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• • and infiltration opportunities. Two (2) infiltration ponds are proposed on site. The stormwater management plan and SWPPP shall be reviewed by the City Engineer, Environmental Coordinator and Rice Creek Watershed District for compliance. Utilities Public water, sanitary and storm sewer utilities will be installed with the development. Water and sanitary sewer utilities will be extended along the south side of Old Birch Street to service the development. Public Land Dedication The City will require payment in lieu of land dedication for purposes of public land dedication. A public park trail will be constructed by the developer along the southern portion of the development which will connect the existing trail in Foxborough and Preserve. The construction costs of the trail will be subtracted from the total payment in lieu. The outlots will be deeded to the City but are in addition to the park land dedication. 55 lots x $2,500 payment in lieu = $137,500 Construction Cost of Trail = (TBD) Total Payment in Lieu TBD Tree Preservation The goal of tree preservation is to minimize unnecessary loss of habitat, biodiversity and forest resource and to replace removed trees in areas where tree cover is most critical. The applicant has submitted a Tree Preservation Plan which identifies significant trees within the Basic Use Area (grading area) and Environmentally Sensitive Areas and is mitigating the site in compliance with the ordinance. The Basic Use Area is defined as the area dedicated to site's use, including buildings, parking, loading, driveways, streets, outbuildings, trash enclosures utilities, landscaping and grading necessary for the construction of the above uses. Grading activities and road construction will encroach on both conservation areas and protected areas and will require mitigation in accordance with the standards. However, staff is proposing to allow for removal of green ash (due to the emerald ash borer) without mitigation. Additionally, as a part of our adaptive management techniques, Aspen trees removed from hydric soil areas will not require replacement provided that all top soils removed from the buffer areas are returned to the same site as much as possible after grading is done. Trees proposed for mitigation will be incorporated into the landscape plan.