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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 02-21 REQUIRING PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET FOR PHEASANT HILLS PRESERVE 12TH ADDITION WHEREAS, a request has been submitted to the City for the approval of a comprehensive plan amendment, rezoning, and preliminary plat for the Pheasant Hills Preserve 12th Addition project, and WHEREAS, the City Council makes the following findings: 1. The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board received a petition requesting the preparation of an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) on the project and has determined that the petition meets the requirements of MN Rules 4410.1100. The Environmental Quality Board has determined that the City of Lino Lakes is the responsible governmental unit and forwarded the petition to the City. The City therefore must determine if an EAW is needed. 2. The purpose of the environmental review program, as described in MN Rules 4410, is to aid in providing understanding of the impact a project will have on the environment through the preparation and public review of environmental documents. 3. The project includes three applications that require City approval: 1) an amendment to the comprehensive plan to include the site within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA) in order for public sanitary sewer service to be extended to serve the site; 2) a rezoning to a planned development overlay, and; 3) a preliminary plat. 4. The purpose of a planned development overlay, is to allow for flexibility for more creative and imaginative design than is generally possible under conventional zoning regulations, and to promote more economical and efficient use of the land, while providing: a harmonious variety of housing choices; a higher level of urban amenities; and preservation of natural scenic qualities of open space. 5. The project requires considerable flexibility from typical zoning and street requirements, including structure setbacks, road/driveway setbacks, cul de sac length, street width, prohibition of a private street, and possibly others. 6. The project site is completely within a shoreland overlay district around Wards Lake, as defined in Ordinance 04-95, the City's Shoreland Management Overlay Ordinance required by MN Stat 103F.221. The purpose of regulating shoreland development, as stated in MN Stat. 103F.201, is: to promote state policies on public waters, it is in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare to: (1) provide guidance for the wise development of shorelands of public waters and thus preserve and enhance the quality of surface waters; (2) preserve the