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Pheasant Stroll Estates page 4 Water must be looped through the area. Water trunk lines terminate in the southern ends of Ware Rd. on the east side and Woodridge Lane on the west. Long water trunks without looping may not provide adequate service. A sanitary sewer trunk also exists in Ware Road. However, it is very shallow. The 49/J study has taught us that a lift station likely will be needed for the area. Whether this will flow to Ware Road or north to another connection point needs to be determined. Stormwater Management, Wetlands: The north east portion of the site includes 1.8 acres of a larger wetland complex that extends across properties to the north. A mitigation plan will be needed if wetlands are filled. The square buffer easement shown on the plans will need revision. The Rice Creek Watershed District cannot confirm the wetland delineation until spring. The City supports surface filtration and other means of treating runoff, though the proposed design may need some revisions. Landscaping: We require landscaping along collector and arterial roads in new subdivisions to buffer homes form the roads. Park Dedication: Park dedication would be cash: $2075 per new dwelling unit. ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD The Environmental Board reviewed the application on February 22. The comments are attached. OPTIONS 1. Approve rezoning, preliminary plat, and MUSA allocation. 2. Deny rezoning, preliminary plat, and MUSA allocation. RECOMMENDATION Option 2 Staff recommends denial of the rezoning, preliminary plat, and MUSA application based on the following findings: 1. The City's Growth Management Policy, Ordinance No. 24 -04, includes a finding that "managing growth through the orderly provision of infrastructure and other means promotes the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan."