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Conservation Design Plan <br />Orchard Hills <br />PID 053-3411823440035 <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> <br />TREE REMOVAL AND PROTECTION PLAN <br />Significant tree impacts will be reduced as much as possible during the design process. <br />Any significant trees that are removed will be replaced as part of the tree preservation <br />plan. <br />ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES DISCUSSION <br />The goal of the Orchard Hills residential redevelopment project is to create a residential <br />development that maintains the picturesque and “rural fee” of Orono. During the <br />redevelopment process much of the natural communities on the Subject Property will be <br />maintained. The proposed roadway and cul-de-sac will follow the current driveway <br />alignment to avoid impacts to the natural areas. Houses will be constructed in upland <br />areas and will try to avoid any stands of significant trees. The natural corridors that are <br />located along the project boundaries will be maintained. <br /> <br />Based on the MCCLS map, the majority of the habitats on the Subject Property are poor <br />condition. The proposed project will not lower the quality of these habitats. <br />VIEW OF THE PROPERTY <br /> <br />The mature evergreens at the project entry will be maintained as much as possible to <br />sustain the positive viewshed along OOR. The evergreens will screen the residential <br />development from OOR to maintain the secluded feel. <br /> <br />The trees and vegetation along the south property boundary, which borders Luce Line <br />Trail will be maintained. This will maintain the positive views for recreationalists <br />utilizing the trail. <br />LANDMARK PRESERVATION PLAN <br />No landmarks exist on the Subject Property. <br /> <br /> <br />REFERENCES <br /> <br />City of Orono, 2008. City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030, Chapter <br />3A-Environmental Protection Plan. Available online: <br />https://www.ci.orono.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/1067/Chapter-3A--- <br />Environmental-Protection-Plan-w-Maps-pdf <br /> <br />Minnesota DNR, 2020. Invasive Terrestrial Plants. Available online: <br />https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/invasives/terrestrialplants/index.html. Accessed April <br />2020. <br /> <br />Minnesota DNR, 2004. Minnesota Land Cover Classification System User Manual. <br />Version 5.4, Available online: