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<br />Environmental Memo <br />To:Katie Larsen, City Planner <br />From:Tom Hoffman, Environmental CoordinatorTom Hoffman, Environmental Coordinator <br />Date:September 3, 2025 <br />Re: Environmental Comments – Erickson Properties Preliminary Plat/Hampton Addition <br />Final Plat <br />Environmental Board recommended the following at their May 28, 2025 meeting: <br />1.Stormwater management to be reviewed by City Engineer <br />a.Use of stormwater for irrigation purposes for the site should be evaluated <br />and if feasible required as part of site development. Larger stormwater <br />ponds constructed for fill should be evaluated for water reuse. <br />b.Infiltration is required to be shown where feasible based on soil borings. <br />If infiltration is not feasible follow the Minimum impact design standards <br />(MIDS)) as designed by the MPCA <br />2.EOF should be shown as stabilized rock to prevent erosion of the stormwater pond. <br />a.Trail should have rip rap or rock shouldering to prevent washout and <br />undermining of the trail <br />3.Low maintenance turf should be evaluated throughout development. Ground covers <br />should be drought resistant to reduce the need for irrigation use. <br />4. Provide a tree inventory for the site showing only significant deciduous trees of 6” in <br /> dbh or larger. Coniferous trees are measured by height, coniferous trees over 12’ would <br />be considered significant. <br />a.Coniferous trees should be measured by height not DBH. <br />b.Remove off-site trees from the final tree inventory <br />c.Mitigation table provided for trees outside of basic use. <br />5.On section 4.1, bold or change the color of the tree tags to be visible. <br /> <br />