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Willow Bay Sanctuary Conservation Design Application <br /> mile north of the project area. The visibility of the site from arterial and collector roadways is <br /> limited by its location. <br /> The nearest roadway for which a corridor analysis similar to those in the Rural Oasis Study could <br /> be prepared is Brown Road N. This part of Brown Road N has an edged corridor enclosure due <br /> to the nearly solid walls of wooded vegetation that border the roadway. Review of site <br /> conditions,photographs available on Google Street View, and project plans indicate the <br /> proposed project will not appreciably change the viewshed, visibility of landmarks, or aesthetic <br /> character of Brown Road N due to the wooded buffer to be maintained along the road corridor <br /> (Appendix A). <br /> Natural Resources Inventory <br /> MLCCS Data <br /> Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) data, Level 1 assessment shows the site <br /> mapped as: (1) forests, (2)planted or cultivated vegetation, (3) artificial surfaces and associated <br /> areas, and (4) herbaceous vegetation. The MLCCS Level 3 assessment shows the site mapped <br /> as: (1) altered/non-native deciduous forest, (2) hayfield, (3) cattail marsh - semipermanently <br /> flooded, (4) short grasses with sparse tree cover on upland soils, and (5) buildings and pavement <br /> with 76-90% impervious surface (Figure 2, Appendix B). Field observations indicate plant <br /> communities on the site are consistent with these classifications, as the site generally consists of <br /> deciduous woodland, open grassland, wetlands, and a home with a manicured lawn. <br /> Tree Survey <br /> A survey of significant trees measuring at least six inches in diameter at breast height(DBH) was <br /> completed for the part of the site to be affected by construction of Willow Bay Court and an <br /> adjacent stormwater pond. The edge of woodland was located throughout the property by <br /> surveyors, but individual trees were not surveyed in the periphery of the property. The project is <br /> designed to use custom-built homes that will minimize tree removal outside of the Willow Bay <br /> Court right-of-way. Surveyed tree locations, tag numbers, and species are presented in <br /> Appendix C. <br /> Wetland Inventory <br /> The property was inspected in the field for wetlands by Sambatek on July 6, 2015. This <br /> investigation identified and delineated four wetlands and one other water resource (a narrow <br /> watercourse) within the site. Delineated wetland boundaries were located using a Trimble <br /> Geoexplorer 6000 GPS unit and a Wetland Delineation Report was prepared by Sambatek and <br /> submitted to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District(MCWD) and the U.S. Army Corps of <br /> Engineers (USACE) in July of 2016. <br /> As of March 22, 2019, the wetland delineation was awaiting review by MCWD and USACE <br /> staff. Figure 3 shows the delineated wetland boundaries. An excerpt from the Wetland <br /> Delineation Report is included in Appendix D. MCWD wetland management classifications for <br /> wetlands on the site are shown on Figure 4. <br /> 3 <br />