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The Lakes Business Park has approximately 23 acres (1,002,520 square feet) of developable area with buildings, associated off - street parking and drive areas. For, the 13.4 -acre (586,753 square feet) parcel, approximately 9.83 acres (428,400 square feet) is developable. Non - developable areas include existing wetlands, Anoka County Ditch No. 10, and wooded buffer areas. Maximum buildout will result in 70 percent impervious coverage, which is less than the allowable threshold of maximum impervious coverage of 85 percent, as identified in the City's zoning ordinance. Initial site grading and construction is anticipated to begin in October 2003. Full development of the site is expected to be completed in 3 to 5 years. FINDINGS OF FACT Land Use and Compatibility with Local Plans The project is consistent with local and regional plans, which includes the following: City of Lino Lakes Comprehensive Plan (land use, sanitary sewer, transportation, surface water management) • City of Lino Lakes Subdivision and Platting Ordinance • Rice Creek Watershed District Watershed Management Program The subject property is guided for industrial use, according to the City of Lino Lakes Land Use Plan, and is zoned as light industrial. Wildlife and Vegetation Impacts A search of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Natural Heritage Database for rare plant and animal species or other significant natural features known to occur within an approximate one -mile radius of the proposed project was conducted. The search identified the Lance - Leaved Violet ( Viola lanceolata), a Threatened species, which has been documented approximately a quarter -mile southwest of the proposed project site. Other plant species identified in the search include the Endangered Tubercled Rein- Orchid (Platanthera flava), the Threatened Twisted -Eyed Grass (Xyris torta), and species of Special Concern, the Autumn Fimbristylis ( Fimbristylis autumnalis) and Marginated Rush (Juncus marginatus). The DNR requested that a botanical survey be conducted in the project area. Mr. Jason Husveth, Senior Biologist at Tetra Tech EM Inc., and Mr. Marty Asleson, Environmental Specialist for the City of Lino Lakes, completed a botanical survey at the proposed project site on July 17, 2003. In summary, a thorough field review by Mr. Husveth and Mr. Asleson encountered none of the above species mentioned in the above paragraph. The proposed project site was primarily maintained as non- native herbaceous old -field vegetation, dominated by Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis), Kentucky Blue Grass (Poa pratensis) and Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Anoka County Ditch 10 and several smaller laterals along its extent contained primarily second growth woodland vegetation