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STONEWOOD, LLC <br />Summary <br />CONSERVATION DESIGN ANALYSIS <br />ELEMENT <br />IMPACT <br />NOTE <br />Rural Oasis Study <br />None <br />Not adjacent to City documented corridor. Construction of the cul-de-sac <br />3. <br />will overlay the existing road and no new connection to Orono Orchard <br />v/ <br />4. <br />Road and associated vegetation clearing is required. <br />Landcover <br />Minor <br />Will likely convert mapped "Forest' and "Planted or Cultivated Vegetation" <br />v/ <br />6. <br />categories to "Artificial Surface and Associated Areas". Existing forest is <br />dominated by black walnut, spruce, elm, ash, white pine, cedar, tamarack, <br />maple, basswood, and oak trees, with no cultivation present. <br />Trees <br />Minor <br />Tree clearing is required and will be limited to areas necessary for <br />development. <br />Rare Plants <br />None <br />Site has history of significant disturbance and consequently does not <br />contain rare plants, nor suitable habitat to support rare plants. Additionally, <br />recent wetland field survey did not report observations of rare plants. <br />Wetland <br />None <br />No impacts to wetland resources are planned. The appropriate wetland <br />buffer width will be incorporated into any future development plans. <br />Buffers <br />None <br />Establishes 40 to 75 -foot average width buffer around each of the three <br />project site wetlands and provides formal protection via recorded <br />declaration providing significant ecological community and water quality <br />benefits. <br />Existing Drainage <br />Positive <br />Maintains existing drainage to receiving water (Lake Minnetonka) <br />resulting in protection and enhancement of drainageways. <br />Stormwater <br />Positive <br />Provides two filtration basins along the north and south sides of the <br />Management <br />proposed cul-de-sac resulting in protection and enhancement of water <br />quality. <br />Greenways/Open <br />Minor <br />Preserves approximately 2.25 acres of wetland and corresponding <br />Space <br />vegetated wetland buffer resources, to include limiting the number of trees <br />cleared and maximizing greenways/open space within the project site, <br />thereby resulting in protection of the ecological community and its integrity <br />Views <br />Minor <br />A vegetated stormwater infiltration basin located north of the proposed <br />cul-de-sac may be seen from Orono Orchard Road; however, views from <br />the road are not significantly impacted. <br />Landmarks <br />None <br />Project will not impact local area landmarks. <br />City of Orono Conservation Ordinance Requirements Analysis: <br />v/ <br />1. <br />Protection and enhancement of drainageways and water quality <br />2. <br />Protection and enhancement of ecological communities <br />3. <br />Reinforcement and establishment of ecological connections throughout the city <br />v/ <br />4. <br />Augmentation and preservation of viewsheds including corridor enclosure and buffering <br />,/ <br />5. <br />Preservation of views <br />v/ <br />6. <br />Preservation or reinterpretation of local landmarks <br />387 ORONO ORCHARD ROAD <br />ORONO, MN <br />JUNE 2018 <br />