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Environmental Board <br />March 25, 2026 <br />Page 2 <br />6. ACTION ITEMS <br />Lyngblomsten PUD Amendment #4 <br /> <br />Lyngblomsten is a proposed mixed-use building as part of the senior living campus in Lino Lakes. The site <br />is located at the corner of County Road J and Hodgson Road and sits on approximately 3.37 acres. It is <br />located south of the existing senior development and bordered by residential homes to the west and <br />commercial businesses to the east. The site is currently two separate parcels. <br />The project consists of a mixed-use building with commercial and resident-oriented space on the first <br />floor and market-rate senior independent living units above. <br />Lyngblomsten at Lino Lakes, LLC is currently proposing 59 market-rate senior living units and 29,800 SF <br />of commercial business: <br />1. 59 market-rate units <br />2. Commercial 29,800 SF <br /> <br />Tom Hoffman, Environmental Coordinator for the City of Lino Lakes, presented and was available for <br />questions. <br />Ms. Larkin noted that this is a key gateway entrance to the City. Because of this, she inquired about the <br />additional landscape requirements Lyngblomsten must abide by beyond what is current being proposed. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that Lyngblomsten only has to meet our landscape standards. He also noted that they <br />are proposing 100 extra shrubs and some other trees, so they would be providing extra landscaping along <br />that cooridor beyond what is required. In addition, Mr. Hoffman said that the signage requirments will be <br />taken care of with the roundabout project. A City entrance sign will be a part of the roundabout project, <br />not this development. <br />Ms. Stevenson asked about the likelyhood of those additional trees/shrubs being moved around. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that the extra trees/shrubs could be moved around. He also noted that because <br />Lynblomsten is is exceeding their landscape requirements, there is some flexibility with the species and <br />placement. <br />Mr. Schwartz asked if the city code has anything in it regarding diversity of species used in landscaping. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that the city code requires that you cannot have more than 30% of one species for the <br />trees. This does not pertain to the shrubs and plants. The city code is for the tree mitigation and <br />preservation. You will see a lot of shrubs with these developments that will be one species or one family. <br />Ms. Berger commented that she does see some native species that are on the planting schedule, but was <br />wondering if there could be a recommendation for a higher portion of native speciies to be planted. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that they could make that recommendation, but noted that where these shrubs are <br />proposed to be planted have hard growing conditions. The native plants are more susceptible to the heat, <br />drought, and salts. For that reason, they usually see the same 7-10 species planted in these situations. Mr. <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />