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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REFERENCES: ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD COMMENTS: The following is a summary of the comments made by the March 28, 2001 Environmental Board: Recommendations include all of the staff recommendations listed above in project trac report to The Environmental Board on March 28th, and in addition the Environmental Board made the following recommendations: • Those cul de sacs proposed by the developer to be devoid of curbing are allowed with surface water trained into retention swails along side of the road. • That the angle of the townhomes as positioned on the plan be opened up if possible in the area between the water /tree swaile area on the south side of the townhome area. • • That the Environmental Board advises that this is a High Ecological Value Zone based on the City Environmental Inventory, and that wetland should be buffered as much as possible. • That the Developer has agreed to involve the Environmental Board in the language of Homeowners Association Agreements to include issues such as zero phosphorous use and soil preparation. That the Environmental Board would be established as the City review Board for the future management of this area. • The use of native plants in drainage and buffer areas. FINAL VOTE COUNT: Board Member FINAL VOTE DATE: March 28, 2001 Yes No 6 ENVIRONMENTAL Coordinator Date 1 Update Information: 1 Comments from the Planning and Zonning Board are in the attached draft minutes ( P &Z). 1 Planning and Zoning continued Spirit Hills and showed opposition to Townhomes. The Planing and Zoning Board directed the applicant to remove the Townhomes. The draft Comp Plan shows at least a portion of this area to the south zoned for townhomes. The developer stated that the 2,5 acres alloted in the draft comp plan was insufficient to make town home construction economically feasible. • Attached is the DNR report on this site. STAFF COMMENTS /ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION: 1 I have no new plans to give you at this time.