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native vegetation by the City of Lino lakes. Since it has been some time since the ponds were constructed, the area is now inundated with non - native noxious plants. These plants should be total - killed prior to replanting the native mixtures. Infiltration areas should be constructed using low soil- compaction equipment. Any turf areas should be thoroughly tilled after top soil is spread. Tilling should be as deep as possible into the subsoil. Verification of this cultural practice should be done by the Environmental Coordinator. Some escrow should be held on to for this work. Tree Preservation Three large red oaks remain on the property. These trees were agreed upon to be saved. These oaks must have enough room to survive. An area equivalent to 1 foot of undisturbed area per diameter inch of tree is the minimum standard for needed tree space. The save area that the trees are located in appears to have the curb area almost bisecting at least one of the tree centers. Up to 50 % of the root zone of this tree will be impacted and most likely the trees will not survive, nor be firmly rooted enough to withstand wind storms. Regardless of the space concerns for these trees, the grading plan states that "The existing trees to remain, protect from damage." The developer should state how they are going to do this. There is also an oak tree that was saved in the Northern pond area. Any reconfiguration of this pond should leave an undisturbed area around this tree equivalent to the above stated standard or the tree should be replaced with a similar size and species. Lighting Attachments 11 and 12 show the lighting plan and fixtures. Light fixtures appear to be recessed, glare cut -off types of fixtures. Site plan photometric appears to be in conformance with City standards, Impervious areas The developer has indicated the required number of parking stalls is 88, and the proposed is 93. Although the proposed additional lots is more than required, the total number of lots is actually down in numbers from the 2003 proposal of 102. Recommend that the developer keep the new figure down to the minimum. Note: This a planned shared - parking area. Erosion Control Somewhere on the Erosion control plan, it must be indicated where on site the erosion control plan will be located along with the required weekly, and post rainfall events inspection reports. A contact and phone number should also be listed for the responsible on site NPDES supervisor. Maintenance notes indicate