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8. Cover Types <br />Estimate the acreage of the site with each of the following cover types before and after <br />development. <br />AUAR Guidance: The following information should be provided: <br />• A cover type map, at least at the scale of a USGS topographic map, depicting: <br />o Wetlands (identified by Circular 39 type) <br />o Watercourses (rivers, streams, creeks, ditches) <br />o Lakes (identify public waters status and shoreland management classification) <br />o Woodlands (break down by classes where possible) <br />o Grassland (identify native and old field) <br />o Cropland <br />o Current development <br />• An overlay map showing anticipated development in relation to the cover types. This <br />map should also depict any "protection areas," existing or proposed, that will preserve <br />sensitive cover types. Separate maps for each major development scenario should be <br />generally provided. <br />The AUAR study area covers 962 acres of land. Existing and proposed cover types within the <br />study area are shown in Table 3 and Figure 7 and were determined by reviewing aerial <br />photography, National Wetland Inventory data, land cover classification maps. There are several <br />wetlands throughout the study area, primarily in the southwest corner and north central portions <br />of the study area.12 The majority of the existing land use is wooded and used for agricultural (sod <br />farms). <br />Scenario 1 and 2 <br />Table 3 provides a high level estimate for cover types in both scenarios within the AUAR area. A <br />detailed analysis of impacts on natural and semi -natural land cover types cannot be completed <br />until specific projects are determined; however, a "Conservation Design Framework" will be used <br />12 Wetland delineations have not been completed as part of this AUAR; therefore, jurisdictional wetland locations and <br />exact wetland boundaries have not been confirmed. Wetland delineations will be required as individual development <br />projects are proposed. <br />Lino Lakes Main Street - AUAR 17 July 2025 <br />Page 25 of 617 <br />