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The Meadows at Hugo – Preliminary Plat, PUD, and Comp Plan Amendment <br />Page 8 <br />Easements <br /> <br />The applicant shall obtain the appropriate easement documents for a 50-foot easement along the <br />north property line as well as a 50-foot easement through the adjacent property to the east. This <br />easement shall follow the northern property lines from the adjacent property and extend north to <br />165th Street North in order to accommodate for future utility extensions. <br /> <br />Stormwater Management/Wetlands <br /> <br />The applicant is meeting rate control and water quality requirements through multiple <br />stormwater ponds that are adjacent and hydraulically connected to the various wetlands <br />throughout the property. Due to the proximity of a stormwater pond to JD3, the applicant has <br />applied for and received Conditional Approval Pending Receipt of Changes (CAPROC) for a <br />Rule I Permit with the Rice Creek Watershed District. Additionally, the applicant will be <br />required to address all redline drainage comments provided to the applicant from the City <br />Engineer as addressed in the memo dated February 5, 2021, prior to the issuance of the <br />stormwater permit. <br /> <br />The applicant is proposing to impact 1.72 acres of the 5.92 acres of wetland for street and pond <br />construction. All wetland mitigation will be done on site. The applicant has submitted a wetland <br />replacement plan to the Technical Evaluation Panel (TEP) for approval of the wetland impacts. <br />The wetland replacement plan will need to be approved prior to final plat approval of any phase. <br /> <br />The City requested that the developer use a water reuse system for lawn irrigation in order to <br />further meet PUD requirements and the City’s overall water conservation goals. However, due to <br />site constraints, the applicant has provided calculations to demonstrate why this is not reasonably <br />feasible. The minimal grade change across the site and the presence of wetlands throughout the <br />site limit the amount of water that can be drawn from stormwater ponds. In other residential <br />developments that utilize a water reuse system, ponds can be drawn down 3 or 4 feet prior to any <br />negative wetland impacts. However, due to the hydraulic connection between the ponds and <br />wetlands on this site, a 6 inch difference in water level could negatively impact the wetlands and <br />is not permitted under WCA regulations. Staff has recommended the developer consider <br />alternative water conservation practices for the development. <br /> <br />Housing Types/Covenants <br /> <br />Golden Valley Land Co. is partnering with Centra Homes as the builder for this project. The <br />applicant is proposing two housing types, both of which will be slab on grade. The 50-foot lots <br />will have single-story, 40-foot wide single family homes and the 44-foot lots will have two-story, <br />29-foot wide single family homes. All homes will have an attached two car garage. The applicant <br />has stated that the front of the garages will remain flush with the front of the home in order to <br />avoid a “garage forward” design. The developer is not proposing a homeowners association but <br />has provided draft covenants for the development. The covenants include accessory building <br />restrictions, architectural guidelines, and implementing the usage of smart water saving <br />technology within the homes. Final approval of the covenants is required prior to final plat <br />approval and staff will continue to work with the applicant on this. Examples of the product type <br />and layout are included in the attachments.