02/25/2004 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING FEBRUARY 25, 2004 • Lighting should be downward focused, no spill, with lights turned off at a certain time. O’Dea made a motion to recommend approval with staff and Board recommendations. Bor seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. B. Highland Meadows East 2nd Addition Asleson reviewed the background and analysis. He noted there was no Tree Inventory submitted. The road had been narrowed by two feet. Steve Schmidt introduced himself and noted that it was zoned industrial. It would be similar to the development in Coon Rapids with homes about 1800 square feet with 3 car garages. Asleson inquired where the soils would be coming from. Mr. Schmidt stated that those sites they had explored were not adequate, they were planning to pursue some in Forest Lake. He assured that they would make sure the City approved the soil. Grundhofer questioned if there would be decks. Mr. Schmidt responded that the middle unit would not have a deck, but the others would. Grundhofer inquired about the block areas. Mr. Schmidt answered they were lot size. He added that ornamental trees would be between the units with private roads. Grundhofer questioned if there would be sod around the townhouses, so each rectangle would be the yard. Chair Kukonen inquired if the rest of the area was defined as open space. He was confused about the percentages. Open Space P.U.D. was defined as 50% pervious open space. Grundhofer expressed concern for the 30 tree removals. She asked for the reason trees #1100-#1102 would be removed, because they were not near any building or street. Mr. Schmidt answered that they were two pines and an elm. The pines were under 3 feet, and the elm probably would not live long. Asleson noted the concern for the soils was changing the compaction and pervious effect. Mr. Schmidt responded that they could bring in more sand and organic matter. Asleson stated that native species did not need organics. 6 APPROVED MINUTES