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THE PRESERVE ON SUNSET LAKE CONCEPT NARRATIVE Page 3 of 5 The only area of tree removal is a row of box elder trees that will be removed as part of the road and ponding construction. The ponding area incorporates treatment of nearly all of the road and new house construction directing the water through a rural road design and swale system to the ponding area that will outlet through an infiltration area to the existing wetland on the east side of the project. This wetland then outlets to Sunset Lake. Any disturbed area on site will be planted with either a native seed mix appropriate for the location or a fescue mix for lot areas. Minimal grading is planned for the project with grading for just the roads and storm water ponding areas following the natural contours of the land. The project is also proposed to be planted with deciduous and coniferous trees along the proposed roadway and around the proposed ponding area as shown on the proposed planting plan. These plantings will help naturalize the existing farm field and provide some interest as you drive into the development. D) PUD Parameters We are requesting flexibility to the 10 Acre lot size due to the large wetland on the site and the availability to create lots of a 5 Acre minimum size that will allow for the preservation of this high value natural resource. This is the only variation that we are requesting with this development. (1) The proposed use of this parcel is single family residential which is compatible and the same as the surrounding land uses and complies with the city's comprehensive plan in that this area is designated for large rural residential lots. (2) We are not requesting any mixing of land uses with this proposal. (3) We are proposing smaller lot size and width to in turn preserve over 20% of the site for active and passive use. This flexibility allows for reason this PUD ordinance was written to allow for the preservation of high value natural areas. Trees are planned to be planted along the proposed roadway to create a streetscape along with trees planted in the ponding area to promote a naturalization of the proposed ponds. The flexibility allowed by this process also allows for us to locate the proposed roadway to save nearly all of the existing vegetation on the property. Additional trees are also proposed to screen the development from CSAH 7 on the southern border of the project. Existing farm field areas of the open space and areas that are disturbed in the open space will be planted with a native seed mix that includes native flowers that will further enhance the natural setting we can create with this flexibility provide to us with this process.