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• Haley Manor page 7 • Identify a control (signage and legal) for the preservation of native materials in the infiltration area. • Work with the City Natural Resource Specialist to try to save more hardwood trees. • Recommend not setting precedence on a rezone request where there is no defined MUSA allocation. (Strong concern about this issue.) • Follow Staff (Environmental Specialist) recommendations: Infiltration areas proposed on site should have the City native seed specification used. Native seed should be applied at the same time as erosion control vegetation seed is applied. There should be no importing or exporting of soil form the site with out City approval. All BMPS for erosion control and compaction control should be followed. Soils should be restored to pre - grading compaction densities. A boulevard tree should be provided for each lot frontage. The tree inventory should indicate genus and species with size. Several recommendations have been included in the conditions of approval, below. Notes on the grading plan include the infiltration basin to 6" prior to seeding, which addresses the compaction issue. Access to the pond is identified on the grading plan. A drainage and utility easement will be required over the pond — signage can be discussed with the developer. The MUSA/rezoning issue is addressed by the comprehensive plan amendment request. The • project requires additional MUSA along with the change to the land use. The application requires the approval of both the City and the Met Council. • PLANNING & ZONING BOARD The P & Z conducted a public hearing on the project on July 9. The P & Z recommended approval with the conditions listed below. These conditions have been incorporated into the two resolutions and ordinance. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL Approval of the project should include the following conditions: 1. The City's approval of the comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning, preliminary plat and variance is contingent upon Metropolitan Council approval of the comprehensive plan amendment. The final plat shall not be reviewed by the Planning & Zoning Board or City Council prior to said Metropolitan Council approval. 2. All lots in the plat, including the existing homes, must agree to connect to City utilities. The City will not approve the final plat without legally enforceable assurance that all properties will connect and existing onsite septic systems will be abandoned. 3. Existing wells shall be capped when required by Minnesota Dept. of Health requirements.