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Although only preliminary lot development plans are in place,Lots 1-3 will be developed <br /> for single residence houses. Tree clearing will be avoided to the extent possible, but due <br /> to the lots being located within the maple basswood forest, a certain amount of tree <br /> clearing will be unavoidable. Building pad footprints have been selected to take <br /> advantage of natural clearings and existing flat grades whenever possible. When clearing <br /> is required, removal will first focus on undesirable tree species including green ash, <br /> American elm, and box elder. Any significant trees that are removed will be replaced at <br /> the required ratio and all work will abide by any Orono city code regarding tree <br /> replacement. <br /> Covenants are included which will provide protection to perimeter trees as well as a bluff <br /> area within the site. Other protective measures include the review of any home building <br /> plans by an architectural review committee in order to minimize tree loss. Perimeter areas <br /> around the wetlands are protected by MCWD required wetland buffers. <br /> e. Two areas within the project boundary meet the criteria for significant tree stands. This <br /> includes the maple-basswood forest located across the northern half of the subject <br /> property covering Lots 1-3 and the altered/non-native forest located along Wetland 5 and <br /> the driveway along the south and southeast portion of the property, limited to Lot 4. The <br /> maple-basswood forest is dominated by sugar maples, with basswood, green ash, <br /> boxelder,and American elm trees scattered throughout. The south area was dominated by <br /> black willow with various ornamental coniferous trees planted alongside the driveway <br /> and entrance. Please see Paragraphs 4d which address the Tree Protection Plan. <br /> f One of the six wetlands delineated onsite will be impacted during construction and <br /> development activities. Wetland 4, lying at the end of the Heritage Lane cul de sac and <br /> within an existing street extension easement(dedicated in a 1965 plat)will be impacted. <br /> Wetland buffers are proposed as follows. A 75 foot vegetated wetland buffer will be <br /> placed around Wetland 1, a 35 foot vegetated wetland buffer will be placed around <br /> wetlands 2, 5 and 6, and a 50 foot vegetated wetland buffer will be developed around <br /> Wetland 3. <br /> g. Three MLCCS areas onsite are listed with M_34X modifiers or modifiers indicating <br /> specific invasive species. The site has one Maple-Basswood forest that is listed as in <br /> good condition (M_34X modifier B). This area is listed as possessing Common <br /> Buckthorn(M 408) with a covering of 1-5 percent and garlic mustard(M^411) covering <br /> 6-25% of this area. One other area onsite, another Maple-Basswood forest, was listed <br /> onsite with a M_34X modifier onsite. Specifically it was listed as an area with poor <br /> conditions of a natural community (modifier D) but listed no other invasive species <br /> modifiers. Wetland D (Wetland 5 in the Delineation Report), listed as a semi- <br /> permanently flooded altered/non-native dominated vegetation area (61630) in the <br /> MLCCS did not possess a MLCCS modifier but was listed as 75-100% coverage of <br /> narrowleaf cattail (M LCCS modifier M_406). The remaining MLCCS areas are listed as <br /> Short Grasses and Mixed Trees with 26-50% impervious cover (13134), short grasses <br /> with sparse tree cover on upland soils(23111), short grasses on upland soils (23211) and <br /> medium-tall altered/non-native dominated grassland(61220). <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 4 1700 Shoreline Drive <br /> Project No.:2015-004 twin Jacobs <br />