Describe any historic structures, archeological sites, and/or traditional cultural properties on or in close proximity to the site. Include: 1) historic designations, 2) known artifact areas, and 3) architectural features. Attach letter received from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Discuss any anticipated effects to historic properties during project construction and operation. Identify measures that will be taken to avoid, minimize, or mitigate adverse effects to historic properties. An Official Minnesota Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) review of the project was requested. The following response was received: "Due to limited staff and resources, the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office is no longer able to provide formal responses to technical assistance requests". A review of the Minnesota's Statewide Historic Inventory Portal (MnSHIP) in lieu of the formal review, was recommended within the SHPO correspondence. No known historic features were mapped within the Project site. The entirety of the Project site was within an area mapped as "Restricted" with a Historic Inventory Number of AN-LKC-00013. In addition, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and Minnesota Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) Portal were reviewed with no known historic or archaeological features mapped within the Project site. No impacted to any historic structures, archeological sites, and/or traditional cultural properties are anticipated to occur as part of the project. A copy of the SHPO correspondence can be seen in Appendix F. MnSHIP and NRHP resources are illustrated on Appendix A — Figure 13. 16. Visual: Describe any scenic views or vistas on or near the project site. Describe any project related visual effects such as vapor plumes or glare from intense lights. Discuss the potential visual effects from the project. Identify any measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate visual effects. There are portions of Cedar and Wilkinson Lakes located within the Project site. These water bodies are currently landlocked within private property and is not visible to the public from existing Rights -of -Way. Development of the Project will avoid impacting these areas to the extent feasible and will provide scenic views of the water body within the future neighborhood from roads, sidewalks, homes, and yards. The completed Project will not create any significant visual nuisances such as intense light pollution or vapor plumes. Visual impacts will consist of nighttime lighting consisting of streetlamps and yard lights typical of residential development and required for public safety reasons. Page 23