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r The Preserve, page 7 No increase in runoff rate is allowed. This is a standard requirement for all development which is enforced both the Rice Creek Watershed District and the City. The Watershed granted its preliminary approval in September 2005. Any changes to the plan must be acceptable to the Watershed District. Improving water quality is an important conservation development goal. The use of rain gardens and other methods for infiltration in this project will promote that goal. Parks, Open Space: The comprehensive plan broadly envisions a conceptual greenway in the area of this site. The City's "Parks, Natural Open Space /Greenways and Trails System Plan" further describes the area for conservation planning. Creating greenways to implement the concept presented in the comprehensive plan is the first priority of the parks and open space plan. This will require the use of a variety of strategies, the most important of which is greater reliance on a conservation development approach to land development. The preservation of open space on this site will be an important step in the implementation of the greenway vision. This is along the edge of a high value natural feature area that includes a major drainage through the southern part of Lino Lakes. A city trail would be created as part of the plat. The open space areas would be owned by the homeowners association and maintained as perpetual open space through a conservation easement over the area. A public trail easement also would wend through the open space area. The specific terms of the management plan implementation will require detailed legal agreements, which will be worked out prior to final • platting. REZONING TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT Rezoning: Our ordinance includes two ways to use a PUD. One is a conditional use permit for a PUD, the other is a PUD rezoning. The conditional use permit option is not allowed in a single family zoning district, so a rezoning to PUD is needed for a conservation development. As stated in Section 2, Subdivision 1 of the zoning ordinance (the rezoning section), the Planning and Zoning Board shall consider possible adverse effects of the proposed zoning amendment. Its judgment shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following factors: 1. The proposed action has been considered in relation to the specific policies and provisions of and has been found to be consistent with the official City Comprehensive Plan. The comprehensive plan guides the site for Low Density Sewered Residential land use. The site is within the Stage 1 (pre -2010) growth area. The comprehensive plan supports the greenway concept. The project implements the Parks, Natural Open Space /Greenways and Trails System Plan by creating a conservation development to provide an important segment of a larger greenway. 2. The proposed use is or will be compatible with present and future land uses of the area.