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Proximity to,Residential Development 26. The area is completely zoned for industrial use and no residential development exists within the area. To the east of the site is a substantial width of industry, 'followed by a sizable width of zoned commercial business. Bordering the'west side of I-35W, the business zone continues eastward to Fhirview Avenue and the Rosedale Shopping Center. The southern tip of the proposed area abuts Highway 280; immediately south and east of this point are residential units. Adjacent to.the west is the Gross Golf Course (located in St. Anthony). The northwest portion of the area is bordered by a width of. industry and a cemetery extending.to Highway 88; St. Anthony residential units exist northwest of the Highwaj 88. Immediately-to the north is zoned indus- trial use, primarily.occupied by Williams Pipeline CM*kwa.;_north and north- west of Williams Pipeline are residential units. (W MB Er. WW; & ZZ),-___ Soil and Aquifer Qxuditions 27. soil conditions in the proposed area are difficult to characterize, as 908 of the surface is covered by buildings and pavement. Portions of the site are known to be composed of clay-rich materials.' which depending upon the depth may offer protection to subsurface groundwater. The non-clay portions of the site are composed of urban soils, cut and fill land, gravel pits,_ or marsh; this material is difficult to evaluate as to permeability and may in- adequateiy protect groundwater. (*M Er. OD;-Ex. PP). 28. Records from water well drilling-in the vicinity show bedrock aqui- fers 115 to 135 feet beneath the surface. Platteville limestone or Decorah shale is thg first bedrock. Wells in the.vicinity tap into the Platteville, St. Peter, Prairie Du Chien, and Jordan formations. Above the bedrock are glacial drifts or layers of variable character.' with indications of a protec- tive clay layer. Sands and gravels primarily comprise the balance of the glacial layer above the bedrock. '(WM Ex. 00; Ex. PP). 29. • Limited data on soil and aquifer conditions has been submitted into the record. The data that has been submitted is quite general in nature and not overly descriptive of the actual proposed area. A finding as to Whether soil conditions offer any protection to the aquifers is premature without further evidence. Protection of City Wells. 30. : Rhe City of. Roseville obtains its water supply'through the St. Paul water system and does not have its own city water supply wells. (*M Fx. Xx) Proximity to Natural Areas, Parks, and Historic Sites 31. Zhere are no protected-wetlands within the.boundaries of the areas. However, there are five wetlands located northeast of the site at varied dis- tances, and one wetland is south of the site. (WMB Mt. UO). 32. The City of Roseville is proposing the development.of a 36-acre.ecm- munity park around Langton lake;-located same distance to the northeast of the site and separated,from the site-by I 35W. Langton Lake and.its adjacent wet- lands are known habitats of abundant bird species. (VM Ex. XX). •