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30. Other potential environmental impacts. If the project may cause any adverse environmental impacts not addressed by items 1 to 28, identify and discuss them here, along with any proposed mitigation. Environmental Assessment Worksheet Nature's Refuge Conservation Development Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota Draft Document — September 25, 2006 Page 23 project will provide public access trails through the property, outside of the built area and adjacent to conserved natural areas. In addition to the above -noted priorities, the Lino Lakes Parks, Natural Open Space /Greenways and Trail System Plan (August, 2004) establishes the City's interest in maintaining a high level of environmental quality and a nature- oriented development context (the "city as a park" concept) by promoting "ecological protection, responsible land stewardship, long -term sustainability, and economic viability ". In order to achieve these aims, it emphasizes the need to explore "combining standard regulatory controls with alternative approaches to the development process (such as conservation development) ", in order to ensure that funding and other mechanisms will be put in place to ensure the realization of environmental goals. The Nature's Refuge project is consistent with these interests because it jointly prioritizes conservation and residential development. Further, it builds the conservation costs into the development funding, minimizing the City's financial obligation. Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances The majority of the site is zoned R -1 Single Family Residential, while 60 acres is zoned R -X Rural Executive. To accommodate the conservation development, the entire project site would be rezoned to Planned Unit Development (PUD). The zoning ordinance provides for the creation of a PUD to allow flexibility of site design for the conservation of land and open space. A PUD allows for deviation from strict zoning provisions to encourage such things as preserving and enhancing desirable site characteristics and promoting desirable and creative environments that might be prevented through the strict application of regulations. A PUD includes the platting of land according to the subdivision ordinance. Platting requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance will apply to the project. 28_ Impact on infrastructure and public services. Will new or expanded utilities, roads, other infrastructure or public services be required to serve the project? X Yes No. If yes, describe the new or additional infrastructure or services needed. (Note: any infrastructure that is a connected action with respect to the project must be assessed in the EAW; see EA W Guidelines for details.) As part of this development, public roads will be developed within the site. All new roads will be designed to City of Lino Lakes Standards. All of the customary urban services will be provided as the site develops. Sanitary sewer with a lift station and watermain will be connected to existing facilities. A trunk watermain is proposed for the site. This watermain and lift station will serve this site and future sites as well as providing utility access to existing subdivisions. 29_ Cumulative impacts. Minnesota Rule part 4410.1700, subpart 7, item B requires that the RGU consider the "cumulative potential effects of related or anticipated future projects" when determining the need for an environmental impact statement. Identify any past, present or reasonably foreseeable future projects that may interact with the project described in this EAW in such a way as to cause cumulative impacts. Describe the nature of the cumulative impacts and summarize any other available information relevant to determining whether there is potential for significant environmental effects due to cumulative impacts (or discuss each cumulative impact under appropriate item(s) elsewhere on this form). There are no known projects that would interact with this project that would cause cumulative impacts. Background traffic growth is addressed in Item 21, Traffic. Surface water runoff is addressed by the design of the project so that water quality will be maintained, and wetland hydrology maintained or restored, as explained in Items 6, 12, 17. Adjacent land is largely developed already. Development of land downstream in the drainage system has potential for impacts, but with the conservation development approach utilized on the Nature's Refuge project, such impacts will be minimised to a much greater degree than under standard development practices. Municipal infrastructure needed to serve development is being planned to accommodate development in accordance with city policies. All anticipated adverse environmental impacts are discussed above in items 1 to 28.