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provided from Peltier Lake Drive on the north and south, however, Peltier Lake Drive will be moved away from the lake and redirected into the new neighborhood. Existing Peltier Lake Drive will be abandoned and possibly turned into a trail in the future. The single-family homes will be served by public streets with a curb-to-curb street width of 32 feet. The townhomes will all be served by private streets. Public Park, Open Space, Trails, and Sidewalks Lennar is proposing the dedication of 5.37 acres of land in the central area of the community and at the west edge fronting on Peltier Lake intended for use as a City park. Approximately 25 acres of the site is being preserved as public open space, and nearly 4 acres will be preserved as private open space within the townhome neighborhoods. When including the public park, ponding areas, and wetlands the site will contain 58.62 acres will be open space which constitutes 47% of the site. The community includes a network of trails that will connect to the new public park, a future lakefront trail, connection to a future trail fronting on 20th Avenue, and will allow access to the Watermark Park and trail system on the east side of 20th Avenue. 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 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 2,186 trees were inventoried. Lennar is proposing the removal of 371 trees from the site, which means 83% 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 the overall required density unit range requirements based on existing and proposed land use designations. However, the land use designations are being amended to align with the proposed housing types (single-family = low density residential; row townhomes = medium density residential; back-to-back townhomes = high density residential). Along with 34.25 acres being preserved in park/open space, the preservation of wetlands and trees, and the creation of a public park, the proposed community aligns with goals outlined in the Lino Lakes 2040 Comprehensive Plan. PELTIER PONDS USING EXISTING LAND USE DESIGNATIONS Land Use Required Density Range (units/acre) Net Acres Density Range Proposed Units Resulting Density (units/acre) Low Density Residential 1.6 - 3.0 27.57 44 - 83 77 2.79 (within density requirements) Medium Density Residential 4.0 - 6.0 27.68 111 - 166 124 4.48 (within density requirements) High Density Residential 6.0 - 8.0 9.07 54 - 73 45 4.96 (below density requirements) 64.32 209 - 322 246 3.82 (within density range)