05/04/2010 Environmental Board Minutes

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ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING MAY 4, 2010 DRAFT MINUTES 2 Mr. Asleson presented Agenda Item 6A regarding Environmental Ordinance Review. He stated this Ordinance will go before the Planning and Zoning Board on May 12 for Public Hearing. Ciara Schlichting, AICP and Kate Lamers, ASLA from Bonestroo will be reviewing the draft ordinance. Ms. Schlichting stated the purpose of this meeting is to review language of the draft ordinance. She stated Bonestroo and City staff are running on a parallel tract with the Planning & Zoning Board. Ms. Schlichting will start by discussing background and then continue with the overview. Attachment 1: Site and Layout Performance Standards are new and therefore are not replacing any other standards. Attachment 2: Landscaping and Tree Preservation Standards will replace existing standards. She stated they want to incorporate the standards into the new ordinance. Ms. Schlichting presented background information and the new ordinance language that is building on the Resources Management Plan, the Lino Lakes Parks, Trails and Greenways Plan and Surface Water Management Plan. She stated RCWD gives examples of site design guidelines and puts them out as guidance tool. Techniques have many different names such as: low impact development design with nature, sustainable development and conservation design. She stated there is flexibility in the development code and cited conditional use permits, planned unit development, variances and code revisions as examples. Overview of Site Layout Performance Standards. There are 3 major components of the Site Performance Standards 1. Natural Resource Protected Areas 2. Natural Resource Conservation Areas 3. Natural Resource Corridor Enhancement Areas She stated the design of the Surface Water Management System shall be based on preserving pre-development hydrology and environmentally sensitive areas to the extent practical in accordance with the minimum performance standards.