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Access for the new neighborhood will be provided through the westward extension of Watermark Way and a southward extension of Gordon Ave. Access will also be provided from Peltier Lake Drive on the north, however, from this point Peltier Lake Drive will be moved away from the lake and redirected internally into the new neighborhood. The existing Peltier Lake Drive will be abandoned and possibly turned into a trail in the future. The single-family homes and all but four of the row townhomes will be served by public streets with a curb-to-curb street width of 32 feet. The back-to-back townhomes will all be served by private streets. Public Park, Open Space, Trails, and Sidewalks Lennar is proposing the dedication of 11.14 acres of land in the central and west portions of the site intended for a City park. Approximately 7.7 acres of the site is being preserved in open space. When including the park, ponding areas, and wetlands 58.3 acres will be open space which constitutes 47% of the site. We intend to include a series of trails within the community, final locations and alignment will be determined as we move further along with grading and stormwater design, but at this point there are 1.08 miles of trails proposed. Sidewalks will be constructed on one side of each public street. The public park areas will be deeded to the City and trails within the park will be maintained by the City. Common open spaces will likely be owned by the HOA and trails outside of park maintained by the HOA. Trees and Landscape Buffers Given the long-term agricultural use of the property, and large presence of wetlands, much of the site is void of trees. There are, however, a few large clusters of trees in the southern wetlands, along the north property line, near the homesteads by the lake, and around the creek in the center of the site where the park is proposed to be located. There was a total of 2,190 trees were inventoried. As with most new residential developments Lennar is proposing the removal of 318 trees from the site, which means roughly 85.5% will be preserved. Lennar will be planting trees in accordance with City Code requirements. Comprehensive Plan Land Use Goals The Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan guides the subject properties Low Density Residential, Medium Density Residential, and High Density Residential. This is a complicated site to design to meet density requirements given the scattered location of wetlands and the need to provide ponding, but PUD zoning would provide the flexibility to offer the proposed mix of townhomes and three base lot width standards for the single-family homes to achieve the density required by the Comp Plan. The proposed plan meets density requirements in the Low Density area but is below minimum density in the Medium Density area and High Density areas. However, as the tables below demonstrate, the overall minimum density range needed (3.0 units/acre) can be reached when combining Low, Medium, and High Density calculations together. This, along with 18.84 acres being preserved in park/open space, the preservation of wetlands and trees, and the creation of a public park, the proposed concept plan aligns with goals outlined in the Lino Lakes 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Leibel Property Use Net Acres Density Unit Range Proposed Units Density LDR (1.6 - 3.0 units/acre) 35.69 58 - 108 99 2.77 units/acre (within density requirements) MDR (4.0 - 6.0 units/acre) 28.53 114 – 172 112 3.93 units/acre (below minimum density required) HDR (6.0 - 8.0 units/acre) 15.00 90 - 120 51 3.40 units/acre (below density requirements) 79.21 222 - 344 262 3.31 units/acre