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April 10, 2001 •.... ....., Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Metro Waters - 1200 Warner Road, St. Paul, MN 55106 -6793 Telephone: (651) 772 -7910 Fax: (651) 772 -7977 City of Lino Lakes c/o Mr. Jeff Smyser, City Planner 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 -1182 RE: Spirit Fills Rezone and Plat, Rice Lake (2- 0008P), City of T.ino Lakes, Anoka County Dear Mr. Smyser: Thank you for sending the preliminary plat and rezoning request (dated March 12, 200 1) for the Spirit Hills Development to the DNR (received March 26, 2001) for review. The Spirit Hills Development is located in the E% of Section 30, Township 31 North, Range 22 West, Anoka County. The Spirit Hills Development is also located within the 1000' shorcland district of Rice Lake (2- 0008P) which has a shorcland classification of natural environment. The 1)NR does not object to the approval of the rezoning request that would zone the Spirit l lilts Development as a Planned Development Overlay with the condition that the regulations for a Planned Development which arc found in the City of Lino Lakes Shoreland Management Ordinance arc; met. One of these conditions is found in Section 1102.13, Subdivision 4 which states that wetland areas should not bc included in the developed area of the Planned Development. We are concerned to sic that very large portions of the W CA wetland fringe of Rice Lake (which is above the ordinary high water level) have been platted as parts of lots 1 through 15. We request that the preliminary plat bc changed to exclude these wetland areas from being parts of the lots in question. We recommend that the wetland areas be included as part of the open space that is required by Section 1102, Subdivision 4,C, 1 of the City of Lino Lakes Shoreland Ordinance. In fact, the inclusion of these wetlands into the open space is required by Section 11(32.13, Subdivision 4,D,3 of the City Ordinance. In addition, Section 1102.13, Subdivision 4,C.2 requires that the Planned Development Association adopt conservation casements and association covenants that preserves the open space: areas that are designated in the development. These documents are required to bc approved by the City of Lino Lakes. Should the lots in question bc changed to exclude the wetland areas, then we recommend that monuments be placed at the wetland edge along each of the lot lines as a means of informing the lot owners of the location of the beginning of the wetland. We also recommend that the City of Lino Lakes require that the Spirit Hills development adopt documents that will preserve the vegetation, topography and appearance of the open space as required by Section 1102.13 Subdivision 4,F,4. The Spirit Lake Development should be required to preserve existing trees whenever possible, and to plant additional trees when necessary, in order to screen the view ofthe development frtrrn the users and other shorcland owners of Rice Lake. Not only does this screening benefit the neighbors (and thus is a great public relations tool), but it helps to preserve the privacy of the hearts in the Sp iri t Hills development. i)NR Information: 651- 296 -6157 • 1- K88- 646 -6367 • TTY: 651-296-5484 • 1 -800- 657 -3929 An Piqua! Opportunity Employer `A Printed on Rocyebd Paper Containing a Whir Values Diversity "Ili Minimum ni 7r1'tt Pnar•r ,n, un+Rr W * i • ncrw • •