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• Fox Den Acres page 5 Existing City Easement: The project also proposes the partial vacation of an existing ponding and flowage easement held by the City. This easement covers most of the land to the east and south of the site, which comprises a large wetland area. The easement area to be vacated is on Lots 3 -6, Block 4. The City looks carefully at requests to vacate such easements. We require that the applicant prove that the easement is not necessary and that the vacation will have no negative effect. If a revised project design incorporates more greenway preservation, this easement vacation may not be necessary. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD The Environmental Board reviewed this application on July 28. Recommendations are attached. The recommendations include pursuing a conservation development, with design flexibility, to facilitate a greenway corridor along the south and east sides of the site. OPTIONS. 1. Approve the preliminary plat • 2. Deny the preliminary plat. 3. Table the item. RECOMMENDATION Option 3, and the following issues must be addressed: A conservation development approach that results in higher quality wetland areas and adequate greenway buffers around them would be the preferred approach. This would be consistent with the draft open space plan, the comprehensive plan, and the 1999 handbook for environmental planning. If this is not going to happen, the project still must address the following: Minimum lot areas must include contiguous land. Easements around wetlands must extend ten feet beyond the delineated wetland. House pads must not be in easements. Stormwater ponds design and other engineering issues must be revisited. •