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Goal 3: Develop, maintain and connect the current and proposed trails and greenway systems in the City of Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Park Reserve (Regional Park) in a manner that preserves and sustains the natural environment. • Preserve the open character of Lino Lakes through the preservation of natural open space and the establishment of greenway corridors. • To the extent possible, require an interconnected trail system to be developed concurrently with the infrastructure of the subdivision or new development. Please see comments provided for Land Use Goal 3 above. Goal 4: Identify, protect and preserve the desirable natural areas and ecological and aquatic resources of the community. • Where possible, restore damaged or misused natural and ecologically significant areas to their original state. • Require natural space buffers, where appropriate, around wetlands to preserve their function and value. Please see wetland comments provided for Land Use Goal 1 above. Goal 5: To provide city residents with parks, trails, greenways and natural areas for protection of the natural environment, recreational uses, as visual/physical diversions from the hard surfacing of urban development, and as a means to maintain the character, ambiance, appearance and history of the community. • The city shall reserve the right to acquire land within all development areas for park, natural open space, greenways and trail purposes. • Parkland dedication policies and ordinances shall be used by the city to require each developer (of all land use categories) to dedicate land, or at the discretion of the city provide a payment in lieu for all or part, for parks, trails, greenways and open space acquisition and development. • Alternatives to direct acquisition of property, such as conservation easements, shall be used where appropriate to set aside land for park and open space purposes. Please see comments provided for Land Use Goal 1 and Goal 3 above. The proposed open spaces would be placed under conservation easements. Goal 7: Identify important existing natural resources for protection and work cooperatively with developers and landowners to encourage healthy natural resource systems to retain the existing natural character of the community through education. • Encourage the preservation of natural vegetation including plants of oak savannas, prairies, woodlands, wetlands and aquatic vegetation to be a design consideration for new subdivisions. As mentioned above, this plan will restore and preserve 2.44 acres of wetlands, preserve trees, and create new open spaces for natural vegetation to grow. Schedule Land development work (grading) would begin in Summer 2025 with utility/street construction getting started in Fall 2025. The overall project will likely be developed in four phases. Lennar estimates full occupancy of the community will occur approximately 5 to 6 years from the date sales begin.