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Shores of Oneka Lake Planned Unit Development Preliminary Plat Submittal Page 7 LANDSCAPING/TREE PRESERVATION The landscape plan provides a total of 524 trees with 461 deciduous trees, 52 coniferous trees, and 11 ornamental trees. 432 trees are required for the site. Those yards that are wide enough have two trees in the front yard, and those yards that are not wide enough have a tree in the front yard and one in the back. White pines are proposed in lieu of deciduous trees where it’d be beneficial for screening and blocking headlights, mainly on some of the end and corner lots. The yards nearest to the properties to the west will be buffered by both the ditch and existing vegetation. There are also trees provided near the entrance near Street AA adjacent to the pond on the northwest corner of the site. The tree preservation plan shows two separate woodland areas as well as a plantation area. Of these areas, 20% of the area within Woodland Area 1 will be preserved; 0% of the area in Woodland Area 2 will be preserved; and 12% of the area within the Plantation Area will be preserved. ROUNDABOUT The project will include construction of a roundabout on Trunk Highway 61, the design of which has not yet been formally approved by Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). MnDOT has been generally supportive of the proposed design, and the level one layout will be reviewed at the March 16, 2022 Metro District Layout Approval Committee Meeting. COLLECTOR STREET Goodview Avenue is designated as a collector street on the City of Hugo’s Comprehensive Plan. We have worked with City staff to come up with a design of this street so that a minimal number of lots have entrances on this street. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET In 2006, an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was completed for the subject property. The proposed development at that time included 975 single family and multi-family residential units on 369 acres. The newly proposed development, with 218 units on 131.66 acres, is much less impactful. The EAW determined the following using the criteria for determining the potential for significant environmental impacts: • Wildlife Habitat: The previous design provided a buffer from the lake which was implemented to address the impacts on wildlife. The newly proposed design also provides a buffer. In addition, we will prepare and implement a Blanding’s Turtle Avoidance Plan; have had a tree survey prepared; and have minimized impacts to woodlands and wetlands through design and layout. • Water Consumption, Wastewater Generation, Stormwater: The reduced number of units will have less impact on these. • Wetlands and Floodplain Impacts: The previously proposed project impacted 3.76 acres of wetlands. The newly proposed project impacts approximately one acre of wetlands. The proposed project will also impact less area of floodplain. • Traffic: With less units, less traffic will be generated.