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Environmental Board <br />December 17, 2025 <br />Page 7 <br />highest quality areas of the wetland and to have extended buffers both upland and <br />wetland on that side. He noted that unfortunately to do that, you have to push some <br />things closer to the wetland on the other side. Doing that, there will be a nice upland <br />wooded buffer in between 1/3 of those houses on the west side, so that will act as a <br />natural buffer. The City will also have buffer and conservation signs in those backyards <br />with a possible transition area before you get to the wetlands, so you have a buffer within <br />that conservation easement from the mowed turf area. He noted that people may still <br />mow and cut trails, which they run into everywhere. He also said that as the aerials get <br />better, they are able to see if those disturbances take place and can stay on top of. He <br />said having \[the wetlands\] protected in that conservation easement gives us some rights <br />through our ordinance when it does happen. <br />Ms. Larkin are <br />impacts <br />topple over. She inquired whether there is consideration with the impact long term with <br />this development. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that trees near wetlands are something they take into consideration. <br />He noted that this area has some decent topography where the high ground is. He said <br />that where the houses will be built, there will be quite a bit of buffer between the existing <br />tre <br />concern in this situation because of the slab on grade homes. <br />Ms. Larkin noted that she likes that these will be larger lots so there is more of a transition <br />between the houses themselves and the wetland. <br />Ms. Holmes asked about the pink dots on the site plan map where the developer will take <br />care to avoid rare species. There are some pink dots that are close to one of the future <br />lots. Ms. Holmes would like to know if the developer would consider not developing that <br />lot and use it as open space. <br />Mr. Hoffman responded that there would still likely be impacts to that area, even if there <br />do. Worst case scenario is that they will try and move those rare species somewhere else <br />on site or to Wollan Park. <br />Ms. Holmes noted that the other pink areas on the map seem to be fine, location-wise. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that it is great to have this rare species map because they can go back <br />in a few years and do a plant survey to see the change this development has on where <br />the rare species live and grow. <br />Ms. Holmes asked if the other existing development has a neighborhood park in their <br />open space. <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />