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PINE STREET 4T H A V E N U E SU N S E T A V E N U E CARL STREET CENTURY T R A I L MAIN STREET GAS L I N E OVERHEAD UTILITY ROBINSON DRIVE 0’ Scale: 1”= 1000’-0” 500’ 1000’ Easement Priority Wetlands Easement ‘Sod Farm’ ‘Sod Farm’ Public Ditch Priority Wetlands GENERAL The study area is bisected by a major arterial, Main Street (CSAH 14), in an east-west direction and at the time of the study, is predominantly cropland (sod farming) alongside wooded areas and home sites. Land uses adjacent to the study area include residential land to the east and south, a small air park / airport to the south, agricultural land and open space to the north, and residential housing and open space to the west. There is one park within the study area and one nearby park south of the study area. Topography within the study area varies from 892 to 912 feet above mean sea level in elevation. The study area generally drains south via agricultural ditches located throughout the study area. OPPORTUNITIES As a gateway to the city, Main Street runs through the center of this area, connecting it to the rest of Lino Lakes. Future development should connect to existing trail networks and future trails, including a future regional trail proposed on Main Street. The study area is surrounded by a variety of homes, from farmstead to medium-density housing. Currently, the land within this study area is used for both low to medium density residential homes and sod farming and is expected to transition to a mix of low, medium, high density residential as well as small scale neighborhood commercial over the next 30+ years. SITE CONSTRAINTS The study area has physical constraints, including: • Underground pipeline that runs from the southeast corner near County Road 14 & 24th Avenue N to the northeast of the site and then crosses I-35E. • Wetlands within the study area boundary have been identified using the National Wetland Inventory (NWI). Additionally, the Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) Comprehensive Wetland Protection Management Plan (CWPMP) identify “high priority wetlands” which were selected based upon a landscape-scale functional assessment. Additional protection measures could apply to high priority wetlands. It is anticipated that wetlands within the study area boundary will be subject to regulation under the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) and/or the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). There are no mapped Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Public Watercourses or Waterbasins within the study area, therefore there are no wetlands that are anticipated to be regulated by the DNR. • FLOODPLAIN and DITCHES are located within the study area and the ditches are under the jurisdiction of the Rice Creek Watershed District. Floodplains within the study area have been identified using the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Hazard Layer Viewer. The majority of the study area is mapped as FEMA Flood Zone A. Additionally, FEMA Flood Zone AE is mapped offsite to the south and east. Ditches within the study area have been identified from RCWD data. Within the study area boundary, a majority of the mapped ditches are private agricultural ditches along sod fields roadways. Three (public) ditch segments, County Ditch 10, 22 and 32, are managed by Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). All three ditches are mapped within NWI and Lino Lakes High Priority Wetlands in the study area. Refer to the AUAR documentation for more detailed description of the site and context. SITE OVERVIEW MAPPING NORTHWEST MAIN - MAIN STREET MASTER PLAN JULY 2, 2025 | 9INTRODUCTION DRAFT